Study finds organic food is considered healthier and tastier even when it’s not.
Researchers have found that labelling something organic tricks the brain into thinking it is better tasting and more healthy even when there is no difference.
Higher Education Reforms in England Will Triple Fees in 2012
Two thirds of universities will charge the highest possible tuition fee.
The Coalition’s policy on tuition fees risked descending into chaos after it emerged that two thirds of universities would charge the maximum £9,000 a year for degree courses. Ministers were accused of “losing control” of their flagship higher education reforms as growing numbers of vice-chancellors unveiled plans to almost triple fees in 2012.
Teens Deprived of Media Gadgets Experience Withdrawal Comparable to Drug Addicts Going Cold Turkey
Teenagers report overwhelming cravings when deprived of their laptops and cell phones.
Researchers found 79 per cent of students subjected to a complete media blackout for just one day reported adverse reactions ranging from distress to confusion and isolation.
Sprints Are Better Than Marathons for Heart Health Especially in Children
Brief bursts of exercise are better for the heart and circulation.
Scientists found that a number of brief bursts of exercise were better for your heart and circulation than the equivalent long distance training.
Junk Food as Addictive as Cocaine
Certain foods may be addictive.
Seeing a milkshake can activate the same areas of the brain that light up when an addict sees cocaine, US researchers said.
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Study Shows Little Benefit of Bypass Surgery for Heart Failure
New research shows that survival rates are not better than those taking pills to fight risks from high blood pressure and cholesterol.
New research has cast doubt on the benefits of bypass surgery for many patients with very weak hearts. Doctors claim the operation did not improve survival rates for those already taking medicines to control risks like high cholesterol and blood pressure.
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Working Overtime Increases Risk of Heart Disease
Working long hours is bad for your heart.
People who regularly work long hours may be significantly increasing their risk of developing heart disease, the world’s biggest killer, British scientists said Monday.
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Hands-Free Faucets More Contaminated with Bacteria Than Conventional Faucets
Hands-free faucets germier than manual ones.
One of the main justifications for hands-free faucets may have just been taken through the wringer by a recent Johns Hopkins School of Medicine report. While one might reasonably expect manual faucets to be germier than those of the hands-free variety on account of all sorts of grubby hands coming into contact with the handle, the team in fact concluded that the opposite may be the case.
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1 in 5 American Moms Have Kids with Multiple Birth Fathers
This kind of family structure is found at all levels of income and education.
One in five of all American moms have kids who have different birth fathers, a new study shows. And when researchers look only at moms with two or more kids, that figure is even higher: 28 percent have kids with at least two different men.
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Jobs of the Future Will Not Support Basic Standard of Living in U.S.
Fewer than 13 percent of jobs to be created by 2018 will meet the economic security threshold for a single parent with two kids.
It’s most welcome news that job growth seems to be picking up again–even if we’ll need a whole lot more of it to get back to where we were before the Great Recession.
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Exposure to Violence Increases Aggression in Children: Studies
Monkey See, Monkey Do when it comes to children and violence.
Two world-wide studies published within a year of each other have looked at the increase of violence among children. They came, not surprisingly, to the same conclusion, one which seems like common sense to many of us, but which has been challenged time and time again by propagandists for TV and video game manufacturers. The conclusion? Violence begets violence, no matter where it comes from.
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Half of 18 to 50 Year Old Men Don’t Go to the Doctor
A third of men haven’t had a check-up in over a year.
About half of men ages 18 to 50 don’t have a primary-care physician, and a third haven’t had a checkup in more than a year, a new survey shows.
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