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Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new study. The study’s findings, published today in the Advanced Access edition of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, suggest that proper treatment for depression would improve not only the mothers’ health, but the health of young children as well.
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The most recent supernova in our Galaxy has been discovered by tracking the rapid expansion of its remains. This result, using NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and NRAO's Very Large Array (VLA), has implications for understanding how often supernovas explode in the Milky Way galaxy.
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Race is not a factor in the firing of NBA coaches, although white coaches with losing records had somewhat longer tenures before being fired than African-American coaches with more losses than wins, a new study shows.
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As Indiana Jones fans gear up for a new film featuring the swashbuckling archeologist character, scientists in the real world are bracing themselves for another round of misconceptions about the goals and methods of true archeology. University of Indianapolis Associate Professor Christopher Schmidt weighs in on the Hollywood image.
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The mouse is a stalwart stand-in for humans in medical research, thanks to genomes that are 85 percent identical. But identical genes may behave differently in mouse and man, a study by University of Michigan evolutionary biologists Ben-Yang Liao and Jianzhi Zhang reveals.
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As temperatures warm, farm fields begin to green and outdoor farmers’ markets get under way, the time is ripe for thinking about local foods. For Madison residents, finding locally produced foods is now just a mouse click away.
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When a loved one is having surgery, the hours of waiting for news can be agonizing for family members. A University of Virginia Medical Center nursing research group has found that during this anxious time, a simple one-minute phone call can make a difference in decreasing anxiety for family members and increasing family and patient satisfaction.
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Data presented at American Society of Hypertension’s Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting reveals aspirin before bedtime is best to reduce high blood pressure.
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Data presented at American Society of Hypertension’s Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting reveals that excess drinking increases blood pressure, stiffens blood vessels and impairs the heart.
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Data presented at American Society of Hypertension’s Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting gives insight about how air pollution acutely raises blood pressure.
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Data presented at American Society of Hypertension’s Twenty-Third Annual Scientific Meeting shows daily music listening can reduce blood pressure in hypertensive patients.
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Many women aren’t aware of the benefits from their participation in clinical research. According to a recent survey by the Society for Women's Health Research, only 9 percent of women have ever participated in a medical research study.
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Studying thousands of patients, Japanese researchers have found a strong link between tooth loss and increased risk of three cancers – esophageal, head and neck, and lung. They suggest that preservation of teeth may decrease risk of developing these diseases.
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Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Lehman College, CUNY have developed geographic risk models, which indicate that as many as 3.2 million people in Burma (also known as Myanmar) are estimated to be affected by the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis.
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Tis the season for college graduates to leave behind their campus comforts and step into the proverbial"real world."Whether graduating from a small liberal arts college or a large land-grant institution, members of the Class of 2008 will be confronting the realities of today's limping national economy.
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When families weigh their choices on which college their children should attend, they tend to focus on cost, academic reputation and campus amenities. The Campus Tolerance Foundation today released new analysis based on research that calls for colleges and universities to provide more information to families about the atmosphere on campus, especially the treatment students can expect to face as members of racial, ethnic, gender or intellectual minorities.
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Most online game sites don't promise players anything besides some fun and a way to kill time, but a site being launched by scientists in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science will offer something else: a chance to make computers smarter.
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Local communities have greater influence on national issues than many people realize, especially when it comes to opposing controversial facilities, says a Purdue University political scientist.
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It’s a recurrent summer-time scenario in the pediatric emergency room and doctors from Johns Hopkins Children’s are sounding the alarm on it: An otherwise healthy infant is brought in by panicked parents after suffering a seizure, which turns out to be caused by drinking too much water.
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A Mississippi State University electrical engineering researcher had developed “smart” bandages, able to gauge cholesterol, insulin and blood chemistry without needles. The technology could also triple life charges of cell phone batteries.
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How much a particular hill of beans is worth may depend on who’s counting the beans. When it comes to accounting standards in the business world, every bean counts, but the quality of financial reporting differs from country to country. In a recent study, a University of Missouri researcher found that uniform and strict auditor enforcement may be more important than a country’s accounting standards, and the quality of reporting can affect the whole economy.
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A new NASA-led study shows human-caused climate change has made an impact on a wide range of Earth's natural systems, including permafrost thawing, plants blooming earlier across Europe, and lakes declining in productivity in Africa.
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A variety of middle-class people are making a conscious but careful choice to use marijuana to enhance their leisure activities, a University of Alberta study shows.
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LOL, OMG and TTYL: parents and teachers worry that teenagers’ use of these and other forms of online shorthand is harming their language skills. Perhaps they will take comfort from a study suggesting that instant messaging (IM) actually represents “an expansive new linguistic renaissance”.
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A vast array of physical and biological systems across the earth are being affected by warming temperatures caused by humans, says a new analysis of information not previously assembled all in one spot.
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Swimsuit season is right around the corner and for many people that means one thing: dieting. In an office setting, though, cutting back on calories and finding time to exercise can seem like an impassable hurdle, as a new CareerBuilder.com survey reports that 45 percent of workers have gained weight at their current jobs, similar to last year's findings.
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Everyone is talking about the sluggish economy, housing slump, credit crisis, weak labor market and flagging consumer confidence, but new Yankelovich research shows just how quickly consumers'anxieties have intensified -- and which issues are causing them the most concern.
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Despite a temporary lull in the country's nursing shortage, data point to a gathering storm that will be"like a Category Three hurricane, but one that hits the entire nation,"according to Peter Buerhuas, PhD, RN, FAAN, a leading work force analyst.
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