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How Devoted Moms Buffer Kids in Poverty
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- Published on Friday, 23 December 2011 08:45
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Children raised in poverty often grow up to have poor health in adulthood, from frequent colds to heart disease. But there's one thing that might buffer them from that fate: a good mom.
MRI Vertigo: Machine's Magnetic Field
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- Published on Friday, 23 December 2011 07:32
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Researchers Pinpoint the Cause of MRI Vertigo: Machine's Magnetic Field Pushes Fluid in the Inner Ear's Balance Organ
Humor as Effective as Medication
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- Published on Friday, 23 December 2011 07:32
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Humor as Effective as Medication in Treating Agitation in Dementia
Humour therapy is as effective as widely used antipsychotic drugs in managing agitation in patients with dementia -- and avoids serious drug side effects, a new study shows.
Infant Mortality
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- Published on Friday, 23 December 2011 07:32
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Infant Mortality Linked to Subsequent Risk of Stillbirth, New U.S. Study Finds
Women whose first pregnancy ended in infant death are significantly more likely to have a subsequent stillbirth finds new research published Sept. 21 in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
Cancer Protein's Surprising Role as Memory Regulator
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- Published on Friday, 23 December 2011 07:32
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Scientists at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School have found that a common cancer protein leads a second, totally different life in normal adult brain cells: It helps regulates memory formation and may be implicated in Alzheimer's disease.
Stress Drives Alcoholics' Children to Drink,
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- Published on Friday, 23 December 2011 07:32
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If either of your parents has a drink problem, there is a greater risk that you will consume more alcohol after stressful situations, reveals current research from the Sahlgrenska Academy, at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Living in Damp River Valleys
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- Published on Friday, 23 December 2011 04:36
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Living in Damp River Valleys Leads to Lung Problems, Study Suggests
A new study has shown that living in a river valley at low altitude can increase the risk of developing lung problems.
Two New Cost-Effective Ways to Predict Prostate Cancer
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- Published on Friday, 23 December 2011 07:32
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Two new risk indicators for prostate cancer were unveiled at the 2011 European Multidisciplinary Cancer Congress on September 24.
Some Brain Wiring Continues to Develop Well Into Our 20s
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- Published on Friday, 23 December 2011 04:33
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The human brain doesn't stop developing at adolescence, but continues well into our 20s, demonstrates recent research from the Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Alberta.
