Living Well News
May 17, 2024
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May 16, 2024 — Many people are concerned about residues of chemicals, contaminants or microplastics in their food. However, it is less well known that many foods also contain toxins of completely natural origin. These are often chemical compounds that plants use ...
May 15, 2024 — Nutrient-rich blueberries -- a common breakfast smoothie ingredient -- can also create wine. But does the heat and time required to ferment this mighty berry strip out any of those potential health-promoting compounds? Researchers examine ...
May 15, 2024 — Americans have gotten used to seeing their doctors and other health care providers using telehealth video visits in the past four years. But a new study reveals that what a doctor has behind them during a telehealth visit can make a difference in ...
May 13, 2024 — Today, there are dozens of large language model (LLM) chatbots aimed at mental health care -- addressing everything from loneliness among seniors to anxiety and depression in teens. But the efficacy of these apps is unclear. Even more unclear is how ...
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May 13, 2024 — While wildflowers and perennials are a must for supporting pollinators, there's no denying the popularity of many annual flowers for their colorful, ...
May 15, 2024 — A groundbreaking article describes a promising new therapy for obesity that leads to greater weight loss in mice than existing medications. The approach smuggles molecules into the brain's appetite ...
May 16, 2024 — If you tend to do other things or get distracted while eating dinner, you may be running the risk of over-consuming everyday pleasures later, possibly because the distraction caused you to enjoy ...
May 15, 2024 — By kindergarten age, most children have been taught that 'please' is a magic word. 'Please' is an expression of politeness that shows courtesy and respect, turning a potential demand into a request ...
May 15, 2024 — Spending time in nature is good for us. And knowing more about nature's effects on our bodies could not only help our well-being, but could also improve how we care for land, preserve ecosystems and ...
May 15, 2024 — A new study has shown that repetitive practice not only is helpful in improving skills but also leads to profound changes in the brain's memory ...
May 15, 2024 — Sprint interval training (SIT) is a form of exercise characterized by cycles of intense exercise which are interspersed by short durations of rest. ...
May 14, 2024 — Scientists have documented the benefits of lactate burning in exercising humans, but few studies have looked at the role of lactate during rest or ...
May 2, 2024 — Researchers discovered a concerning association between bacteremia and probiotic use, particularly with Clostridium butyricum (C. butyricum) MIYAIRI 588. Whole-genome sequencing revealed that all C. ...
May 14, 2024 — The vast majority of people have an ongoing conversation with themselves, an inner voice, that plays an important role in their daily lives. But between 5-10 per cent of the population do not have ...
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May 15, 2024 — John Milton's handwritten annotations have been identified in a copy of Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles (1587), a vital source of inspiration for the Paradise Lost poet. The discovery makes ...
May 14, 2024 — Japanese washi paper is renowned for its aesthetic beauty and its wide-array of usages. Now, a group of researchers have made a green composite material from washi which boasts a 60% increase in ...
May 13, 2024 — Would you trust a robot to look after your cat? New research suggests it takes more than a carefully designed robot to care for your cat, the environment in which they operate is also vital, as well ...
May 13, 2024 — Actually, sometimes consumers don't want to talk to a real person when they're shopping online, a new study suggests. In fact, what they really want is a chatbot that makes it clear that it ...
May 13, 2024 — The human brain filters through a flood of experiences to create specific memories. Why do some of the experiences in this deluge of sensory information become 'memorable,' while most are ...
May 13, 2024 — A computer scientist has shown the power of language to predict harm -- this time to the nation's ...
May 10, 2024 — Many artificial intelligence (AI) systems have already learned how to deceive humans, even systems that have been trained to be helpful and honest. Researchers describe the risks of deception by AI ...
May 9, 2024 — Discrimination may speed up the biological processes of aging, according to a new ...
May 9, 2024 — Aging clocks can measure the biological age of humans with high precision. Biological age can be influenced by environmental factors such as smoking or diet, thus deviating from the chronological age ...
May 8, 2024 — Researchers lay out the need for design safety protocols that prevent the emerging 'digital afterlife industry' causing social and psychological ...
May 8, 2024 — Adolescents who view their households as more unstructured, disorganized, or hectic than their siblings develop more mental health and behavioral problems in early adulthood, according to new ...
May 8, 2024 — Conversational agents (CAs) such as Alexa and Siri are designed to answer questions, offer suggestions -- and even display empathy. However, new research finds they do poorly compared to humans when ...
May 8, 2024 — Children who experience chronic lack of sleep from infancy may be at increased risk of developing psychosis in early adulthood, new research ...
May 8, 2024 — A study has found the widespread impact of child abuse and neglect, with analysis suggesting they cause nearly half of common mental conditions. Researchers say childhood maltreatment should be ...
May 8, 2024 — How do city residents feel about animals in their immediate surroundings? A recent study shows how different the acceptance of various wild animals in urban areas is. Important factors are the places ...
May 8, 2024 — Is the status of 'perfect parent' attainable? Researchers leading a national dialogue about parental burnout say 'no,' and a new study finds that pressure to try to be ...
May 8, 2024 — When breastfeeding mothers in a recent study used cannabis, its psychoactive component THC showed up in the milk they produced. The research also found that, unlike alcohol, when THC was detected in ...
May 7, 2024 — A research group have used whole-genome sequencing to unravel the complex ancestry of the Japanese population. The analysis supports an earlier study that proposed that the Japanese population ...
May 7, 2024 — A feast cooked up has revealed singlet oxygen, an oxidant, indoors. Oxidants can be beneficial -- ozone in the stratosphere is one example -- but can also cause stress to our lungs, contributing to ...
May 7, 2024 — A sharp rise in exposures to synthetic cannabis products among youth -- some leading to hospitalization -- highlights the need for increased education around the dangers of exposure and increased ...
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Monday, May 13, 2024
- Cats Purrfectly Demonstrate What It Takes to Trust Robots
- When Consumers Would Prefer a Chatbot Over a Person
- What Makes a Memory? It May Be Related to How Hard Your Brain Had to Work
- Study Traces an Infectious Language Epidemic
Friday, May 10, 2024
Thursday, May 9, 2024
Wednesday, May 8, 2024
- 'Digital Afterlife': Call for Safeguards to Prevent Unwanted 'hauntings' By AI Chatbots of Dead Loved Ones
- Teens Who View Their Homes as More Chaotic Than Their Siblings Have Poorer Mental Health in Adulthood
- New Study Finds AI-Generated Empathy Has Its Limits
- Children Sleep Problems Associated With Psychosis in Young Adults
- Childhood Maltreatment Responsible for Up to 40 Percent of Mental Health Conditions
- Acceptance of Animals in Urban Environments
- Pressure to Be 'perfect' Causing Burnout for Parents, Mental Health Concerns for Their Children
- THC Lingers in Breastmilk With No Clear Peak Point
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
- Decoding the Three Ancestral Components of the Japanese People
- Scientists Cooked Pancakes, Brussels Sprouts, and Stir Fry to Detect an Oxidant Indoors
- New Study Finds Increase in Exposures to Synthetic Tetrahydrocannabinols Among Young Children, Teens, and Adults
- A New Mother's Immune Status Varies With Her Feeding Strategy
Monday, May 6, 2024
- Self-Critical Perfectionism Gnaws on Students' Well-Being Already in Lower Secondary School
- VR May Pose Privacy Risks for Kids: A New Study Finds Parents Aren't as Worried as They Should Be
- Improved Nutrition, Sanitation Linked to Beneficial Changes in Child Stress and Epigenetic Programming
- A Better Way to Ride a Motorcycle
- Biomechanical Dataset for Badminton Performance Analysis
Friday, May 3, 2024
- Quantifying U.S. Health Impacts from Gas Stoves
- Physics Confirms That the Enemy of Your Enemy Is, Indeed, Your Friend
- New Study Reveals How Teens Thrive Online: Factors That Shape Digital Success Revealed
- Birdwatching Can Help Students Improve Mental Health, Reduce Distress
Thursday, May 2, 2024
- Scent Sells -- But the Right Picture Titillates Both Eyes and Nose, Research Finds
- Low Intensity Light to Fight the Effects of Chronic Stress
- Stay Active -- Or Get Active -- To Boost Quality of Life While Aging, Study Suggests to Middle-Aged Women
- When Working Out, Males Are Programmed to Burn More Fat, While Females Recycle It--at Least in Rats
- Companies May Buy Consumer Genetic Information Despite Its Modest Predictive Power
- Microneedles and Suction Cup for Blood Diagnostics, Modeled on Leeches
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Time-Restricted Eating and High-Intensity Exercise Might Work Together to Improve Health
- Sleep Resets Brain Connections -- But Only for First Few Hours
- Social-Media Break Has Huge Impact on Young Women's Body Image, Study Finds
- Why You Can Taste More Ethanol in a Cold Pint of Beer or Warm Glass of Baijiu
- Scientists Work out the Effects of Exercise at the Cellular Level
- Virtual Reality Environment for Teens May Offer an Accessible, Affordable Way to Reduce Stress
- Every Breath You Take: Study Models the Journey of Inhaled Plastic Particle Pollution
Tuesday, April 30, 2024
- Loneliness Grows as We Age
- Data Scarcity Challenges Identification of Endocrine Disruptors
- Childcare Pick-Up: A 1-Hour Window to Build Healthier Eating Habits
- E-Bike Incentives Prove to Be Worth the Investment
Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Monday, April 29, 2024
- Microarray Patches Safe and Effective for Vaccinating Children, Trial Suggests
- Study Finds School Entry Requirements Linked to Increased HPV Vaccination Rates
- Laser Imaging Could Offer Early Detection for at-Risk Artwork
- One in Eight Grown-Ups Love Extreme Tartness
- Intervention Based on Science of Reading, Math Boosts Comprehension, Word Problem-Solving Skills
- The Aspirin Conundrum: Navigating Negative Results, Age, Aging Dynamics and Equity
- AI Algorithms Can Determine How Well Newborns Nurse, Study Shows
- Fixin' To Be Flexitarian: Scrap Fish and Invasive Species Can Liven Up Vegetables
- Cardio-Fitness Cuts Death and Disease by Nearly 20%
Friday, April 26, 2024
- Mobile Device Location Data Is Already Used by Private Companies, So Why Not for Studying Human-Wildlife Interactions
- Component of Keto Diet Plus Immunotherapy May Reduce Prostate Cancer
- Pregnancy Cytokine Levels Impact Fetal Brain Development and Offspring Behavior
- People With Rare Longevity Mutation May Also Be Protected from Cardiovascular Disease
- Climb Stairs to Live Longer
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Wednesday, April 24, 2024
- Network Model Unifies Recency and Central Tendency Biases
- A University Lecture, With a Dash of Jumping Jacks
- Survey Finds Loneliness Epidemic Runs Deep Among Parents
- Advancing the Safety of AI-Driven Machinery Requires Closer Collaboration With Humans
- Social Media Can Be Used to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Young People
- Computer Game in School Made Students Better at Detecting Fake News
- Decoding Avar Society
- Child Pedestrians, Self-Driving Vehicles: What's the Safest Scenario for Crossing the Road?
Tuesday, April 23, 2024
- World's Chocolate Supply Threatened by Devastating Virus
- Don't Be a Stranger -- Study Finds Rekindling Old Friendships as Scary as Making New Ones
- Infected: Understanding the Spread of Behavior
- Social Media Affects People's Views on Mental Illness
- Exploring Brain Synchronization Patterns During Social Interactions
- Treatment from Female Doctors Leads to Lower Mortality and Hospital Readmission Rates, Study Suggests
- Hey Dave, I've Got an Idea for You: What's the Potential of AI-Led Workshopping?
Monday, April 22, 2024
- Eye-Opener: Pupils Enlarge When People Focus on Tasks
- Life Goals and Their Changes Drive Success
- 3 in 5 Parents Play Short Order Cook for Young Children Who Don't Like Family Meal
- Japan's Premodern Concept of Nature at Root of Distinctive Mindset in Early Childhood Education
- New Approach to Tackle Muscle Loss in Aging
- People Think 'old Age' Starts Later Than It Used To, Study Finds
Friday, April 19, 2024
- New Study Examines the Increased Adoption of They/them Pronouns
- The Biggest Barrier to a Vibrant Second-Hand EV Market? Price
- How Reflecting on Gratitude Received from Family Can Make You a Better Leader
Thursday, April 18, 2024
- Metabolic Health Before Vaccination Determines Effectiveness of Anti-Flu Response
- Metacognitive Abilities Like Reading the Emotions and Attitudes of Others May Be More Influenced by Environment Than Genetics
- Quick Decisions in Soccer Enhanced by Brain's Ability to Suppress Actions
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
- Guidance on Energy and Macronutrients Across the Lifespan
- Calorie Restriction Study Reveals Complexities in How Diet Impacts Aging
- Exposure to Air Pollution During the First Two Years of Life Is Associated With Worse Attention Capacity in Children
- Research Explores How a Father's Diet Could Shape the Health of His Offspring
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
- Health Behaviors Accumulate and Remain Relatively Stable Throughout Middle Adulthood
- Biodiversity Is Key to the Mental Health Benefits of Nature