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Genes for Autism Differ Among Genders

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Researchers searching for a genetic basis for autism have learned that different genes may be responsible for causing autism in boys than in girls. Additionally, other genes may play a role in the early onset ...

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Early Psychosocial Stimulation Benefits Stunted Children

Monday, July 31st, 2006

One of the saddest observations of 21st century mankind is the fact that worldwide, 30 percent of all children under the age of five are stunted. Stunted, a term applied to growth retardation results from ...

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Can Meditation Combat Alzheimer’s?

Monday, July 31st, 2006

Researchers from a new department at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, the "Center for Spirituality and the Mind,” are investigating the benefit of meditation on early dementia. The study seeks to give insights ...

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In-Home Sensors Spot Early Dementia

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Motion and door sensors placed in elders' homes can help track activity patterns thought to relate to memory changes that are early signs of dementia. As dementia is often of gradual onset, the new system ...

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Watching TV Lowers Physical Activity

Friday, July 28th, 2006

In the first study to be based on objective measurements, rather than subject-recall---that is relying on an individual’s memory of their activity level---scientists have found that the more television people say they watched the less ...

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Video Games Desensitize to Real Violence

Friday, July 28th, 2006

New research has found exposure to violent video games can desensitize individuals to real-life violence. According to the investigators, this is first documented finding that video-games can alter physiological responses typically aroused by real ...

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Drug May Reverse Age-Related Memory Loss

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Researchers from the University of California at Irvine have discovered a drug made to enhance memory appears to trigger a natural mechanism in the brain that fully reverses age-related memory loss, even after the drug ...

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Manage and Educate to Prevent Child Homicides

Friday, July 28th, 2006

Now that the Andrea Yates retrial is over, researchers are focusing attention on the environmental situations that contribute to such a heinous act. Researchers say imprisonment is not the answer, rather early education on the ...

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How to Respond to Your Baby’s Distress

Friday, July 28th, 2006

A new study finds a mother’s response to her baby’s distress, especially in the first year, is more important for developing the baby’s attachment security than providing positive feedback when the baby is happy and ...

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Genetic Set-Up for Alcoholism?

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

Alcoholism is believed to be influenced by a combination of behavioral, environmental and genetic factors. Although genes may contribute between 50-60 percent toward the heritability of alcoholism, researchers were unsure how this occurs. As ...

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