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Researchers study hidden homicide trend

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 26, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Gun-related homicide among young men rose sharply in the United States in recent years even though the nation's overall homicide rate remained flat, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School ...





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Racial disparities reduced in injury related mortality

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 16, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

When it comes to injury-related deaths, the gap between black and white American youths is narrowing, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study found that between ...


Mental health problems in childhood may predict later suicide attempts in males

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most males who commit suicide or need hospital care for suicide attempts during their teen or early adult years appear to have high levels of psychiatric problems at age 8, according to a report in the April issue of Archives of ...


Higher drinking age linked to less binge drinking... except in college students

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found substantial reductions in binge drinking since the national drinking age was set at 21 two decades ago, with one exception: college students. ...


Water Striders Mating

Mom was right: Why nice guys usually get the girls

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Female water striders often reject their most persistent and aggressive suitors and prefer the males who aren't so grabby, according to new research. Water striders are insects commonly seen ...


Adult crime linked to childhood anxiety

Medicine & Health / Other

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 ...


Genetic link found between stress-induced sleep loss and intrusive thinking

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created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The genetic factors that cause increased sleep problems during times of stress seem to be the same as those that make people with intrusive and ruminative thoughts have a higher prevalence of insomnia.


U of M study identifies factors associated with successful weight loss in teens

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 27, 2007 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Participating in moderate to vigorous physical activity and limiting time in front of the television are some of the keys to successful weight loss in teens, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota Medical ...


Temper, temper: Lifetime of aggressiveness leads to negative outcomes

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

People who were aggressive as children and young adults are likely to continue that behavior later in adult life and wind up with marital problems, traffic violations and even arrests, a new study shows.


Study: Girls more bilingual than boys

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created Apr 07, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study by a Montreal researcher suggests more Canadian girls understand both English and French than boys beginning as early as age 5.


Are female mountain goats sexually conflicted over size of mate?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mountain goats are no exception to the general rule among mammals that larger males sire more and healthier offspring. But University of Alberta researcher David Coltman has found a genetic quirk that might make female mountain ...



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