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Two little secrets to lasting relationships
Couples who thanked each other and laughed together were found to be happier in their relationships. For a study, 47 couples were asked to either carry out mundane discussions or to express gratitude toward each other. After 30 days, couples […]
Fair punishments vary with age
A teacher who rewards or punishes a whole class for the good deed or misdeed of just one student is more likely to be seen as fair by five-year-olds but as less fair by older children, said research investigator […]
“Magic wand” improves healthcare, cybersecurity
Dartmouth College researchers have developed a digital “magic wand” to improve home healthcare and to prevent hackers from stealing your personal data. The system, called “Wanda,” will be presented at the IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications in April. “Wanda” […]
Gut bacteria could be stunting children’s growth
Excessive could damage small intestines of young children and stunt their growth. One possible factor contributing to stunting is damage to the gut – “environmental enteropathy” – leading to inflammation and poor uptake of dietary nutrients. The origins of environmental […]
Air pollution linked to obesity
Just eight weeks of exposure to Beijing’s polluted air caused lab rats to gain weight and have heart and metabolic problems. A study appearing in the March issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology […]
Why “sleeping on it” helps
A new research at the University of Bristol reveals how brain activity during sleep sorts through the huge number of experiences we encounter every day, filing only the important information in memory. The new discoveries, made by researchers from Bristol’s […]
Paper skin sensors can “feel”
A sensor, called Paper Skin, can feel touch, pressure, touch, pressure, temperature, acidity and humidity. A team of electrical engineers from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) developed the Paper Skin. Their work was published on February 19, […]
Low-carb, high fat diet packs on pounds
A low-carbohydrate, high-fat diet (also known as the Paleo diet) can cause rapid weight gain and health complications in just eight weeks. The finding, detailed in a paper in Nature journal Nutrition and Diabetes, has prompted University of Melbourne researchers […]
Alzheimer’s drug may help smokers quit
University of Pennsylvania researchers Rebecca Ashare and Heath Schmidt studied an Alzheimer’s drug to help people stop smoking. In a study consisting of a rat trial and a human trial, Ashare and Schmidt studied the effects of two acetylcholinesterase inhibitors, […]
Wii may improve real world skills
A team of researchers say that motion-controlled video games like those in Wii, is good practice for real-life sports. Participants in a study who played 18 rounds of a video golf game that used a motion controller to simulate putting […]
