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Study finds a new mechanism for how methamphetamine affects the developing fetal brain

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 09, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Toronto researchers have discovered a new mechanism in mice that shows how the exposure to the illicit drug methamphetamine (METH) during pregnancy can adversely affect the developing fetal ...





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Amalgam fillings don't affect children's brain development, says study

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 25, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Dental amalgam tooth fillings do not adversely affect children’s brain development and neurological status, researchers report in the February issue of The Journal of the American Dental Association.


Psych stress can worsen skin disorders

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 11, 2006 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

U.S. scientists have found inhibiting glucocorticoid, a type of steroid, can prevent skin abnormalities induced by psychological stress.


Eating liquorice in pregnancy may affect a child's IQ and behavior

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created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Expectant mothers who eat excessive quantities of liquorice during pregnancy could adversely affect their child's intelligence and behaviour, a study has shown.


EU tightens rules for chemical industry

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 11, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The European Union plans to tighten environmental regulations for the bloc's $680 billion chemical industry, setting the stage for a bitter fight.


A child's IQ can be affected by mother's exposure to urban air pollutants

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 19

A mother's exposure to urban air pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) can adversely affect a child's intelligence quotient or IQ, a study reports. PAHs are chemicals released into the air from the burning ...


Study: Celecoxib can cause arrhythmias

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 15, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

U.S. medical researchers have determined the anti-inflammatory drug celecoxib (Celebrex) can adversely affect heart rhythm in fruit fly and rat models.


Ski tourism stressing capercaillie

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ski tourism is raising stress levels among capercaillie, which could harm the birds’ fitness and ability to breed successfully, ecologists have found. Writing in the British Ecological Society’s Journal of Applied Ecology, resear ...


Ski tourism stresses European capercaillie

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created Mar 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Swiss, German and Austrian scientists said ski tourism might be harming capercaillie -- an old world grouse -- by affecting their ability to breed.


Family history, neighborhood affect teen behavior problems

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created Jan 13, 2006 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Girls' behaviors worsen more than boys' when neighborhood conditions deteriorate, a new University of Michigan study indicates. Boys are adversely influenced by family factors, such as parental education, a family member's ...


Putting off the perfect putt?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Thinking about your putting technique in between shots can make you play worse, not better, according to a new report by scientists.



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