News tagged with everyday tasks
Yoga aids chronic back pain sufferers
Yoga can provide more effective treatment for chronic lower back pain than more conventional methods, according to the UK's largest ever study into the benefits of yoga.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Protein preserves muscle and physical function in dieting postmenopausal women
Dieting postmenopausal women who want to avoid losing muscle as they lose fat should pay attention to a new University of Illinois study. Adding protein throughout the day not only holds hunger pangs at bay so that dieters ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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Computer exercises improve memory and attention
Study results to be published in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society show that computerized brain exercises can improve memory and lead to faster thinking.
Feb 11, 2009 |
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What we mean when we ask for the milk
New research into the different ways that English and Polish people use language in everyday family situations can help members of each community to understand each other better and avoid cultural misunderstandings.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
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Practice makes perfect, but not when it comes to decisions about risk
People aren't always good at making informed decisions that involve risk, but a new study shows that even when we know the likelihood of certain outcomes based on statistical evidence or our own experiences, we still make ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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Diagnosing developmental coordination disorder
Children showing difficulty carrying out routine actions, such as getting dressed, playing with particular types of games, drawing, copying from the board in school and even typing at the computer, could be suffering from ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 09, 2012 |
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Smartphone training helps people with memory impairment regain independence
The treatment for moderate-to-severe memory impairment could one day include a prescription for a smartphone.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 08, 2012 |
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EU prizewinning researchers decongest the internet
The Internet has become part of our everyday lives, in ways we would never have imagined 30 years ago, but how often do we pause and think about the how and why of getting online? A team of EU-funded Spanish researchers are ...
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Apps for day-to-day work
Games, e-mails and around-the-clock Internet access – smartphones are making the information culture an even more prominent part of everyday life. Businesses and employers are also increasingly relying ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Sleep deprivation tied to increased nighttime urination in preadolescence
Nighttime visits to the bathroom are generally associated with being pregnant or having an enlarged prostate, but the problem can affect youngsters, too. A new study sheds light on why some children may need to urinate more ...
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Got creative block? Get out of your office and go for a walk
(Medical Xpress) -- The next time you're in need of creative inspiration, try thinking outside the box—or cubicle.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Exposure to common environmental bacteria may be source of some allergic inflammation
Could some cases of asthma actually be caused by an allergic reaction to a common environmental bacteria? New research findings published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology suggests that this idea may not be as far-fetched as it ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Short-term memory is based on synchronized brain oscillations
Scientists have now discovered how different brain regions cooperate during short-term memory.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 31, 2012 |
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