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| TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories |
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| Genetic Scars of the Holocaust: Children Suffer Too |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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A study finds that severe trauma can cause genetic changes that are passed along to children |
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| Ah-Choo! The Uncommon Life of Your Common Cold |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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| Ocean Science: Monitoring Climate Change in Deep Water |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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A report from the Atlantic Explorer, from which the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences is trying to establish a data base for changes in the planet's oceans |
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| Do Belly Blankets Protect Unborn Babies from Radiation? |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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A new product called Belly Armor claims to shield growing fetuses from radiation from mobile devices. But the question is, Is it necessary? |
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| Study of 9/11's Emotional Response Charts Anxiety, Anger |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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A new paper in Psychological Science has provided a fever chart of how the emotions of Americans as a whole rose and fell in the course of that singular day |
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| Study: Brain Exercises Delay, but Can't Prevent, Dementia |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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Contrary to doctors' advice to "use it or lose it," a new study finds that brain-stimulating exercises may fend off dementia -- but at a cost |
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| Study: Diet Drug Meridia May Boost Heart Risks |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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A new study finds that some users of the weight-loss pill Meridia may have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke |
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| Exercise Can Counteract Obesity Genes, Says Study |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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A new study finds people who are genetically predisposed to obesity may benefit most from physical activity |
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| Did Our Feasting Rituals Start 12,000 Years Ago? |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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Just when did early humans start to have feasts? New findings may have answered that question |
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| Study on Forced Pregnancy: Help for Women Who Face Threat |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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A new study suggests that a few simple questions from health care providers can protect women whose partners want to force them to have children, known as reproductive coercion |
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| Study: Omega-3 Fats May Not Help Heart-Attack Survivors |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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The heart-healthy fats known as omega-3 fatty acids may not reduce heart risk in patients who have already developed heart disease, a new study finds |
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| Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers, Study Finds |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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One of the most contentious issues in the vast literature about alcohol consumption has been the consistent finding that those who don't drink tend to die sooner than those who do |
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| Ocean Health: How to Save the World's Dying Coral Reefs |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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The world's coral reefs are under pressure from rising sea temperatures, ocean acidification, coastal pollution and physical damage |
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| New Study: Young Children Surprisingly Perceptive |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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A new study suggests that young children possess a skill many adults assume they lack: they are able to judge when a human behavior is statistically probable versus when it is unusual. |
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| One More Way to Avoid Diabetes: Breastfeed |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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New evidence suggests that breastfeeding may help keep mothers, as well as babies, healthier |
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| Emotional Openness May Be Good for Males' Mental Health |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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A new study suggests that developing stereotypical male behavior early can damage well-being |
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| Scientists Discover Two Multiple-Planet Solar Systems |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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Two new discoveries add to the rapidly increasing extrasolar planet count |
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| Trapped Chilean Miners Face a Tough Psychological Ordeal |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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With months left underground, Chilean miners face a harrowing mental ordeal |
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| Jellyfish 'Citizen Scientists' Find Beauty in Stingers |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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It wouldn't be summer without stories of jellyfish swarms stinging beachgoers. Now the minds behind JellyWatch want members of the public to become "citizen scientists" and record their sightings |
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| Stem-Cell Ruling Causes Gloom, Anxiety Among Scientists |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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Stem-cell scientists still reeling from a judge's ruling that their life's work violates federal law received little reassurance about their job security from the nation's largest funder of these studies |
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| Salmon Baby Food: How to Get Your Kids to Eat Fish |
(Thu, 09 Sep 2010)
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One reason Americans don't eat enough fish is that it's rarely in our diets when we're children |
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