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Parental Physical Discipline Through Childhood Linked To Behavior Prob
Using data collected in two longitudinal studies, researchers found that parents typically adjust the way they discipline their children in response to their children's cognitive abilities, using less physical discipline (spanking, slapping, hitting with an object) over time. Researchers also found that when parents' use of physical discipline continues through childhood, by the time their children are teens, they're more likely to have behavior problems. Cancer Support Cells May Evolve, Fuel Tumor Growth, Study Shows
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists have demonstrated in a living organism that cancers may cause surrounding supportive cells to evolve and ultimately promote cancer growth. UCLA-VA Study Names India Dietary Staple As Potential Alzheimer's Weap
A dietary staple of India, where Alzheimer's disease rates are reportedly among the world's lowest, holds potential as a weapon in the fight against the disease. The new UCLA-Veterans Affairs study involving genetically altered mice suggests that curcumin, the yellow pigment in curry spice, inhibits the accumulation of destructive beta amyloids in the brains of Alzheimer's patients and also breaks up existing plaques. Clean Air Interstate Rule
In March 2005, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued "the Clean Air Interstate Rule (CAIR), a rule that will achieve the largest reduction in air pollution in more than a decade."This site features background information and updates about the rule, which mostly affects states in the eastern half the United States through mandates to reduce sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NOx) emissions. Includes the text of the rule and related charts. Eating Disorders In Children: Watch Out For Bad Advice From Web Sites,
Parenting a child with an eating disorder - monitoring meals, friends and activities - can be a full-time job. But two new studies from researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital indicate a need for increased vigilance in two key areas: Internet use among adolescents with the condition, and pre-teen weight loss in seemingly healthy children. Gamma Interferon Could Aid Fight Against Fungal Infections
Interferon, the "superhero"cure for viral infections, may be a strong weapon in the battle against fungal infections in immunocompromised patients, according to a new article. Fungal infections (mycoses) were once seen as exotic diseases, but this is changing rapidly. Verizon Turned Down IPhone Deal
The network's pickiness about terms drove Apple into Cingular's arms. In Gadget Lab. New Vaccine To Be Used For First Time In Polio Outbreak Response
Eighteen new cases of polio have today been announced in Yemen, bringing the reported total number associated with an outbreak in the country to 22. Yemen had been polio-free since disease surveillance began in 1996 - a genetic investigation is ongoing to determine the precise origin of the outbreak. Experts fear that the number of cases will rise in the immediate future. Village Archaeology
Archaeologists were out in force in our village once again, this past weekend. This time their mini dig was part of our four-day Fen Edge Family Festival, for which I was one of the team of official photographers.A metre-square hole was dug on the edge of Cottenham Village Green and it was quickly discovered just [...]Post from: Sciencebase Science Blog Large-scale Projects in Berlin: Memorial to the Murdered Jews in Europ
"On 25 June 1999 the German Bundestag passed a resolution on the construction of a Memorial to the murdered Jews in Europe."This site features an overview of the project (which was completed in 2005) and its design "by the New York architect, Peter Eisenman, [which] marks a radical departure from the traditional memorial concept."Provides a video showing images of the memorial. In English and German. From the Senate Department of Urban Development, Berlin.
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