According to a study conducted by faculty of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and other investigators of the Framingham Heart Study that was recently published in Neurology® eating cold-water fish like mackerel, tuna, herring, sardines, cod, and tuna as well as other sources of omega-3 fatty acids may help to preserve brain health and enhance cognition in middle age.
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Midnight snacking is said to be bad for health, but there are actually few studies investigating the effects of this on the regulation of calorie intake, calories burned and molecular changes in body fat on body weight regulation and risk of obesity. This small study published in Cell Metabolism conducted by Brigham and Women’s Hospital provided evidence that late-night eating increases hunger, decreases energy expenditure, and causes changes in fat tissue that combines may increase the risk of obesity.
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Whether you're trying to ace a test or pick up a new hobby, Iowa State Psychology Professor Shana Carpenter says combining two strategies -- spacing and retrieval practice -- is key to success.
Carpenter is the lead author of a paper in Nature Reviews Psychology that examined more than 100 years of research on learning.
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Smooth, foamy, water-proof. These characteristics are extremely desirable in beauty products, but manufacturers sometimes use ingredients that contain fluorine -- including potentially harmful per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) -- to achieve them. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology show that some cosmetics and personal care products labeled as having fluorinated components also contain PFAS, whether or not these "forever chemicals" were listed as ingredients.
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