Health
Caring for combative elders risks poorer health
Tending to older loved ones who have bold personalities may be harmful to their caregivers' physical health, report Cornell researchers.
Mar 1, 2013
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Neuroscience
Sizing things up: The evolutionary neurobiology of scale invariance
(Medical Xpress)—Visual perception is far more complex and powerful than our experience suggests. Moreover, in attempting to both understand vision and implement it in a computational device, the fact that a species' senses ...
Health
Poor kids' heaviness linked to less access to yards, parks
(Medical Xpress)—Low-income children may be overweight in part because they have less access to open green space where they can play and exercise, reports a Cornell study of obesity in Europe published in Social Science ...
Feb 21, 2013
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Medical research
Go with your gut: Research sheds light on how microbes can interact with drugs
Scientists are already working to develop treatments that can be tailored to an individual's genetics, but what about tailoring treatments based on the genetics of the trillions of microbes that live in a person's gut?
Feb 15, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Preference to save the best for last fades with age, study finds
Will you save the best chocolate in the box until last? Do you want the good news first or the bad? Your preferences may depend on your age, reports a Cornell study published in Psychology and Aging.
Feb 14, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A loved one's support can backfire, study finds
People who receive high levels of emotional support from their partner have an increased risk of death if they perceive their partner as not caring, understanding and validating, reports a Cornell study published in Health ...
Feb 13, 2013
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Health
When it comes to food aphrodisiacs, expert says look for nutrition at first bite rather than love
It's been said that food is the language of love. If so, can certain foods—or aphrodisiacs—promote romantic feelings or sexual desire?
Feb 6, 2013
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Health
Researchers improve medical units to reduce nursing fatigue, cut costs
In hospitals, poor floor design, storage closet clutter and crowded corridors can contribute to nurse and medical staff fatigue. These distractions can hurt patient care quality and result in higher medical costs.
Jan 30, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Somebody to love: Expert says young crushes on older celebrities part of passage into adulthood
Like the chicken pox or fifth disease, a bout of "Bieber Fever" is a childhood passage for many young girls. Moreover, it's a way to explore their sense of identity, according to a Kansas State University family studies researcher.
Jan 24, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Ecological approach could help cystic fibrosis sufferers, researchers find
Scientists more used to studying the communities of bacteria that live in natural environments like rivers and soils are helping transform doctors' understanding of a life-threatening illness, and could ultimately shed light ...
Dec 20, 2012
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