“If you don’t behave, I’ll call the police,” is a lie that parents might use to get their young children to behave. Parents’ lies elicit compliance in the short term, but a new psychology study led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) suggests that they are associated with detrimental effects when the child becomes […]
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Disadvantages in life add up to increased smoking risk and increased difficulty quitting
The more disadvantages you face, the more likely you are to smoke – and have difficulty quitting – according to a new USC study in JAMA Internal Medicine that sheds light on populations that are resistant to anti-smoking efforts. In a U.S. nationally representative survey of 278,048 adults, people were asked about smoking and their […]
Gum disease makes men twice as likely to suffer erectile dysfunction
Gum disease makes men twice as likely to have difficulty getting an erection, finds study Men with erectile dysfunction are also more likely to have gum disease Spanish scientists found their results in the first study of its kind on Europeans Gum and erection problems are linked to the same molecule made in the liver […]