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Doulas may indicate failings in patient care, warns doctor
Dec 02, 2009 |
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The presence of doulas (paid birth assistants) during labour may alter the doctor-patient dynamic and can compromise communication and therefore patient care, warns a doctor in the British Medical Journal today.
Researchers show efficacy of gene therapy in mouse models of Huntington's disease
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 30, 2009 |
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Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have shown that a highly specific intrabody (an antibody fragment that works against a target inside a cell) is capable of stalling the development of Huntington's ...
Top-selling prescription drug mismarketed to women
Medicine & Health / Medications
Sep 17, 2008 |
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Lipitor has been the top-selling drug in the world and has accounted for over $12 billion in annual sales. It has been prescribed to both men and women to lower cholesterol and reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke in ...
Are organic crops as productive as conventional?
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Mar 25, 2008 |
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Can organic cropping systems be as productive as conventional systems" The answer is an unqualified, “Yes” for alfalfa or wheat and a qualified “Yes most of the time” for corn and soybeans according to research reported by ...
Financial advice causes 'off-loading' in the brain
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 24, 2009 |
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A study using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows that expert advice may shut down areas of the brain responsible for decision-making processes, particularly when individuals are trying to evaluate a situation ...
Helping children and teens deal with stress in an uncertain time
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 13, 2008 |
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As families across the country face losses of nest eggs, homes or jobs, their young children and teens need emotional support.
In battle against teacher turnover, MSU mentoring program proves effective
Feb 24, 2009 |
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Beginning teachers in urban school districts quit at an alarming rate - often from lack of support - and Michigan State University education experts are targeting the problem with an innovative mentoring program.
Using 'dominance' to explain dog behavior is old hat
May 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows how the behaviour of dogs has been misunderstood for generations: in fact using misplaced ideas about dog behaviour and training is likely to cause rather than cure unwanted ...
Race bigotry falling in Britain
Nov 24, 2008 |
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Racial prejudice in Britain has been declining sharply in Britain since the 1980s thanks to the greater tolerance of younger generations - according to a new study.
A mighty number falls
May 21, 2007 |
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Mathematicians and number buffs have their records. And today, an international team has broken a long-standing one in an impressive feat of calculation.
Coroner: Self-help course led to woman's suicide
Dec 08, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An Australian coroner said Tuesday that participation in an intense self-help course led a woman to suffer a psychotic breakdown before she stripped naked and leaped to her death from an office window ...
Fewer applications for H-1B visas expected this year
Apr 02, 2009 |
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With unemployment skyrocketing across the nation, tech and other companies this year are expected to request fewer visas for highly skilled foreign workers, according to industry experts.
New Research Examines How Career Dreams Die
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows just what it takes to convince a person that he isn't qualified to achieve the career of his dreams.
K-State Physics Professor Says Evolution Debate Damaging State's Educational Reputation
Nov 07, 2005 |
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There are worse jobs than being a science teacher in the state of Kansas. But not much. According to Popular Science Magazine, only two jobs -- a manure inspector and a human lab rat -- rank lower than a Kansas biology tea ...
Southern Ocean Could Slow Global Warming
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 05, 2006 |
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The Southern Ocean may slow the rate of global warming by absorbing significantly more heat and carbon dioxide than previously thought, according to new research.
