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Psychology of food choice: Challenging the status quo Posted: 28 Feb 2015 02:45 PM PST Researchers are challenging conventional beliefs about the effectiveness of traditional strategies for encouraging healthy eating. Researchers tackle issues such as the harmfulness of weight-stigma, encouraging healthy choices, and strategies to help children and teens.

Beliefs can regulate effects of nicotine on the human brain Posted: 26 Feb 2015 08:03 AM PST Scientists have discovered that beliefs can regulate the effects of nicotine on the human brain. Two identical cigarettes led to a new discovery. Study participants inhaled nicotine, yet they showed significantly different brain activity. Why the difference? Some subjects were told their cigarettes were nicotine free. This goes beyond he placebo effect, researchers say.

Anesthetics could have long-term impact on children's brains Posted: 26 Feb 2015 07:16 AM PST A group of anesthesiologists and toxicologists today issued a caution to parents and health care professionals about the use of general anesthetics in children.