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• Pediatricians warn that cuts to SNAP program will harm children
• Brain stimulation affects compliance with social norms
• Three hours is enough to help prevent mental health issues in teens
• Nothin' to sneeze at: New treatment for common allergies
• The order of words: Understanding differences in how children and adults learn
• Certain type of fat could help humans lose weight
• 'Cupcake bans' rare, but policies may reduce overexposure to sugary treats
• Mom's weight gain during pregnancy tied to childhood obesity
• Exercise 'potentially as effective' as many drugs for common diseases
• Increase in survival following bystander CPR for out-of-hospital heart attack

Pediatricians warn that cuts to SNAP program will harm children Posted: 03 Oct 2013 05:50 PM PDT Pediatricians call the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly the Food Stamp Program), one of America's most cost-effective and successful public health programs in the country. According to the authors, not only does it make life much better for children and families, it also saves society money.

Brain stimulation affects compliance with social norms Posted: 03 Oct 2013 12:51 PM PDT Neuroeconomists have identified a specific brain region that controls compliance with social norms. They discovered that norm compliance is independent of knowledge about the norm and can be increased by means of brain stimulation.

Three hours is enough to help prevent mental health issues in teens Posted: 03 Oct 2013 08:31 AM PDT The incidence of mental health issues amongst 509 British youth was reduced by 25 to 33% over the 24 months following two 90-minute group therapy sessions. Almost one-in-four American 8 to 15 year olds has experienced a mental health disorder over the past year. We know that these disorders are associated with a plethora of negative consequences. This study shows that teacher delivered interventions that target specific risk factors for mental health problems can be immensely effective at reducing the incidence of depression, anxiety and conduct disorders in the long term.

Nothin' to sneeze at: New treatment for common allergies Posted: 03 Oct 2013 08:11 AM PDT Researchers have successfully tested treatments for people with allergies to grasses and to dust mites. The treatments are from a new class of therapy, known as 'synthetic peptide immuno-regulatory epitopes', or SPIREs. Positive results, first with a cat allergy therapy and now with house dust mite and grass allergy treatments, suggest that this approach may be used for many common allergies.

The order of words: Understanding differences in how children and adults learn Posted: 03 Oct 2013 06:30 AM PDT There are words that convey a meaning, like verbs, nouns or adjectives, and others, like articles or conjunctions that sustain them, providing a structure for the sentence. A few years ago some scientists showed that the order of the two categories of words within a sentence is important for language acquisition in infants already in their first year of life. Today new study shows that adults also have similar preferences. A phenomenon that may help understanding the differences between how children and adults learn.

Certain type of fat could help humans lose weight Posted: 02 Oct 2013 03:52 PM PDT After studying genetically modified mice, the discovery of a fat that could help people lose weight could lead to supplements and a diet regime that will increase metabolism and decrease muscle fatigue in humans.

'Cupcake bans' rare, but policies may reduce overexposure to sugary treats Posted: 02 Oct 2013 03:52 PM PDT School district policies and state laws discouraging sugary foods and beverages at classroom parties can affect school practices.

Mom's weight gain during pregnancy tied to childhood obesity Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:20 PM PDT Women who gain excessive weight in pregnancy are more likely to have overweight and obese children.

Exercise 'potentially as effective' as many drugs for common diseases Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:20 PM PDT Physical activity is potentially as effective as many drug interventions for patients with existing coronary heart disease and stroke, suggests a review of evidence.

Increase in survival following bystander CPR for out-of-hospital heart attack Posted: 01 Oct 2013 04:14 PM PDT In Denmark between 2001 and 2010 there was an increase in bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that was associated with an increase in survival following out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study.

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