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New method of scoring IQ tests benefits children with intellectual disabilities

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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

Parents of children with intellectual disabilities have long been frustrated by intelligence quotient (IQ) testing that tells them little to nothing about the long-term learning potential of their children.





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Calcium scans may be effective screening tool for heart disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A simple, non-invasive test appears to be an effective screening tool for identifying patients with silent heart disease who are at risk for a heart attack or sudden death. Coronary artery calcium scans can be done without ...


Competition for College Admissions Perpetuates Class Divide in Higher Education

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Increased competition for college admissions combined with the heightened emphasis on test scores in recent decades has fueled the growth of class inequality in American higher education, according to sociologist Sigal Alon ...


Stress, fatigue plague patients with allergic rhinitis and obstructive sleep apnea

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created Oct 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients who suffer from both allergic rhinitis and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may experience escalated symptoms of stress and fatigue.


Children's blood lead levels linked to lower test scores

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to lead in early childhood significantly contributes to lower performances on end-of-grade (EOG) reading tests among minority and low-income children, according to researchers at Duke University and North Carolina ...


Poorer people still excluded from top professions

Poorer people still excluded from top professions

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 13, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Doctors and lawyers are more likely to come from wealthy backgrounds according to new research from the Department of Economics that indicates that the ‘social gap’ that prevents poorer people ...


Results show math, science aren't out of reach

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 26, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

The conflicting data coming out about schools can make your head swirl. Too few kids ready for college. Too few students mastering their subjects. Too many teens trailing their global peers in math and science.


Indiana reflects national trend as geography literacy declines

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study in the Journal of Geography reports that despite increased support for K-12 geography education over a 15-year period, geography knowledge among Indiana college freshmen has not improved.


Optimism appears to lower women's risk of death, heart disease

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created Aug 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Optimistic women have a lower risk of developing heart disease or dying from any cause compared to pessimistic women, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.


Psychosocial therapy with antidepressants more effective in helping depressed stroke patients

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychosocial therapy combined with medication can effectively improve depression and recovery in stroke patients, according to a new study reported in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.


Subjective symptoms of sleep quality and daytime sleepiness associated with declining quality of life

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created Aug 01, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study in the Aug. 1 issue of the journal Sleep indicates that self-reported worsening in initiating and maintaining sleep over a five-year period was significantly associated with poorer mental quality of life, and increa ...



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