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• Political correctness could affect holiday weight gain
• Decoding, oral comprehension, vocabulary: Three key literacy skills for primary schools in priority areas
• College students more likely to be lawbreakers if spanked as children
• Frequent breaks from sedentary behavior makes kids healthier
• Too much weekly sport seems to be as bad as too little for teen wellbeing
• Recessions in mid-life linked to higher risk of cognitive decline
• Long-term unemployment may accelerate aging in men
• Current practice may over-diagnose vitamin D deficiency
• Sudden steep drop in blood pressure may predict atrial fibrillation years later
• Study shows diet alone can be significant source of arsenic

Political correctness could affect holiday weight gain Posted: 22 Nov 2013 08:58 AM PST As the festivities proceed, so do countless tips for keeping off extra weight this season. But, there is one factor most people likely won't consider -- political correctness. Research suggests you could be choosing unhealthy options to serve your guests because you don't want to offend someone else.

Decoding, oral comprehension, vocabulary: Three key literacy skills for primary schools in priority areas Posted: 22 Nov 2013 07:36 AM PST What types of skills do first-year primary school children in education priority areas need most to learn to read? To find out, scientists conducted a study of 394 children at the end of their first year of school. The results show that, of all the factors involved in their reading comprehension skills, three played a predominant role: decoding ability, oral comprehension and vocabulary.

College students more likely to be lawbreakers if spanked as children Posted: 22 Nov 2013 07:36 AM PST No matter where they live in the world, university students who were spanked as children are more likely to engage in criminal behavior, according to new research. Even young adults whose parents were generally loving and helpful as they were growing up showed higher rates of criminal behavior.

Frequent breaks from sedentary behavior makes kids healthier Posted: 20 Nov 2013 04:24 PM PST This study suggests that frequent interruptions in children's sedentary time -- or the number of times children got up, rather than the duration of the break -- can have a positive impact on reducing global health risks.

Too much weekly sport seems to be as bad as too little for teen wellbeing Posted: 20 Nov 2013 04:23 PM PST Too much weekly sport seems to be as bad as too little for teen well-being, suggesting there's an inverted U shaped relationship between the two.

Recessions in mid-life linked to higher risk of cognitive decline Posted: 20 Nov 2013 04:23 PM PST People who live through economic recessions in early to mid-life may be at higher risk of cognitive decline in later life, suggests research published.

Long-term unemployment may accelerate aging in men Posted: 20 Nov 2013 04:23 PM PST Men who are unemployed for more than two years show signs of faster aging in their DNA, a new study has found.

Current practice may over-diagnose vitamin D deficiency Posted: 20 Nov 2013 04:23 PM PST The current "gold standard" test for measuring vitamin D status may not accurately diagnose vitamin D deficiency in black individuals. A team of researchers has found that genetic differences in a vitamin D carrier protein may explain the discrepancy between the prevalence of diagnosed vitamin D deficiency in black Americans and a lack of the usual symptoms of vitamin deficiency.

Sudden steep drop in blood pressure may predict atrial fibrillation years later Posted: 20 Nov 2013 11:36 AM PST Results of a study have identified a possible link between a history of sudden drops in blood pressure and the most common form of irregular heartbeat.

Study shows diet alone can be significant source of arsenic Posted: 20 Nov 2013 10:39 AM PST Diet alone can be a significant source of arsenic exposure regardless of arsenic concentrations in drinking and cooking water, a study finds.

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