News tagged with younger
Charcoal evidence tracks climate changes in Younger Dryas
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 28, 2009 |
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A new study reports that charcoal particles left by wildfires in sediments of 35 North American lake beds don't readily support the theory that comets exploding over the continent 12,900 years ago sparked ...
Old and young brains rely on different systems to remember emotional content
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 16, 2008 |
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Neuroscientists from Duke University Medical Center have discovered that older people use their brains differently than younger people when it comes to storing memories, particularly those associated with negative emotions.
Old as you want to be: Study finds most seniors feel younger
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Older people tend to feel about 13 years younger than their chronological age. That is one of the findings of a study forthcoming in the Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Science. The researchers analyzed the respon ...
Spitzer Reveals Stellar "Family Tree"
Aug 22, 2008 |
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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
Aug 18, 2008 |
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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 ...
Survival after heart attack improves in younger women
Oct 26, 2009 |
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In recent years, women, particularly younger women, experienced larger improvements in hospital mortality after myocardial infarction (MI) than men, according to a study published in the Oct. 26, 2009 issue of Archives of ...
Younger men with advanced prostate cancer have shorter survival times
May 22, 2009 |
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While young men with prostate cancer have a low risk of dying early, those with advanced forms of cancer do not live as long as older men with similar forms of the disease. That is the conclusion of a new study published ...
Younger men with erectile dysfunction at double risk of heart disease
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Men who experience erectile dysfunction between the ages of 40 and 49 are twice as likely to develop heart disease than men without dysfunction, according to a new Mayo Clinic study.
Researchers find that healthy, younger adults could be at risk for heart disease
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Even younger adults who have few short-term risk factors for heart disease may have a higher risk of developing heart disease over their lifetimes, according to new findings by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher.
Panic attacks linked to higher risk of heart attacks and heart disease, especially in younger people
Dec 11, 2008 |
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People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger ...
Cholesterol drugs lower risk of stroke for elderly too
Sep 03, 2008 |
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Elderly people who take a cholesterol drug after a stroke or mini-stroke lower their risk of having another stroke just as much as younger people in the same situation, according to research published in the September 3, ...
Spending time in the intensive care unit can traumatize kids
Sep 03, 2008 |
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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 ...
Older people may need less sleep, study finds
Jul 24, 2008 |
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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 ...
Professor talks about latest in Younger Dryas work in Science article
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2008 |
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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 ...
Researchers find medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use may benefit from brief intervention
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that some medical inpatients with unhealthy alcohol use may benefit from a brief intervention. The BUSM study appears in the May issue of Journal of St ...
