Driver distractions are a major cause of road accidents. A new study has found that just a simple conversation with someone else in the car can be enough to increase driver errors and that the risk is greater if we fancy the passenger. The research was conducted in a driving simulator by Cale Whitea and [...]
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August 25, 2010
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June 30, 2010
Teenage physical activity reduces risk of cognitive impairment in later life
Women who are physically active at any point over the life course (teenage, age 30, age 50, late life) have lower risk of cognitive impairment in late-life compared to those who are inactive, but teenage physical activity appears to be most important.
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February 9, 2010
Mediterranean diet may lower risk of brain damage that causes thinking problems
A Mediterranean diet may help people avoid the small areas of brain damage that can lead to problems with thinking and memory, according to a new study.
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January 27, 2010
Mixed-handed children more likely to have mental health, language and scholastic problems, study finds
Children who are mixed-handed, or ambidextrous, are more likely to have mental health, language and scholastic problems in childhood than right- or left-handed children, according to a new study. The researchers behind the study suggest that their findings may help teachers and health professionals to identify children who are particularly at risk of developing certain problems.
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October 28, 2009
Does Diabetes Speed Up Memory Loss In Alzheimer’s Disease?
Research has shown that diabetes increases the risk of Alzheimer's disease and the risk of memory loss in people who don't have Alzheimer's disease. But it hasn't been clear whether people with Alzheimer's disease and diabetes have more rapid memory loss than those who have Alzheimer's disease but no diabetes.
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August 25, 2009
More Obesity Blues: Obese People Are At Greater Risk For Developing Alzheimer’s, Study Finds
Researchers have found that obese people had 8 percent less brain tissue than people with normal weight, while overweight people had 4 percent less tissue in their frontal lobes.
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July 16, 2009
Many can cope with news of higher Alzheimer’s risk
July 15, 2009 ATLANTA - People who learn through genetic testing that they have a higher than average risk for Alzheimer's disease are able to handle the bad news pretty well, results from the first major study of this suggest.
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July 3, 2009
It’s called sfdkshfsk … Stand back!
If you want people to recognise that a substance is dangerous - give it a complicated, hard-to-pronounce name. That's the implication of a new study that suggests we use a simple rule-of-thumb when judging risk. If something is easy to process and digest - for example, by virtue of being easy to pronounce - we tend to assume that it's familiar and safe. By contrast, if it seems hard to process, w
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June 29, 2009
Post-combat invincibility: The impact of combat exposure on subsequent risk-taking behaviors
by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Today's article will take another look at the impact of combat exposure on military populations as it relates to mental health outcomes. In prior articles, we have discussed the potential impact of combat exposure on...
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June 25, 2009
Trust, Control and Risk in Strategic Alliances
Can strategic alliances really work? In Trust, Control and Risk in Strategic Alliances, Das & Teng (2001) propose a new integrated framework for these three constructs in the context of strategic alliances. A strategic alliance is a form of cooperation and all forms of cooperation are wrought with risk, as yesterday's article on why all [...]... Das, T., & Teng, B. (2001) Trust, Con
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