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• Scientists identify brain circuitry that triggers overeating
• Getting better together: Study looks at shared medical decision making
• School outreach program may reduce African-American student mobility
• Quitting smoking easier for social media users
• Debt linked to mental health problems
• Start travelling and change your life perceptions
• Booster seats not safer than booster cushions for older children, study suggests
• Experts confirm that fruit and vegetable consumption reduces risk of mortality
• Drivers who test positive for drugs have triple the risk of fatal car crash
• Study shows over 200 mobile apps related to dermatology
• Heart health danger: Global survey finds 1 in 4 people report not knowing how much they walk each day
• Why won't she leave him? Abused women often fear for pets left behind
• Eating fish, nuts may not help thinking skills after all
• Why do you want to 'eat' the baby? Strange urge could have biological underpinnings

Scientists identify brain circuitry that triggers overeating Posted: 26 Sep 2013 11:28 AM PDT Researchers have pinpointed the precise cellular connections responsible for triggering binge eating. The finding lends insight into a cause for obesity and could lead to treatments for anorexia, bulimia nervosa, and binge eating disorder -- the most prevalent eating disorder in the U.S.

Getting better together: Study looks at shared medical decision making Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:30 AM PDT A recent study looked at a group of patients with advanced hip and knee osteoarthritis and found that they reached an informed treatment decision after their first visit with an orthopaedic surgeon.

School outreach program may reduce African-American student mobility Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:28 AM PDT Outreach programs that build relationships between families and schools may reduce the number of students who change schools for reasons other than grade promotion.

Quitting smoking easier for social media users Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:28 AM PDT Smoking is a major public health problem, killing approximately 443,000 people every year in the United States. Quitting smoking can have a profound effect on a person's health, but it is also one of the hardest addictions to kick. A recent paper reports that people who engage in health specific social networking sites found it easier to quit smoking.

Debt linked to mental health problems Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:26 AM PDT New research has shown that people in debt are three times more likely to have a mental health problem than those not in debt.

Start travelling and change your life perceptions Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:24 AM PDT Do we have a long-term sense of being, direction in life and well-being because of travel and tourism? Tourism psychology research has previously been concerned with tourist motivation, behavior in and satisfaction with destination, but new research explores how tourism might affect people's perceptions.

Booster seats not safer than booster cushions for older children, study suggests Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:24 AM PDT Over the past few years, belt-positioning booster seats (with backrest) have basically out-competed booster cushions (without backrest) for children between the ages of 4 and 12. However, the larger booster seats are not always safer. In some cases, they may even be less safe.

Experts confirm that fruit and vegetable consumption reduces risk of mortality Posted: 26 Sep 2013 07:24 AM PDT A European study analyzes the relationship between fruit and vegetable consumption and the risk of mortality. As previous research has already suggested, this study concludes that fruit and vegetable consumption reduces all-cause mortality, and especially cardiovascular disease mortality.

Drivers who test positive for drugs have triple the risk of fatal car crash Posted: 25 Sep 2013 03:56 PM PDT In a new study researchers assessed the association of driver drug use, as well as the combination of drugs and alcohol, with the risk of fatal crash. They found that drug use is associated with a significantly increased risk of fatal crash involvement, particularly when used in combination with alcohol. The study provides critical data for understanding the joint effect of alcohol and drugs on driving safety.

Study shows over 200 mobile apps related to dermatology Posted: 25 Sep 2013 03:56 PM PDT A surge in mobile apps related to dermatology has allowed scores of smart phone users to track and diagnose a wide range of skin diseases, but doctors are urging caution.

Heart health danger: Global survey finds 1 in 4 people report not knowing how much they walk each day Posted: 25 Sep 2013 03:54 PM PDT World Heart Federation survey finds more than a quarter of people who took part in a new multi-country survey said they did not know how much time they spent briskly walking at a speed faster than normal.

Why won't she leave him? Abused women often fear for pets left behind Posted: 25 Sep 2013 03:53 PM PDT Veterinarians and women's shelters can make it easier for abused women to decide to leave their homes, particularly when the abuser is using a beloved pet as part of a campaign to control his partner.

Eating fish, nuts may not help thinking skills after all Posted: 25 Sep 2013 03:52 PM PDT Contrary to earlier studies, new research suggests that omega-3 fatty acids may not benefit thinking skills. Omega-3s are found in fatty fish such as salmon and in nuts.

Why do you want to 'eat' the baby? Strange urge could have biological underpinnings Posted: 23 Sep 2013 06:22 AM PDT What woman has not wanted to gobble up a baby placed in her arms, even if the baby is not hers? This reaction, which most everyone has noticed or felt, could have biological underpinnings related to maternal functions. For the first time, an international team of researchers has found evidence of this phenomenon in the neural networks associated with reward.

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