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Personality Predictors Of Intelligence Change From Younger To Older Ad
An ability to be open to new situations may predict intelligence earlier in life, says a new study, but disagreeableness may predict intelligence later in life. According to the findings, differences in personality predictors of intelligence were found between young adults, and those who retain a normal level of overall cognitive ability in old age and those older adults who are cognitively superior. The Natural Death Centre
The website for this British organization promoting "inexpensive, family-organised, and environmentally-friendly funerals"features information about natural (or woodland or green) burial grounds and alternatives for simple and green funerals. Includes annotated links to funeral companies and organizations (in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand) that offer natural burial options, links to news coverage, and related information. Deep-sea Exploration Beneath Katrina's Wake: Expedition Team Dodges St
Despite having to evade hurricane Katrina, a team of scientists from Harbor Branch and other institutions is returning to port this Sunday with new tales from the deep after completing their second annual Deep Scope expedition. The group has discovered a mysterious visual capability in a deep-sea crab; captured new video of a large, recently discovered squid species; and took clear video of the world's first known fluorescent shark. Lifestyle, Rather Than Fetal Or Childhood Factors, Critical For Adult
Fetal programming and childhood factors can't be blamed for poor bone health in mid life, reveals a small study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. Instead, the critical factor seems to be adult lifestyle. Film Of The Heavens: Project To Create Revolutionary Map And First Mov
Astronomers from the Max-Planck-Institutes for Astronomy in Heidelberg and for Extraterrestrial Physics in Garching have joined with colleagues world-wide to form a consortium that will exploit a powerful new survey telescope on Haleakala on the island of Maui (Hawaii). This telescope will map repeatedly much of the entire sky, hence creating a high color-map and the first digital "movie"of the heavens, mapping changes in the sky with time. Diabetes Medication And Lifestyle Changes Can Help Treat Weight Gain I
Lifestyle intervention and the drug metformin are both effective against antipsychotic-induced weight gain, and treatment is most effective when the two therapies are combined, according to a new article. Winter Weather
Cold weather safety tips and information about cold weather health conditions from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Features checklists for preparing your home and car for winter weather, a FAQ on health conditions such as hypothermia and frostbite, indoor and outdoor safety pointers, a bibliography, and related links. Some material available in Spanish and Vietnamese. Intact Tonsils Triple Risk Of Recurrent Strep Throat
Children with recurrent strep throat whose tonsils have not been removed are over three times more likely to develop subsequent episodes of strep throat than children who undergo tonsillectomy, according to a Mayo Clinic study published in the Nov. 2 issue of Laryngoscope. Shark Attack Worries? Driving To The Beach Is More Deadly
Which is more likely to happen - you being in a car wreck or being bitten by a shark? Those who answered that cars are greater killers win a free trip to the beach. It's really no contest, says a Texas A&M University professor. Your chances of being in a wreck are far greater than being a shark's lunch, says John McEachran, a professor of wildlife and fishery sciences who has studied sharks for years. The Business SIde of Web 2.0
Can the same software trends that launched a thousand media startups help entrepreneurs compete with the big guns? You bet. By Adam DuVander.
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