Can post-breakup Facebook surveillance delay emotional recovery?

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — More than 900 million people worldwide are active users of the social networking site Facebook, and it is estimated that as many as one-third report using Facebook to check on the activities of former romantic partners....

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Clenching left hand could help athletes avoid choking under pressure

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — Some athletes may improve their performance under pressure simply by squeezing a ball or clenching their left hand before competition to activate certain parts of the brain, according to new research published by the American...

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Weight gain worry for stressed black girls

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — Could the impact of chronic stress explain why American black girls are more likely to be overweight than white girls? According to Dr. Tomiyama of the University of California, Los Angeles in the U.S., and her colleagues,...

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Many parents believe that letting young children taste alcohol discourages later use

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — One in four mothers believe that letting young children taste alcohol may discourage them from drinking in adolescence and 40 percent believe that not allowing children to taste alcohol will only make it more appealing,...

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Yogurt consumption, blood pressure, and incident hypertension

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — Adding more yogurt to your diet without increasing the number of calories you eat may help lower your risk of high blood pressure, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's High Blood Pressure...

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Sesame and rice bran oil lowers blood pressure, improves cholesterol

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — People who cooked with a blend of sesame and rice bran oils saw a significant drop in blood pressure and improved cholesterol levels, according to new research presented at the American Heart Association's High Blood Pressure...

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Misinformation: Why it sticks and how to fix it

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — Childhood vaccines do not cause autism. Barack Obama was born in the United States. Global warming is confirmed by science. And yet, many people believe claims to the contrary. Why does that kind of misinformation...

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Reading food labels helps shoppers stay thinner

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — Shoppers -- particularly women -- who take the time to read food labels are thinner than those who don't. These findings are from a recently released study authored by Steven T. Yen, a University of Tennessee professor...

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The more people rely on their intuitions, the more cooperative they become

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — It's an age old question: Why do we do good? What makes people sometimes willing to put "We" ahead of "Me?" Perhaps our first impulse is to be selfish, and cooperation is all about reining in greed. Or maybe cooperation...

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Your memory is like the telephone game, altered with each retelling

ScienceDaily (Sep. 19, 2012) — Remember the telephone game where people take turns whispering a message into the ear of the next person in line? By the time the last person speaks it out loud, the message has radically changed. It's been altered with...

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Prejudice can cause depression at the societal, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — Although depression and prejudice traditionally fall into different areas of study and treatment, a new article suggests that many cases of depression may be caused by prejudice from the self or from another person. In...

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Longer exercise provides added benefit to children's health

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — Twenty minutes of daily, vigorous physical activity over just three months can reduce a child's risk of diabetes as well as his total body fat -- including dangerous, deep abdominal fat -- but 40 minutes works even better,...

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Pacifiers may have emotional consequences for boys

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — Pacifiers may stunt the emotional development of baby boys by robbing them of the opportunity to try on facial expressions during infancy. Three experiments by a team of researchers led by psychologists from the University...

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Psychologists study the effects of diagram orientation on comprehension

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — The orientation of a diagram on the page of a textbook may seem inconsequential, but it can have a significant impact on a reader's ability to comprehend the information as presented, according to a team of researchers...

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Late-night comedy television increases political discussion

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — The jokes, critiques and issues raised by late-night comedy television hosts may have a significant impact on how much people talk about the upcoming political election, based on a new study from the University of Michigan....

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Women speak less when they're outnumbered

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — New experiments in group decision making show that having a seat at the table is very different than having a voice. Scholars at Brigham Young University and Princeton examined whether women speak less than men when...

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When TV and marriage meet: TV's negative impact on romantic relationships

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — The status of a romantic relationship could be in jeopardy if the couple or an individual in the relationship are frequent television watchers, according to a study from Albion College. The study, just released electronically...

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How much product information do consumers want?

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — A study published online in the Journal of Consumer Research finds that people can differ widely on the level of detail makes them feel they understand something. In experiments, the very same explanations that some subjects...

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Higher levels of BPA in children and teens significantly associated with obesity

ScienceDaily (Sep. 18, 2012) — Researchers at NYU School of Medicine have revealed a significant association between obesity and children and adolescents with higher concentrations of urinary bisphenol A (BPA), a synthetic chemical recently banned by...

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