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Economist's research sheds light on consumption patterns of nation's poor
Jun 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The research of University of Notre Dame economist James X. Sullivan sheds light on how best to measure the well-being of the nation’s poorest families so policies can be crafted to help them.
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For struggling single moms, 3-generation households are better than 2
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 03, 2009 |
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Living in a three-generation household can significantly enhance the economic well-being of children, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Massachusetts, ...
Staying together 'for kids' sake' isn't always best
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 01, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The research is clear: Adolescents tend to fare better -- academically and behaviorally -- when they live with both biological parents. But when their parents frequently argue, young adults are significantly ...
Tunisian woman expecting 12 babies: reports
Aug 18, 2009 |
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A Tunisian woman is due to give birth to 12 babies, which could be a world record, press reports said Tuesday, quoting doctors.
New warrant issued for Minn. mom in chemo dispute
May 21, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new felony arrest warrant was issued Thursday as the search continued for the Minnesota mother who fled with her 13-year-old cancer-stricken son to avoid chemotherapy treatments.
Team shows how evolution can allow for large developmental leaps
Jul 20, 2009 |
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How evolution acts to bridge the chasm between two discrete physiological states is a question that's long puzzled scientists. Most evolutionary changes, after all, happen in tiny increments: an elephant grows a little larger, ...
Combination antiretroviral therapy effective at reducing HIV resistance in mothers and babies
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Oct 27, 2009 |
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In a clinical trial investigating mother-to-child HIV transmission in South Africa published this week in PLoS Medicine, Neil Martinson (of the Perinatal HIV Research Unit, Soweto, South Africa) and colleagues find that a ...
Do bilingual persons have distinct language areas in the brain?
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 08, 2009 |
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A new study carried out at the University of Haifa sheds light on how first and second languages are represented in the brain of a bilingual person. A unique single case study that was tested by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim of the ...
Obama, Bill Clinton have common ground
Apr 30, 2008 |
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The Democratic primary contest may have placed them on opposing sides, but presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton have more in common than their voter party registration cards.
Sea sponges busted by researchers
Mar 31, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to sex, sea sponges are certainly not monogamous. But, thanks to a project based at the Heron Island Research Station, UQ researchers will uncover whether the marine animals are partaking in ...
Extended infant antiretroviral prophylaxis reduces HIV risk during breastfeeding
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 05, 2008 |
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In many resource-poor countries, infants born to mothers with HIV receive a single dose of nevirapine (NVP) and a one-week dose of zidovudine (ZDV) to prevent transmission of HIV from the mother to her newborn. The results ...
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