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Recognizing children's successes in all areas may prevent teenage depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Students' successes in the first grade can affect more than their future report cards. In a new study, University of Missouri researchers found links among students' weak academic performance in the first grade, self-perceptions ...





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Ending the cycle of poverty

Ending the cycle of poverty

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- While many academically talented high-school students in Providence, Rhode Island, are figuring out what outfit to wear to school on a particular day, other top grade-earners are busily getting ...


Social scientists build case for 'survival of the kindest'

Social scientists build case for 'survival of the kindest'

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (36) | comments 61

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, are challenging long-held beliefs that human beings are wired to be selfish. In a wide range of studies, social scientists are amassing ...


Undergrad researchers lay groundwork for drug addiction remedy

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sarah Steele and Langtian "Ren" Yuan were both self-admittedly inexperienced Duke freshmen in the spring of 2006. But then they followed helpful directions of an assistant chemistry professor, added their own patience and ...


Playing favorites: Parents still involved after children are grown

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Middle-aged parents are more involved in their grown children's lives than ever, according to new research from Purdue University.


Military children face more emotional challenges as parental deployments grow longer, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children in military families may suffer from more emotional and behavioral difficulties when compared to other American youths, with older children and girls struggling the most when a parent is deployed overseas, according ...


Researchers restore some function to cells from cystic fibrosis patients

Chemistry / Biochemistry

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

In an encouraging new development, a team led by Scripps Research Institute scientists has restored partial function to lung cells collected from patients with cystic fibrosis. While there is still much work to be done before ...


Most runaway teens return home with help of family ties, study finds

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Runaways who maintain contact with pro-social peers and have parental support, especially from their mothers, tend to return home.


'Doughnut hole' unites seniors wary of health bill (AP)

'Doughnut hole' unites seniors wary of health bill

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Lawmakers have wooed seniors skeptical of the health care overhaul by emphasizing the plan would close the "doughnut hole" - a gap in Medicare drug coverage that can cost thousands of dollars a year.


Defining feeding milestones in neonates helps improve quality of life

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created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A recent study conducted by researchers and physicians at Nationwide Children's Hospital sheds new light on feeding challenges often faced by premature infants. Although the prevalence of this disorder is well recognized, ...


MU researchers develop digital solutions to support divorced families

MU researchers develop digital solutions to support divorced families

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Conflict between parents, before and after divorce, is associated with feelings of anger, helplessness, loneliness and guilt in children. Now, an online program created by University of Missouri researchers ...



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