- Wage Increases Do Not Have A Persistent Effect On Job Satisfaction
- Specific Amino Acid In Diet May Influence the Spread Of A Deadly Type Of Breast Cancer
- Sick Bees Try To Look After Themselves By Eating Healthier Food
- Large-Group Living Boosts Magpie Intelligence
- Wood As Strong As Titanium Alloys But Lighter and Cheaper?
- '4-D Goggles' Allow Wearers To Be 'Touched' By Approaching Objects
- Hatchery-Raised Salmon Sort Themselves Into Surface- and Bottom-Oriented Groups
- How the Snake Slithers Across the Ground
- Do Starfish Have Eyes?
- High Levels Of Thirdhand Smoke Lingers In Casino Months After Smoking Ban
- New Form Of 3-D Vision Discovered In Praying Mantis
- Like Humans, Chimpanzee Self-Control Is Related To Intelligence
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Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- Smoker + Drinker + Drinking Very Hot Tea = 5 X Risk of Esophageal Cancer
- Opioid Cessation May Be More Successful When Depression Is Treated
- Traffic Noise-Induced Harm To Cardiovascular System
- Researcher Finds Link Between 3-D Body Scans, Feelings Of Dejection
- Might Dim Light Make Us Dumber?
- Diabetes Doubles Chance Of Developing Cataract
- Nearly One In Three Pugs Has An Abnormal Gait
- An Elastic Skin-Like Liquid Bandage Wins FDA Approval
- Human Skin Flakes Lead To Bad Smell In Air-Conditioning Systems
- HPV May Lurk On The Surface Of Your Tonsils
- Sports Drinks Are Not Solutions For Illness-Related Dehydration
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Studies:
- Woodpecker Brains Contain Build-Ups Of Protein Associated With Brain Damage In Humans
- Cheetahs' Unique Inner Ear Is Vital To High-Speed Hunting
- Reciprocal Trading of Different Commodities in Norway Rats
- Belief In Conspiracy Theories Is Associated With Vaccine Skepticism
- Psychiatric Medications Are Not Overprescribed For Kids, Finds Study
- Sixty-Four Percent Of Women Suffer From Insomnia In Late Pregnancy
- Nutritionally-Speaking, Soy Milk Is the Best Plant-Based Milk
- Language Simplifies As Populations Grow
- Motivational Music Increases Risk-Taking But Does Not Improve Sports Performance
- Oklahoma's Earthquakes Strongly Linked To (Oil/Gas) Wastewater Injection Depth
- Better Support Needed For Thousands Of Informal Dementia Carers
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- Cheating Under Pressure: A Self-Protection Model Of Workplace Cheating Behavior
- The Dangers Of Unrealistic Optimism In Taking Advice From 'Expert' Advisors
- The Role Of A “Common Is Moral” Heuristic In the Stability and Change Of Moral Norms
- Other-Race Effect For Detecting Direct Gaze: Perceptual Expertise, Not Social Motivation?
- Caloric Primary Rewards Systematically Alter Time Perception
- Voice-Only Communication Enhances Empathic Accuracy
- Exposure To Intergroup Conflict Increases Meaning and Fuels Desire For Further Conflict
- How Witnessing Rudeness Influences Workers’ Subsequent Perceptions and Behaviors
- Affect From Mere Perception: Illusory Contour Perception Feels Good
- Seeing Red: Disgust Reactions To Gruesome Photos In Color (vs. B&W) Increase Convictions
- Maternal Anxiety Predicts Attentional Bias Towards Threat In Infancy
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- Quality Of Children's Sleep May Affect Eating Habits and Weight
- Substantial Increase in Eye Injuries via Laser Pointers In Children and Adolescents
- Microbes May Help Astronauts Transform Human Waste Into Food
- Have Archaeologists Discovered A 10,000 Year Old "Crayon"?
- Learning To Make Healthy Choices Can Counter the Effects Of Large Portions
- Study Could Explain Link Between High-Cholesterol Diet and Colon Cancer
- Discovery Offers New Genetic Pathway For Injured Nerve Regeneration
- Developing A Roadside Test For Marijuana Intoxication Isn't As Easy As It Sounds
- High Prevalence Of Vitamin D Deficiency Found In IBS Patients
- Air Pollution Linked To Irregular Menstrual Cycles In Teens
- Negative Emotional Content Disrupts the Coherence Of Episodic Memories
- Atheist Horns and Religious Halos: Mental Representations Of Atheists and Theists
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- Grass Pollen Allergy: First Vaccine Is Developed
- Flu May Be Spread Just By Breathing
- First Evidence of Sub-Saharan Africa Glassmaking
- Global Analysis Reveals How Sharks Travel the Oceans To Find Food
- First Global Atlas Of the Bacteria Living In Dirt
- Smokers Perceive Health Hazards of Smoking To Be Further In the Future vs. Non-Smokers
- Low Relationship Quality Is Linked To Higher BMI Among Women (But Not Men)
- How Treating Eczema Could Also Alleviate Asthma
- Breakthrough Study Shows How Plants Sense the World
- Radioactivity From Oil and Gas Wastewater Persists in Pennsylvania Stream Sediments
- People Who Sleep Less Than 8 Hours Are More Likely To Suffer From Depression, Anxiety
- When Is the Right Time To Start Infants On Solid Foods?
- Why Sitting In A Sauna May Be Good For Your Health
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- Home Alone: Why People Believe Others’ Social Lives Are Richer Than Their Own
- Bad Behavior Keeps You Up at Night: Counterproductive Work Behaviors and Insomnia
- Workers Interact More With Coworkers Who Have Similar Levels Of Well-being
- Uncertain Threat and Affective Bias: Individual Differences In Response To Ambiguity
- Social Anxiety Is Characterized By Biased Learning About Performance and the Self
- The Impact Of Walking Backward and Forward On Spatial and Temporal Concepts
- Nearly Imperceptible Fluctuations In Movement Correspond To Autism Diagnoses
- When Fellow Customers Behave Badly: Witness Reactions To Employee Mistreatment
- Jazz and Classical Pianists' Brains Work Differently--Even When Playing the Same Music
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- A Person's Face and Voice Both Contribute to First Impression Formation
- Mindfulness Increases Prosocial Responses Toward Ostracized Strangers
- Oxytocin Modulates Charismatic Influence in Groups
- How Babies' Brains Process Touch Builds Foundations For Learning
- Magical Thinking Decreases Across Adulthood
- Rates of Great Earthquakes Not Affected By Moon Phases Or Day of Year
- Bears -- Not Birds -- Are the Chief Seed Dispersers In Alaska
- 'Social Place Cells' in the Brain Respond To Others' Locations In the Spatial Environment
- 'Rainbow' Dinosaur Had Iridescent Feathers Like A Hummingbird
- Unattractive Locations Can Increase the Perceived Value of Neighboring Areas
- The Benefits of Writing A Very Specific To-Do List For 5 Min At Bedtime
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- Activity Monitors (Such As Fitbit) Are Only Effective When Users Set Goals
- Youth Using Alternative Tobacco Products Are More Likely To Smoke One Year Later
- Growing Opioid Epidemic Forcing More Children Into Foster Care
- Surfers Are Three Times More Likely To Have Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria In Guts
- Teens Who Were Severely Bullied As Children Are At Higher Risk of Mental Health Issues
- Key Stressors for GPs: Emotionally Demanding Workload and Confrontational Patients
- Babies Stir Up (and Inhale) Clouds of Bio-Gunk When They Crawl
- Exposure To Trees, the Sky, and Birdsong In Cities Is Beneficial For Mental Well-being
- US Childhood Mortality Rates Have Lagged Behind Other Wealthy Nations For Past 50 Years
- Severe Obesity Linked To Newly Identified Gene Mutations
- Monthly Brain Cycles Predict Seizures In Patients With Epilepsy
- African-American Adolescents May Express Depressive Symptoms Differently
- Weightlessness Increases Astronauts' Body Temperature
- Watching TV Shows Like CSI Will Not Make You Better At Concealing A Crime
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- You Can Diminish Fear Vicariously by Watching Others
- Carbonation Alters the Mind's Perception of Sweetness
- Heart Attacks in Young Women -- Not All Have Chest Pain
- How and Where Imagination Occurs in Human Brains
- E-Readers Can Make Reading Easier for Those With Dyslexia
- TV Drug Ads: The Whole Truth?
- Wide-Faced Men Make Others Act Selfishly
- Racism Linked to Depression and Anxiety in Youth
- Financial Incentives (As Little As $5 Per Week) Can Motivate Sedentary Adults to Exercise
- 'Shy' Male Birds Flock Together -- And Have Fewer Friends
- Colonoscopy Screening Every Ten Years Could Prevent 40% of Colorectal Cancers
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- People Who Lie While Texting Take Longer to Respond
- Kids More Likely to Be Bullied at Schools With Anti-Bullying Programs
- Low Omega-3 Could Explain Why Some Children Struggle With Reading
- Can Cilantro, That Favorite Salsa Ingredient, Purify Drinking Water?
- Genes Linked to Being Right Or Left-Handed Identified
- Gently Rubbing Plants With Your Fingers Can Make Them Less Susceptible to Disease
- Genetics of How and Why Fish Swim in Schools: Research Sheds Light On Complex Social Behavior
- Everyday Sadists Take Pleasure in Others' Pain
- You Only Think You Hate the Sound Of Your Own Voice
- Individuals With a Dual Diagnosis Can Benefit from 12-Step Programs
- Explaining Why So Many Cases of Cardiac Arrest Strike in the Morning
- What Do Liberals and Conservatives Look for in a Date?
- Maya Decapitated and Dismembered Their Enemies
- How Do Consumers Compare Prices? It Depends On How Powerful They Feel
- Think Twice, Speak Once: Bilinguals Process Both Languages Simultaneously
- Space Around Others Perceived Just as Our Own
- Mindfulness Training Improves Attention in Children
- Sleep Deprivation Increases Food Purchasing the Next Day
"The Perfect Nap: Sleeping Is a Mix of Art and Science"
Sumathi Reddy has an informative column today in the WSJ about the art and science of sleep.
A few highlights:
- Studies have found different benefits—and detriments—to a nap's timing, duration and even effect on different people, depending on one's age and possibly genetics.
- "Naps are actually more complicated than we realize," said David Dinges, a sleep scientist at the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine.
- For a quick boost of alertness, experts say a 10-to-20-minute power nap is adequate for getting back to work in a pinch.
- For cognitive memory processing, however, a 60-minute nap may do more good...The downside: some grogginess upon waking.
- Finally, the 90-minute nap will likely involve a full cycle of sleep, which aids creativity and emotional and procedural memory, such as learning how to ride a bike. Waking up after REM sleep usually means a minimal amount of sleep inertia...
- Experts say the ideal time to nap is generally between the hours of 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Napping later in the day could interfere with nighttime sleep.
- A telltale sign of being very sleep-deprived...is dreaming during a short nap. "Definitely in a 20-minute nap you should not be dreaming"...
Read the full article (and see the full-sized graphic) here.
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- Mosquitoes Smell You Better at Night
- Americans With Lyme Disease: Number May Be 10 Times More Than Reported
- Crocodile Confession: Meat-Eating Predators Occasionally Eat Fruit
- Brain Imaging Study Reveals the Wandering Mind Behind Insomnia
- Scientists Show How Antibiotics Enable Pathogenic Gut Infections
- Membranes Contain Beautiful Patterns, But Their Function Is A Mystery
- How Vegetation Competes for Rainfall in Dry Regions
- Whales Get a Tan, Too: Pigment in Whale Skin Increases in Response to Sunshine
- Children Who Go to Daycare May Benefit from a Wider Variety of Social Situations
- Jet Lag: Why the Body Clock Is Slow to Adjust to Time Changes
- Ecologists Get First Bumblebees' Eye View of the Landscape
- New X-Ray Vision to Detect Unseen Gold
- Bubbles Are Not Necessary To Experience the Unique 'Bite' Of Carbonated Beverages
- LSD and Other Psychedelics Not Linked With Mental Health Problems, Analysis Suggests
- Alcohol Breaks Brain Connections Needed to Process Social Cues
- Far from Being Harmless, the Effects of Bullying Last Long Into Adulthood
- For Disappointed Sports Fans, Defeats Increase Consumption of Fat and Sugar
Who Knew: "Summer Is the Real Season for Bad Colds, Not Winter"
Colds in summertime can last for weeks, at times seemingly going away and then suddenly storming back with a vengeance, infectious-disease experts say. A winter cold, by contrast, is typically gone in a few days.
The reason for the difference: Summer colds are caused by different viruses from the ones that bring on sniffling and sneezing in the colder months. And some of the things people commonly do in the summer can prolong the illness, like being physically active and going in and out of air-conditioned buildings.
"A winter cold is nasty, brutish and short," says Bruce Hirsch, infectious-disease specialist at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y. "But summer colds tend to linger. They can go on for weeks and reoccur."
Learn more (from Angela Chen in the WSJ) here.
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings #1:
- Intensity of Facebook Use Can Be Predicted by Reward-Related Activity in the Brain
- Poor Concentration: Poverty Reduces Brainpower Needed for Navigating Other Areas of Life
- Kids' Fast Food Ads Emphasize Giveaways More Than Food
- Single Gene Change Increases Mouse Lifespan by 20 Percent
- Discovery: Fifteen New Species of Amazonian Birds
- Unexpected Use For Former Cancer Drug: Preventing Rejection Of Transplanted Tissue
- Learning How to Migrate: Young Whoopers Stay the Course When They Follow a Wise Old Bird
- Your Spouse's Voice Is Easier to Hear -- And Easier to Ignore
- Why Smokers Gain Weight When They Quit Smoking: Changes in Intestinal Flora
- Expectant Mothers' Periodontal Health Vital to Health of Her Baby
- Men Feel Worse About Themselves When Female Partners Succeed
- Forensic Experts May Be Biased by the Side That Retains Them
- Why Earth's Greatest Mass Extinction Was the Making of Modern Mammals
- Size of "Personal Space" Is Affected by Anxiety
- Depressed People Have a More Accurate Perception of Time
- Why People With Red Hair Have a Higher Risk of Developing Melanoma
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings #2:
- Even Mild Stress Can Make It Difficult to Control Your Emotions
- Why Do Haters Have to Hate? Newly Identified Personality Trait Holds Clues
- Volunteering Can Improve Mental Health and Help You Live Longer
- New Approach to Celiac Testing Identifies More at Risk
- Parents' Belief In Conspiracy Theories May Put Children's Health at Risk
- European Hunter-Gatherers Owned Pigs as Early as 4600 BC
- Drug Blocks Light Sensors in Eye That May Trigger Migraine Attacks
- Patients Leaving Hospital Against Medical Advice More Likely to Be Readmitted or Die
- A Heightened Sense Of Balance: Shopping in High Heels Could Curb Overspending
- The Eyes Do Not Work Alone: Language Can Reveal the Invisible
- How the Brain Remembers Pleasure: Implications for Addiction
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids Reduce ADHD Symptoms in Rats
- One Mummy, Many Coffins: Egyptians Intended to Transform Deceased from Human to Deity
- Teen Drivers: Listening To Favorite Music Increases Errors and Distractibility While Driving
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- What Color Is Your Night Light? It May Affect Your Mood
- Dolphins Keep Lifelong Social Memories, Longest in a Non-Human Species
- One Tree's Architecture Reveals Secrets of a Forest
- Sleep Deprivation Linked to Junk Food Cravings
- Switching Between Habitual and Goal-Directed Actions: A 'Two in One' System in Our Brain
- Tidy Desk or Messy Desk? Each Has Its Benefits
- Young Vs. Old: Who Performs More Consistently?
- Conservation Efforts Might Encourage Some to Hunt Lions As Political Protest
- Alcoholism Could Be Linked to a Hyper-Active Brain Dopamine System
- Pollutants from Incense Smoke Cause Human Lung-Cell Inflammation
- Baby Owls Sleep Like Baby Humans: Owlets Spend More Time in REM Sleep Than Adult Owls
- Scientists Uncover Secrets of Starfish’s Bizarre Feeding Mechanism
- Children With Asperger's Have Different EEG Patterns Than Children With Autism
- How to Learn Successfully Even Under Stress
- Bad Night's Sleep? The Moon Really Could Be to Blame
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- Brain's Response to Sweets May Indicate Risk for Development of Alcoholism
- Brain Research Shows Psychopathic Criminals Do Not Lack Empathy, but Fail to Use It Automatically
- Early Spatial Reasoning Predicts Later Creativity and Innovation, Especially in STEM Fields
- Genetic Glitch at the Root of Allergies Revealed
- Common Agricultural Chemicals Shown to Impair Honey Bees' Health
- Skipping Breakfast May Increase Coronary Heart Disease Risk
- To Savor the Flavor, Perform a Short Ritual First
- Inattentional Blindness: If You're Not Looking for It, You Probably Won't See It
- Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Widespread in Hudson River
- Male Bats: The Sexiest Singers In the Animal World?
- Chimpanzees and Orangutans Remember Distant Past Events
- Bodychecking Rules Don't Reduce Concussions in Elite Hockey
- Splitting Donated Livers Shown to Be Safe, Allowing Doctors to Save Two Lives from Single Organ
- Music Decreases Perceived Pain for Kids in Pediatric ER
Fun (and Un-Fun) New Findings:
- News Coverage of Female Politicians Focuses On Personality, Males On the Issues
- 'Organic' Milk Contains Fewer Key Minerals Than Conventional Milk
- Does Being a Bookworm Boost Your Brainpower in Old Age?
- How the Brain Creates the 'Buzz' That Helps Ideas Spread
- New Evidence Suggests Impulsive Adolescents More Likely to Drink Heavily
- Jump for Your Life: Bipedal Rodents Survive in the Desert With a Hop, a Skip and a Jump
- First Supper Is a Life Changer for Lizards
- Solitary Lemurs Avoid Danger With a Little Help from the Neighbors
- In Copper-Contaminated Waters, Fish Can't Smell Danger Odor Signal Emitted By Other Fish
- Military Sonar Can Alter Blue Whale Behavior: Human-Made Noises Cause Ocean Giants to Move Away from Feeding Spots
- Mysterious Radio Flashes May Be Farewell Greetings from Stars Collapsing Into Black Holes
- In A Bitter Cold Subglacial Lake Beneath Antarctica, Surprising Life Goes On
- New Clue to Cause of Human Narcolepsy
- Clues About Autism May Come From Bacterial Flora Inhabiting the Gut
- Does Happily Married Mean a Healthier Ever-After?
- Exercise Reorganizes the Brain to Be More Resilient to Stress
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