News tagged with younger


Spending time in the intensive care unit can traumatize kids

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Children who spend time in the intensive care unit of a hospital can be traumatized by the experience even months after returning home. Dr. Janet Rennick from the Research Institute of The Montreal Children's Hospital of ...


Study confirms colorectal cancer screening should start at age 50

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 02, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Colorectal adenomas, the precursor polyps in virtually all colorectal cancers, occur infrequently in younger adults, but the rate sharply increases after age 50. Additionally, African Americans have a higher rate of proximal, ...


Spitzer Reveals Stellar "Family Tree"

Spitzer Reveals Stellar "Family Tree"

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 22, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (17) | comments 1

A new image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope tells a tale of life and death, and reveals a rich family history. The striking infrared picture shows a colorful cosmic cloud, called W5, studded with multiple ...


Study: Starting kindergarten later gives students only a fleeting edge

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New research challenges a growing trend toward holding kids out of kindergarten until they're older, arguing that academic advantages are short-lived and come at the expense of delaying entry into the workforce and other ...


Older people may need less sleep, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 24, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Along with all the other changes that come with age, healthy older people also lose some capacity for sleep, according to a new report published online on July 24th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. When asked ...


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Professor talks about latest in Younger Dryas work in Science article

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 17, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 0

University of Cincinnati Professor of Geology Tom Lowell is featured in the July 18 issue of Science, discussing the latest research into the question of whether the significant climate change event about ...



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