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Homicide rates linked to trust in governement, sense of belonging, study suggests
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 01, 2009 |
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When Americans begin routinely complaining about how they hate their government and don't trust their leaders, it may be time to look warily at the homicide rate.
First Step To Success steps up in Albuquerque schools
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 30, 2009 |
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A school-based behavioral intervention program developed under a federal grant in the mid-1990s at the University of Oregon, already in widespread use, now has shown real value on a complex stage, scoring ...
Widowed facing higher mortality risk, researcher finds
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Married people in the United States are living longer these days, but the widowed are experiencing a higher mortality rate, according to new research by a Michigan State University sociologist.
Acculturation influences smoking cessation by Latino men
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Latino men who are more adapted to U.S. culture are more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts, according to research by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center published ...
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CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states
Nov 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A new government report says swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30.
CDC: Swine flu less widespread; only in 25 states
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(AP) -- Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.
Physics Model Determines Dynamics of Friends and Enemies
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Sometimes friends can become enemies and enemies become friends, and it’s difficult to understand exactly how or why the changes took place. A new study shows that when the shifting of alliances ...
Research shows power of FRET-based approach for distinguishing among distinct states of proteins
Nov 30, 2009 |
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In the December 2009 issue of the Journal of General Physiology, Moss et al. report a comprehensive investigation employing Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) to study the {gamma}-amino acid (GABA) transporter GAT1, ...
The hidden lives of proteins
Dec 02, 2009 |
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An important Brandeis study appearing in the December 3 issue of Nature raises the curtain on the hidden lives of proteins at the atomic level. The study reports that for the first time, researchers used x ...
For low-income families with special needs kids, where you live matters (w/ Video)
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In the United States, caring for a child with special health care needs usually means higher medical expenses for a family — particularly for low-income families, who spend a disproportionally large share of their income ...
Hospital price transparancy laws in California fall short, study finds
Dec 01, 2009 |
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Uninsured patients in California are unable to successfully obtain information about the cost of medical care at hospitals despite recent state legislation intended to improve price transparency, according to a new study.
Nevada professor devises new childhood obesity screening tools
Dec 03, 2009 |
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A University of Nevada, Reno professor who thinks the present weight management charts and screening tools for children are too difficult to understand and use has devised new, simpler charts that pediatricians ...
Americans born in the South may have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Nov 30, 2009 |
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The "stroke belt" has a tight hold. People born in the Southern stroke belt have a higher risk of dying from stroke as adults, even if they later move away, compared to people who were born in other parts of the country. ...
No widespread impact of wind power projects on surrounding residential property values in the US
Dec 02, 2009 |
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A major new Berkeley Lab report finds that proximity to wind energy facilities does not have a pervasive or widespread adverse effect on the property values of nearby homes.
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