Living Well News
April 23, 2024
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Apr. 22, 2024 — Normally, a person's pupils naturally widen (or dilate) in low-light environments to allow more light into the eye. However, in a new study, researchers reported that a person's pupils also dilate when they are concentrating on tasks. In particular, ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — A growing body of research shows that exposure to air pollution, especially during pregnancy and childhood, may have a negative impact on brain development. Now a study has found that exposure to ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Twin studies have proven invaluable for teasing out the effects of both genetics and the environment on human biology. Researchers studied pairs of twins to look at how the interplay of genetics and ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — Superior decision-making in sports such as soccer could come down to the process of inhibiting a motor response, according to a new ...
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Apr. 22, 2024 — Middle-aged and older adults believe that old age begins later in life than their peers did decades ago, according to a new ...
Apr. 18, 2024 — The annual influenza vaccine has become less effective on average over time. One reason may be reduced vaccine efficacy in people with obesity than ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — A study has shown that traumatic experiences during childhood may get 'under the skin' later in life, impairing the muscle function of people as they ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — In the long history of recommendations for nutritional intake, current research is trending toward the concept of 'food as medicine' -- a philosophy in which food and nutrition are positioned within ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — The rate at which human cells age is influenced by multiple interconnected factors. New research examined how restricting calories influences telomere length and biological ...
Apr. 17, 2024 — A mice study suggests a father's diet may shape the anxiety of his sons and the metabolic health of his daughters before they are even ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — According to a recent study, either healthier or unhealthier health behaviors cluster among individuals. These health behavior patterns remain ...
Apr. 16, 2024 — New research has found that spaces with a diverse range of natural features are associated with stronger improvements in our mental wellbeing compared to spaces with less natural ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Over a ten-year period, biobank participants who met recommended levels of physical activity had a 23% lower risk of cardiovascular disease, and the ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Researchers have developed an AI application using cartoons from The New Yorker to help people be ...
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Apr. 22, 2024 — Though life goals change over time, a study of teen goals indicates that goals of education and high prestige can drive ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — As early adopters of electric vehicles (EVs) trade up for the latest models, the used EV market is beginning to mature in the United States. Yet many potential buyers, particularly low-income ...
Apr. 19, 2024 — New research shows that leaders who take the time to reflect on receiving gratitude from family members can enhance their leadership effectiveness in the ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — A study on the effects of a junk food diet on rats reinforces scientific understanding about the gut-brain ...
Apr. 15, 2024 — Sports, beyond entertainment, foster community and belonging, benefiting both individuals and society. Despite its recognized positive effects, limited evidence exists on the link between watching ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A study showed that a genetic predisposition for higher muscle strength predicts a longer lifespan and a lower risk for developing common diseases. This is a highly comprehensive international study ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — A study suggests that people with diets high in seafood may face a greater risk of exposure to PFAS -- the family of human-made toxins known as 'forever chemicals' -- than previously ...
Apr. 12, 2024 — Consuming sugar-sweetened drinks in the first few years of childhood can be linked to poor diet patterns that increase the risk of obesity in later life, according to a new ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — New research reveals AI-generated responses can make humans 'feel heard' but an underlying bias toward AI devalues its ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — Childhood maltreatment can continue to have an impact long into adulthood because of how it effects an individual's risk of poor physical health and traumatic experiences many years later, a new ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — While there's no regulation in the U.S. for what's in organic shampoos, they tend to contain ingredients perceived as safe or environmentally friendly. However, these 'clean' ...
Apr. 11, 2024 — People who use willpower to overcome temptations and achieve their goals are perceived as more trustworthy than those who use strategies that involve external incentives or deterrents -- such as ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — The size of an individual snack piece not only influences how fast a person eats it, but also how much of it they eat, according to a new study. With nearly a quarter of daily calorie intake in the ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — A new technique can more effectively perform a safety check on an AI chatbot. Researchers enabled their model to prompt a chatbot to generate toxic responses, which are used to prevent the chatbot ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — A new review of research evidence has explored the key differences in how women and men sleep, variations in their body clocks, and how this affects their ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — As the centennial of the Scopes Monkey Trial of 1925 approaches, a new study illustrates that the attitudes of Americans in Generation X toward evolution shifted as they ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Researchers showed that AI assistance potentially could improve breast-cancer screening by reducing the number of false positives without missing true ...
Apr. 10, 2024 — Undertaking the majority of daily physical activity in the evening is linked to the greatest health benefits for people living with obesity, according to researchers who followed the trajectory of ...
Apr. 9, 2024 — New research shows that people recognize more of their biases in algorithms' decisions than they do in their own -- even when those decisions are the ...
Monday, April 22, 2024
Friday, April 19, 2024
- The Biggest Barrier to a Vibrant Second-Hand EV Market? Price
- How Reflecting on Gratitude Received from Family Can Make You a Better Leader
Monday, April 15, 2024
- Take It from the Rats: A Junk Food Diet Can Cause Long-Term Damage to Adolescent Brains
- The Joy of Sports: How Watching Sports Can Boost Well-Being
Friday, April 12, 2024
- Inherited Predisposition for Higher Muscle Strength May Protect Against Common Morbidities
- PFAS Exposure from High Seafood Diets May Be Underestimated
- Choosing Sugary Drinks Over Fruit Juice for Toddlers Linked to Risk of Adult Obesity
Thursday, April 11, 2024
- Artificial Intelligence Can Help People Feel Heard
- Study Helps Explain Why Childhood Maltreatment Continues to Impact on Mental and Physical Health Into Adulthood
- A New Spin on Organic Shampoo Makes It Sudsier, Longer Lasting
- People Who Use Willpower Alone to Achieve Goals, Resist Temptation, Deemed More Trustworthy
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
- Size of Salty Snack Influences Eating Behavior That Determines Amount Consumed
- A Faster, Better Way to Prevent an AI Chatbot from Giving Toxic Responses
- Obese and Overweight Children at Risk of Iron Deficiency
- Research Uncovers Differences Between Men and Women in Sleep, Circadian Rhythms and Metabolism
- The Evolving Attitudes of Gen X Toward Evolution
- AI-Assisted Breast-Cancer Screening May Reduce Unnecessary Testing
- Does the Time of Day You Move Your Body Make a Difference to Your Health?
Tuesday, April 9, 2024
- Can the Bias in Algorithms Help Us See Our Own?
- More Synchrony Between Parents and Children Not Always Better
- After Being Insulted, Writing Down Your Feelings on Paper Then Getting Rid of It Reduces Anger
Monday, April 8, 2024
- People Make More Patient Decisions When Shown the Benefits First
- Pregnancy Accelerates Biological Aging in a Healthy, Young Adult Population
- A Friendly Pat on the Back Can Improve Performance in Basketball
- Low Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth Is Associated With Decreased Work Ability Throughout Adulthood
- New Study Highlights the Benefit of Touch on Mental and Physical Health
- Everyday Social Interactions Predict Language Development in Infants
- Short-Term Incentives for Exercise Can Lead to Sustained Increases in Activity
Friday, April 5, 2024
- Atlas of the Human Ovary With Cell-Level Resolution Is a Step Toward Artificial Ovary
- A Deep Dive Into the Genetics of Alcohol Consumption
- The Sense of Smell Is Influenced by Cues from Other Senses
- Functional Capacity in Old Age Is Like an Ecosystem That May Collapse When Disrupted
Thursday, April 4, 2024
- Discovery of How Limiting Damage from an Asthma Attack Could Stop Disease
- Active Workstations May Improve Cognitive Performance
- Fans Are Not a Magic Bullet for Beating the Heat!
- Feeding the Lonely Brain
- Body Mapping Links Our Responses to Music With Their Degree of Uncertainty and Surprise
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
- Exercise Habits in Youth Create Better Health Outcomes for Some
- Out of the Park: New Research Tallies Total Carbon Impact of Tourism at Yellowstone
- Large Language Models Respond Differently Based on User's Motivation
- Talking Politics With Strangers Isn't as Awful as You'd Expect, Research Suggests
- Water-Based Paints: Less Stinky, but Some Still Contain Potentially Hazardous Chemicals
Tuesday, April 2, 2024
- Increasing Positive Affect in Adolescence Could Lead to Improved Health and Well-Being in Adulthood
- Even Moderate Alcohol Usage During Pregnancy Linked to Birth Abnormalities
- Early Detection of Language Disorders Helps Children Obtain Right Interventions
- Scientists Link Certain Gut Bacteria to Lower Heart Disease Risk
- Infant Gut Microbes Have Their Own Circadian Rhythm, and Diet Has Little Impact on How the Microbiome Assembles
- Women With Obesity Do Not Need to Gain Weight During Pregnancy, New Study Suggests
Monday, April 1, 2024
- Golfers' Risk from Pesticides Used on Turfgrass Is Likely Low
- I Spy With My Speedy Eye: Scientists Discover Speed of Visual Perception Ranges Widely in Humans
Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Do Sweeteners Increase Your Appetite? New Evidence from Randomised Controlled Trial Says No
- Mechanism Found to Determine Which Memories Last
- Positive Associations Between Premenstrual Disorders and Perinatal Depression
- Suppressing Boredom at Work Hurts Future Productivity, Study Shows
- Alcohol Raises Heart Disease Risk, Particularly Among Women
- Parental Avoidance of Toxic Exposures Could Help Prevent Autism, ADHD in Children, New Study Shows
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
- Getting Too Little Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure
- Want to Feel Young? Protect Your Sleep
- Developmental Psychology: Concern for Others Emerges During Second Year of Life
- Risk Factors for Faster Aging in the Brain Revealed in New Study
- Not Unique to Humans but Uniquely Human: Researchers Identify Factor Involved in Brain Expansion in Humans
- Popular Obesity Drugs May Lead to Medical Procedure Complications
- A Decade of Aphantasia Research: What We've Learned About People Who Can't Visualize
- The Serious Side of Kid and Canine Play
- Couples With Similar Drinking Habits May Live Longer
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Monday, March 25, 2024
- Research Identifies Characteristics of Cities That Would Support Young People's Mental Health
- More Exposure to Artificial, Bright, Outdoor Night-Time Light Linked to Higher Stroke Risk
- 2 in 3 Parents Say Their Adolescent or Teen Worries About How Sick Days May Impact Grades
- Confusing Assistance Requirements Contribute to Food Insecurity Among College Students
- Greener Streets Linked to Better Sleep
- Teacher Effectiveness for Students With and Without Disabilities
Friday, March 22, 2024
- Bees Need Food Up to a Month Earlier Than Provided by Recommended Pollinator Plants
- Multiple Unsafe Sleep Practices Found in Most Sudden Infant Deaths
- An Avocado a Day May Improve Overall Diet Quality, Researchers Report
- Researchers Propose a New Way to Identify When Babies Become Conscious
Thursday, March 21, 2024
- Rose Essential Oil: A Safe Pesticide for Organic Agriculture
- A New Way to Quantify Climate Change Impacts: 'Outdoor Days'
- AI Ethics Are Ignoring Children, Say Researchers
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
- Perceived Gender Discrimination Linked to Decline in Wellbeing for Older Women
- Fear May Lead Women and Men to Make Different Decisions When Choosing Short-VS-Long-Term Rewards
- Study Suggests an 'odor Sensor' May Explain Male and Female Differences in Blood Pressure
- ChatGPT Is an Effective Tool for Planning Field Work, School Trips and Even Holidays
- Heat Exposure May Increase Inflammation and Impair the Immune System
- The Heat Index -- How Hot It Really Feels -- Is Rising Faster Than Temperature
- Social Bonding Gets People on the Same Wavelength
- Craving Snacks After a Meal? It Might Be Food-Seeking Neurons, Not an Overactive Appetite
- Keto Diet Prevents Early Memory Decline in Mice
Tuesday, March 19, 2024
- Is Food Waste the Key to Sustainable, Plastic-Free Diapers and Sanitary Pads?
- Knitting Brings Calmness and Structure to the Lives of People With Mental Illness
- Cranberries Provide Runners With an All-Natural Boost, According to New Research
Monday, March 18, 2024
- Five Factors to Ensure an Infant Thrives
- New Strategy to Facilitate Muscle Regeneration After Injury
- Breathe, Don't Vent: Turning Down the Heat Is Key to Managing Anger
- Feeling Apathetic? There May Be Hope
- Study Shows Middle-Aged Americans Are Lonelier Than European Peers, Suggests Loneliness in Midlife Is Endemic
- Self-Heating Concrete Is One Step Closer to Putting Snow Shovels and Salt out of Business
- Landmark Study Shows That 'transcendent' Thinking May Grow Teens' Brains Over Time