Self-regulation game predicts kindergarten achievement
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Early childhood development researchers have discovered that a simple, five-minute self-regulation game not only can predict end-of-year achievement in math, literacy and vocabulary, but also was associated with the equivalent ...
4 risk factors raise probability of developing precursor of heart failure
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Four well-known risk factors for heart attack significantly increased the size of the heart's left ventricle, a key precursor of heart failure, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Health risks begin in overweight range, BMI doesn't tell whole story
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Being overweight is a health concern, and using only body mass index (BMI) to determine weight classification may not give an accurate picture of a person's health, according to an advisory published in Circulation: Journal of ...
Imperfections aside, smoking regulation bill long overdue, tobacco control expert says
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(PhysOrg.com) -- After nearly a decade of waiting, the U.S. Senate is expected Monday to pass a bill giving the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco, and despite controversies over the involvement ...
Fire mitigation work in western US misplaced, says new study
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Only 11 percent of wildfire mitigation efforts undertaken as a result of a long-term federal fuels-reduction program to cut down catastrophic wildfire risk to communities have been undertaken near people's ...
Study shows sleep extension improves athletic performance and mood
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Athletes who extended their nightly sleep and reduced accumulated sleep debt reported improvements in various drills conducted after every regular practice.
Television watching before bedtime can lead to sleep debt
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Television watching may be an important determinant of bedtime, and may contribute to chronic sleep debt.
Race and short sleep duration increase the risk for obesity
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Race significantly influences the risk of obesity conferred by short sleep duration, with blacks having a greater risk than whites.
Sleep restriction results in weight gain despite decreases in appetite and consumption
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According to new research, in the presence of free access to food, sleep restricted subjects reported decrease in appetite, food cravings and food consumption; however, they gained weight over the course of the study. Thus, ...
New site promotes journalists as individual brands
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(AP) -- First came bylines for once-anonymous journalists. Then came their photos, particularly as news shifted online, and blogs began to carry mug shots of their writers.
MU Study Finds Connection Between Evolution, Classroom Learning
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Over thousands of years, humans have evolved to naturally understand things like facial expressions and social interactions. But a University of Missouri researcher has found there is an ever-widening gap between what humans ...
Bringing the Biodiesel
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For some people, "biodiesel" might seem like a novelty product for which only hybrid car-driving tree huggers wouldn't mind paying a premium.
Top notch decisions in the developing airways bring insights into lung disease
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In the normal lung, the airways are lined by a balanced mixture of ciliated, secretory and neuroendocrine cells which perform functions as diverse as air humidification, detoxification, and clearance of environmental particles. ...
Pulling malaria from mosquitoes to fight disease
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(AP) -- Think your job's tedious? Try beheading 100 mosquitoes an hour. Gently, no smushing allowed. Malaria parasites lurk in these mosquitoes' salivary glands, and a small company on the outskirts of the ...
Fatal brain disease at work well before symptoms appear
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University of Florida scientists have discovered why a paralyzing brain disorder speeds along more rapidly in some patients than others — a finding that may finally give researchers an entry point toward an ...
