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• Alcohol use increases over generation in study of moms, daughters in Australia
• Watching too much TV may increase risk of early death: Three hours a day linked to premature death from any cause
• Vegetarian diets produce fewer greenhouse gases and increase longevity, say new studies
• Neural sweet talk: Taste metaphors emotionally engage the brain
• Marriage and healthy hearts: Correlation between unhappy marital interactions, cardiovascular disease risk
• Fruits, vegetables: Good for health, not necessarily a weight loss method
• Diet or exercise? 'Energy balance' real key to disease prevention
• Reproduction later in life is a marker for longevity in women
• A fifth of children visiting their doctor with a persistent cough could have whooping cough
• Sleep, mood improves after substantial weight loss
• Gestures that speak: Gesticulating while speaking is not just a 'colorful' habit

Alcohol use increases over generation in study of moms, daughters in Australia Posted: 25 Jun 2014 03:48 PM PDT Previous research suggests drinking patterns have changed with more heavy drinking at younger ages. New research shows drinking alcohol has increased over a generation in a study of mothers and daughters in Australia.

Watching too much TV may increase risk of early death: Three hours a day linked to premature death from any cause Posted: 25 Jun 2014 03:48 PM PDT Adults who watch TV three hours or more a day may double their risk of premature death from any cause. Researchers suggest adults should consider getting regular exercise, avoiding long sedentary periods and reducing TV viewing to one to two hours a day.

Vegetarian diets produce fewer greenhouse gases and increase longevity, say new studies Posted: 25 Jun 2014 11:55 AM PDT Consuming a plant-based diet results in a more sustainable environment and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, while improving longevity, according to new research. Based on findings that identified food systems as a significant contributor to global warming, the study focuses on the dietary patterns of vegetarians, semi-vegetarians and non-vegetarians to quantify and compare greenhouse gas emissions, as well as assess total mortality.

Neural sweet talk: Taste metaphors emotionally engage the brain Posted: 25 Jun 2014 11:12 AM PDT Researchers have found that taste-related metaphors such as 'sweet' actually engage the emotional centers of the brain more than literal words such as 'kind' that have the same meaning. If metaphors in general elicit a similar emotional response, that could mean that figurative language presents a 'rhetorical advantage' when communicating with others.

Marriage and healthy hearts: Correlation between unhappy marital interactions, cardiovascular disease risk Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:26 AM PDT The affairs of the heart may actually affect the affairs of the heart in ways previously not understood. "Growing evidence suggests that the quality and patterns of one's social relationships may be linked with a variety of health outcomes, including heart disease," says one researcher.

Fruits, vegetables: Good for health, not necessarily a weight loss method Posted: 25 Jun 2014 10:18 AM PDT People trying to lose weight are often told to eat more fruits and vegetables, but new research shows this bit of advice may not be true. "Across the board, all studies we reviewed showed a near-zero effect on weight loss," the lead author said. "So I don't think eating more alone is necessarily an effective approach for weight loss because just adding them on top of whatever foods a person may be eating is not likely to cause weight change."

Diet or exercise? 'Energy balance' real key to disease prevention Posted: 25 Jun 2014 08:46 AM PDT A majority of Americans are overweight or obese, a factor in the rapid rise in common diseases like diabetes, heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure and more. According to research, energy balance is a viable public health solution to address the obesity epidemic. A new paper outlines steps to incorporate energy balance principles into public health outreach in the U.S.

Reproduction later in life is a marker for longevity in women Posted: 25 Jun 2014 07:17 AM PDT Women who are able to naturally have children later in life tend to live longer and the genetic variants that allow them to do so might also facilitate exceptionally long life spans, according to a new study.

A fifth of children visiting their doctor with a persistent cough could have whooping cough Posted: 24 Jun 2014 07:00 PM PDT Whooping cough has been found in a fifth of UK school age children visiting their doctor with a persistent cough, even though most have been fully vaccinated, a study finds. Whooping cough (pertussis) is a highly transmissible infection which can cause symptoms such as coughing, vomiting and whooping. However, whooping cough can lead to serious complications in unvaccinated infants.

Sleep, mood improves after substantial weight loss Posted: 24 Jun 2014 10:57 AM PDT Obese adults who lose at least 5 percent of their body weight report that they sleep better and longer after six months of weight loss, according to a new study.

Gestures that speak: Gesticulating while speaking is not just a 'colorful' habit Posted: 23 Jun 2014 06:22 AM PDT Have you ever found yourself gesticulating – and felt a bit stupid for it – while talking on the phone? You're not alone: it happens very often that people accompany their speech with hand gestures, sometimes even when no one can see them. Why can't we keep still while speaking? "Because gestures and words very probably form a single 'communication system', which ultimately serves to enhance expression intended as the ability to make oneself understood," explains a neuroscientist.

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