Short and Sweet
Empathy, weight, & Grandparents
Empathy
reduces the ability to be analytical:
New research shows a simple reason why even the most
intelligent, complex brains can be taken by a swindler’s story – one that upon
a second look offers clues it was false.
When
the brain fires up the network of neurons that allows us to empathize, it
suppresses the network used for analysis, a pivotal study led by a Case Western
Reserve University researcher shows.
Paxil and
birth defects:
Elevated risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, neonatal
health complications and possible longer term neurobehavioral abnormalities,
including autism, suggest that a class of antidepressants known as selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) should only be prescribed with great
caution and with full counseling for women experiencing depression and attempting
to get pregnant, say researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Tufts
Medical Center and MetroWest Medical Center.
Green Tea has
been found to reduce the occurrence of some types of Colon Cancer:
Women who
drink green tea may lower their risk of developing some digestive system
cancers, especially cancers of the stomach/esophagus and colorectum, according
to a study led by researchers from Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center.
A note from Dr. O.:
The next three studies all demonstrate the value of great
health. If we live life without stressing, we won't be as tempted to use
the Weed, which kills brain cells as well as the problem listed below. If we
eat well as children, we have a lesser tendency to be over weight as a teen and
an adult. The overriding likelihood is that we are going to help take care of
our grandchildren and maybe even our great grandchildren. So, keep your
body young, vibrant and healthy so you can act like a young parent later in
life.
– Dr. Olson
Link between marijuana use and cancer:
A new study from the University of Southern California
(USC) has found a link between recreational marijuana use and an increased risk
of developing subtypes of testicular cancer that tend to carry a somewhat worse
prognosis.
Read more at http://scienceblog.com/56493/marijuana-use-may-increase-risk-of-testicular-cancer/#8UfiWqF2rPJLSFqQ.99
Overweight children eat more than children with healthy weight:
A new study by University of North Carolina School of
Medicine pediatrics researchers finds a surprising difference in the eating
habits of overweight children between ages 9 and 17 years compared to those
younger than 9.
Younger children who are overweight or
obese consume more calories per day than their healthy weight peers. But among
older overweight children the pattern is reversed: They actually consume fewer
calories per day than their healthy weight peers.
How to explain such a seemingly
counterintuitive finding?
“Children who are
overweight tend to remain overweight,” said Asheley Cockrell Skinner, PhD,
assistant professor of pediatrics at UNC and lead author of the study published
online Sept. 10, 2012 by the journal Pediatrics.
Read more at http://scienceblog.com/56492/older-overweight-children-consume-fewer-calories-than-their-healthy-weight-peers/#YRkAOM1TVTck1MJZ.99
Increasing number of grandparents are providing childcare for
their grandchildren:
Grandparents, an increasingly important source of
child care in the United States, vary greatly in the kind of care they provide,
depending on their age, resources, and the needs of their children, research at
the University of Chicago shows.
A new
UChicago study, based on a National Institute on Aging survey, shows that 60
percent of grandparents provided some care for their grandchildren during a
10-year period, and 70 percent of those who did provided care for two years or
more.
The results mirror recent U.S.
Census data showing the importance of grandparents in child care. The 2010
Census reported that 8 percent of grandparents live with their grandchildren,
and 2.7 million grandparents are responsible for most of their grandchildren’s
needs. In 2006, 2.4 million grandparents had that responsibility.
Read more at http://scienceblog.com/56513/more-grandparents-fill-caregiver-role/#4034meVvg6LTsQ78.99
