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Study: verbal aggression may affect children's behavior
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 04, 2008 |
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The methods mothers use to control their children during playtime and other daily activities could have a negative impact on their child's self-esteem and behavior, according to a new Purdue University study.
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Computer software that could plan English football fixtures
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Can computers solve the logistical nightmare of planning English football fixtures?
Motor skill learning may be enhanced by mild brain stimulation
Jan 19, 2009 |
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People who received a mild electrical current to a motor control area of the brain were significantly better able to learn and perform a complex motor task than those in control groups. The findings could hold promise for ...
The first goal is the deepest: Can mathematics predict the match outcome?
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Jack Brimberg and Bill Hurley of The Royal Military College of Canada, Kingston, Ontario, point out that sports commentators will often argue the importance of scoring the first goal and often suggest that a team improves ...
Sony's PS3 outsells Wii fivefold in Japan: survey
Sep 25, 2009 |
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Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console outsold Nintendo's Wii nearly fivefold in Japan in the three weeks to September 20, helped by the launch of a new cheaper, slim version, a survey said Friday.
Video game industry bucks downturn with Feb. sales
Mar 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The video game industry continued to defy the recession in February, posting double-digit year-over-year growth with Nintendo Co.'s popular Wii gaming system leading the way.
Researchers say after-school programs should promote activity, healthy nutrition
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Children's after-school activities often consist of sedentary behavior such as watching television, but after-school programs that offer physical activity and healthy snacks could be the best place for children's health.
Extinction runs in the family
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Global calamities like the one that doomed most dinosaurs forever alter the varieties of life found on Earth, but new research shows that it doesn't take a catastrophe to end entire lineages. ...
Early treatment of systemic onset JIA with anakinra restores the IL-18 response
Jun 12, 2009 |
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First line treatment with anakinra (an interleukin-1 (IL-1) receptor antagonist), results in a 'good' clinical response (ACRp90) in patients newly diagnosed with systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SoJIA), and restores ...
Infants participate in complex interactions with their parents
Dec 03, 2008 |
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A new study in the journal Family Process shows that infants appear to be active participants in complex interactional sequences with their parents far earlier than previously thought. Researchers documented the capacity of thr ...
Is Tetris good for the brain?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Brain imaging shows playing Tetris leads to a thicker cortex and may also increase brain efficiency, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Research Notes. A research team based in ...
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