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1. Your room isn’t dark enough. 2. Exercising too late. 3. Drinking alcohol too late. 4. Room temperature too warm. 5. Caffeine still in your system. 6. Clockwatching. 7. Getting up to watch TV until you’re sleepy. 8. Trying to problem-solve in the middle of the night. 9. Eating [...]
While 80 per cent of Australian women are larger than a size 10, and recent studies have suggested consumers respond positively when more realistic models are used, the advertising industry has maintained a defiant stance. via Ad firms give larger models a bum steer.
Many high school football players say it’s OK to play with a concussion even though they know they are at risk of serious injury, according to a study to be presented Monday, May 6, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC. The study of 120 high school football players in the [...]
Children who are exposed to negative parenting – including abuse, neglect but also overprotection – are more likely to experience childhood bullying by their peers, according to a meta-analysis of 70 studies of more than 200,000 children. via Poor parenting—including overprotection—increases bullying risk.
Worrying global trends in suicide are reported in a new Lancet Series of papers . The Lancet Series reviews a range of topics including self-harm and suicide in adolescents, suicide in young men and the effects of restricting the means of suicide, as well as including original research analysing suicide rates in India, where suicide [...]
Women live longer than men partly because their immune systems age more slowly, a study suggests. As the body's defences weaken over time, men's increased susceptibility to disease shortens their lifespans, say Japanese scientists. via BBC News - Biological clue to why women live longer than men.
Smoking prevention in schools reduces the number of young people who will later become smokers, according to a new systematic review published in The Cochrane Library. For young people who have never smoked, these programmes appear to be effective at least one year after implementation. via Smoking prevention in schools: Does it work? | Science [...]
Sonja Lyubomirsky, a professor of psychology at the University of California, Riverside, has studied happiness for more than 20 years. She and others know that positive activities boost positive emotions, thoughts and behavior, in turn improving well-being. via Acts of kindness can make you happier.
Schoolboys wanting a hit of the latest bulk-building product or pill need not travel far. At The Scots College, in Sydney's east, protein powders are supplied by teachers to adolescent athletes in the school gym. A sponsor of the school's rugby sevens tournament is Ultimate Sports Nutrition, whose products include ''hardcore'' anabolics, meal replacements and [...]
Recent research at the University of Missouri discovered that an individual can indeed successfully try to be happier, especially when cheery music aids the process. This research points to ways that people can actively improve their moods and corroborates earlier MU research. via Trying to be happier works when listening to upbeat music.
