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Study finds strong relationship between high body mass index, pancreatic cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In reviewing the weight history of pancreatic cancer patients across their life spans, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that a high body mass index in early adulthood may ...





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Weight at birth tied to heart disease and diabetes risk in adulthood

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lower weight at birth may increase inflammatory processes in adulthood, which are associated with chronic diseases such as heart disease and diabetes, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's ...


Early-life nutrition may be associated with adult intellectual functioning

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Adults who had improved nutrition in early childhood may score better on intellectual tests, regardless of the number of years they attended school, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Me ...


The un-favorite child

The un-favorite child

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- “Mom always liked you best.” The Smothers Brothers aside, chances are if you’ve got a sibling, this is something you’ve either heard or said at some point in your life. Many people feel that ...


Childhood mental health problems blight adult working life

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 03, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mental health problems in childhood blight adult working life, suggests research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. And problems in working life are associated with mid life depression and an ...


Early-life experience linked to chronic diseases later in life

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

People's early-life experience sticks with them into adulthood and may render them more susceptible to many of the chronic diseases of aging, according to a new UBC study.


Childhood lead exposure is associated with increased risk of criminal arrest in adulthood

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created May 28, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Childhood exposure to lead is associated with adult criminal behaviour, including violent crime, finds a new study in this week’s PLoS Medicine. Dr Kim Dietrich and colleagues (University of Cincinnati, USA) studied the as ...


Adult crime linked to childhood anxiety

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created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Being nervous, socially isolated, anxious or neurotic during childhood protects young men from becoming criminal offenders until they enter adulthood, but the protective effect seems to wear off after the age of 21. These ...


Think again about keeping little ones so squeaky clean

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 5

A new Northwestern University study suggests that American parents should ease up on antibacterial soap and perhaps allow their little ones a romp or two in the mud --- or at least a much better acquaintance with everyday ...


Early family depression has lasting effects on teens, young adults

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created Dec 23, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The country's economic crisis could have lasting effects on children from families that fall into poverty, according to a new paper by researchers from Iowa State University's Institute for Social and Behavioral Research.


Delinquent acts less likely for youths from religious-centered, two-parent homes

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A committed two-adult household with strong religious values may reduce the likelihood that youths will commit acts such as assault, vandalism and theft throughout adolescence and into early adulthood, says ...



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