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Children With Higher Intelligence Appear To Have Reduced Risk Of Post-
Children who are more intelligent at age 6 may be less likely to experience trauma by age 17 and if they do, may be less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In contrast, children who have anxiety disorders and conduct problems at age 6 appear more likely to develop PTSD following exposure to traumatic events. Mirror Dance
Companion to a Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) Independent Lens documentary about "Cuban-born identical twins ... who become estranged through politics when one moves to the United States and the other remains behind. Though separated for almost 40 years, both continue to share a passion for dance."The site includes information about the National Ballet of Cuba, the Cuban Revolution, and the filmmakers. Also includes links to related information. X-Ray Beams And Fruit Fly 'Flight Simulator' Aid Scientists' View Of M
What is the connection between a fly's aerodynamic skill and human heart function? Using the nation's most brilliant X-rays, located at the Advanced Photon Source at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory, a cardiac molecular motors expert from the University of Vermont (UVM) and colleagues from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) and Caltech performed research to answer that and other questions. Miyazaki's Castle Crumbles
Anime master Hayao Miyazaki delivers another animation in the winning style of his earlier classics, but the dreamlike narrative eventually bogs down in confusion. Nicholas Schager reviews Howl's Moving Castle. New MRI Techniques May Help Patients Avoid Knee Surgery
Patients with suspected meniscal tears or other injuries to their knees may be able to avoid arthroscopic surgery by having a 3-Tesla MRI examination instead, two studies together indicate. Columbia Study Suggests Benefits Of Herbal Extract In Early Treatment
Data from the Columbia University demonstrates that Zyflamend, a unique herbal extract preparation, suppresses the growth of prostate cancer cells and induces prostate cancer cells to self-destruct via a process called "apoptosis."The data, published in the October edition of Nutrition and Cancer, showed Zyflamend has the ability, in-vitro, to reduce prostate cancer cell proliferation by as much as 78 percent and to induce cancer cell death or apoptosis. Stanford Gut Check Shows Diversity Of Intestinal Ecosystem
Using molecular techniques that detect all known types of microbes and borrowing statistical techniques from field ecology and population genetics, Paul Eckburg, MD, a postdoctoral scholar in infectious diseases and geographic medicine, conducted the most extensive study to date surveying the inhabitants of the lower digestive tract. White Blood Cell 'Waste Disposal' System Plays Critical Regulatory Rol
A new research study identifies a critical inhibitory step that is a key component of the feedback circuit regulating the balance between neutrophil production and destruction. The research, published in the March issue of Immunity, suggests that the process for disposal of dying neutrophils is actively linked to neutrophil production. Modeling Cell Division: How A Cell Interacts With Its Microenvironment
Division is a key step in the life of cells and involves complex dynamic interplay between a large number of molecular components. Biologists and theoretical physicists have now devised a theoretical model of cell division of great predictive value. Multiple Myeloma Clinical Trial Shows Distinct Survival Benefit With L
Results of Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Phase III clinical trial E4A03, for multiple myeloma show significantly better overall survival with lenalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone therapy compared to lenalidomide plus high-dose dexamethasone.
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