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Want your kids to eat well and lead healthy lives? Then get them started while they’re still in diapers, a new research publication suggests. The publication, which can be found in the journal Pediatrics, is based on eleven studies of child eating patterns. The researchers behind the studies examined children under one year of age […]
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Having a tough time getting a decent night’s sleep? It may be related to changes to your brain over time, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Oslo in Norway recently studied the brains of 147 Norwegian adults whose average age was 54. They took scans at the beginning of the study […]
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Are people born smart or do they acquire intelligence through hard work and perseverance? It’s a tough question, but a recent study has found that giving people the impression that the latter is true can help them strive towards and achieve success. Researchers at Michigan State University recently studied brain responses to various messages. Participants […]
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A new report from the Food and Drug Administration questions the supposed benefits of taking testosterone-boosting drugs. However, the report also notes that these drugs may not be as dangerous as previously suggested. Testosterone therapy drugs have been on the market since the 1950s, though most patients receiving the treatment at that time were diagnosed […]
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A new report suggests that it’s actually possible to train your brain to prefer healthy foods, like fruits and vegetables, over junk food. The report comes from researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Center on Aging, which is based at Tufts University in Massachusetts. The research team studied the brain activity of adult […]
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