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Think twice about investing in own company Posted: 04 Mar 2015 10:09 AM PST Employees whose retirement plan is invested in stock of the company where they work do not pull out money as the firms approach financial distress, new research has found. This lack of action creates significant financial losses for employees, such as was the case with Enron and WorldCom, authors say.

Time management: Why we feel busier when close to reaching a goal Posted: 04 Mar 2015 10:09 AM PST Is there any worse time to be interrupted than right now? Regardless of what we're doing or the nature of the interruption, we often feel as if we have no time to spare at the moment. According to a new study, consumers feel busier when they are close to finishing a task or reaching a goal.

Infant gut bacteria and food sensitization: Associations in the first year of life Posted: 04 Mar 2015 10:09 AM PST New light has been shed on changes in intestinal bacteria of infants that can predict future development of food allergies or asthma. The research reveals that infants with a fewer number of different bacteria in their gut at three months of age are more likely to become sensitized to foods such as milk, egg or peanut by the time they are one year old.

Dog DNA tests alone not enough for healthy pedigree, experts say Posted: 04 Mar 2015 09:41 AM PST Breeding dogs on the basis of a single genetic test carries risks and may not improve the health of pedigree lines, experts warn. Only a combined approach that makes use of DNA analysis, health screening schemes and pedigree information will significantly reduce the frequency of inherited diseases, according to a review of the practice.

Can exercise training prevent premature death in elderly? Posted: 04 Mar 2015 08:04 AM PST Generation 100 is the first and largest randomized clinical study evaluating the effect of regular exercise training on morbidity and mortality in elderly people. "Epidemiological studies suggest that exercise has a tremendous preventative effect on morbidity and premature death, but these findings need to be confirmed by randomized clinical trials," says an author.

Twitter helps smokers kick the habit, study finds Posted: 04 Mar 2015 07:45 AM PST When subjects in a smoking cessation program tweet each other regularly, they're more successful at kicking the habit, according to a study. Specifically, daily 'automessages' that encourage and direct the social media exchanges may be more effective than traditional social media interventions for quitting smoking.

Marriages more likely to end in divorce when wives get sick Posted: 04 Mar 2015 07:41 AM PST Countless couples have recited the words, ‘in sickness and in health’ on their wedding day with the intention of honoring those vows. But as it turns out, that may be easier said than done.

Men tend to be more narcissistic than women, study finds Posted: 04 Mar 2015 07:40 AM PST With three decades of data from more than 475,000 participants, a new study on narcissism reveals that men, on average, are more narcissistic than women.

Salt increases physical performance in resistance competitions Posted: 04 Mar 2015 04:52 AM PST The effectiveness of salt on sports performance in triathletes has been evaluated by researchers. The athletes who added this supplement to their usual hydration routines during the competition took 26 minutes less to complete a medium-distance triathlon course than those who only used sports drinks.