News tagged with environment
Impact of portion size on overeating is hard to overcome
People given large servings of food eat more than those given smaller servings, even after they have been taught about the impact of portion size on consumption, research from the University of New South Wales shows.
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Apr 16, 2013 |
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Concert cacophony: Short-term hearing loss protective, not damaging
Contrary to conventional wisdom, short-term hearing loss after sustained exposure to loud noise does not reflect damage to our hearing: instead, it is the body's way to cope.
Medical research
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Full-term gestational age tied to development at 12 months
(HealthDay)—For healthy full-term infants, development at age 12 months is associated with gestational age, with scores increasing for each additional week of gestation, according to a study published online ...
Pediatrics
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Childhood lead exposure linked to crime in adulthood
Australians who were exposed to high levels of lead as children may be at greater risk of committing violent and impulsive crimes two decades later, our yet-to-be-published research suggests.
Health
Apr 15, 2013 |
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Older patients have higher expectations and are more satisfied with healthcare
New research on patients' experiences of health services and how these relate to their expectations and satisfaction, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, reveals that older people have higher expect ...
Health
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Mind over matter? Study reveals for the first time that core body temperature can be controlled by the brain
A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Maria Kozhevnikov from the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences showed, for the first time, that it is ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 08, 2013 |
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Education can offset impact of low fertility trap
A smarter, better educated population may help offset the impacts of declining fertility rates in East Asia, and provide lessons for Australia, according to a new report from the Australian National University's ...
Health
Apr 05, 2013 |
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Differential hearing difficulties cause kids to fall behind at school
(Medical Xpress)—Some children who have trouble learning in the classroom have difficulty switching their listening attention and so have trouble following a conversation from one talker to the next, according to a University ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 05, 2013 |
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Scientists develop 3-D stem cell culture technique to better understand Alzheimer's disease
A team of researchers at The New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute led by Scott Noggle, PhD, Director of the NYSCF Laboratory and the NYSCF – Charles Evans Senior Research Fellow for Alzheimer's Disease, and ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Apr 02, 2013 |
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Study examines physician prescription of teen IUDs
(HealthDay)—Primary care physicians are more or less likely to prescribe long-acting reversible contraception such as intrauterine devices (IUDs) to adolescents based on their knowledge, skills, clinical ...
Health
Mar 29, 2013 |
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Researchers discover primary role of the olivocochlear efferent system
New research from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Program in Speech and Hearing Bioscience and Technology may have discovered a key piece in the puzzle of how hearing works by identifying ...
Neuroscience
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Virtual games help the blind navigate unknown territory
On March 27th JoVE will publish a new video article by Dr. Lotfi Merabet showing how researchers in the Department of Ophthalmology at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Harvard Medical School have developed a virtu ...
Medical research
Mar 27, 2013 |
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Mice show innate ability to vocalize: Deaf or not, courting male mice make same sounds
Scientists have long thought that mice might serve as a model for how humans learn to vocalize. But new research led by scientists at Washington State University-Vancouver has found that, unlike humans and ...
Neuroscience
Mar 26, 2013 |
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Office workers carry biomarker of potentially harmful flame retardant, study finds
A flame retardant removed from children's pajamas 30 years ago but now used in polyurethane foam is prevalent in office environments, especially in older buildings, where urine testing of workers turned up widespread evidence ...
Health
Mar 25, 2013 |
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Scientists discover that DNA damage occurs as part of normal brain activity
Scientists at the Gladstone Institutes have discovered that a certain type of DNA damage long thought to be particularly detrimental to brain cells can actually be part of a regular, non-harmful process. The team further ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Mar 24, 2013 |
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