THURSDAY, 21 DECEMBER 2021
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In Humans, Flexibility Beats Consistency |
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If you've ever wondered why your golf swings, fastballs or free throws don't quite turn out the same way each time, even after years of practice, there is now an answer: It's mostly in your head. That's the finding of new research published in the Dec. 21 issue of the journal Neuron by electrical engineers at Stanford University.
"The main reason you can't move the same way each and every
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WEDNESDAY, 20 DECEMBER 2021
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Mental Exercises Helpful to Seniors |
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Certain mental exercises can offset some of the expected decline in older adults' thinking skills and show promise for maintaining cognitive abilities needed to do everyday tasks such as shopping, making meals and handling finances, according to a new study. The research, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in the Dec. 20, 2006, Journal of the American Medical Assoc
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TUESDAY, 19 DECEMBER 2021
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Aussies Support Mandatory Fitness Testing for Kids |
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Almost four in five Australians (78%) support mandatory fitness testing for school children to combat childhood obesity, according to a new public opinion poll by Research Australia.
Support for mandatory fitness testing was almost as high amongst households with dependent children under the age of 16 as those without, with 77% of parents supporting such a measure.
Research Australia
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FRIDAY, 15 DECEMBER 2021
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Defibrillators Should be Available in Ski Resorts |
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As the ski season gets underway, doctors in this week's British Medical Journal (BMJ) say that more defibrillators should be placed in ski resorts to help prevent sudden cardiac deaths.
Automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are electrical devices used to restore a normal heartbeat. They are often placed in busy public places like airports and stadiums.
Downhill skiing is the most
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The Sexes' Attitudes Towards Eating & Body Image |
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CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Researchers have discovered a subtle new difference between men and women - this one occurring in the realm of eating.
In the new study of observed eating behavior in a social setting, young men and women who perceived their bodies as being less than "ideal" ate differing amounts of food after they were shown images of "ideal-bodied" people of their own gender.
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