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Money: It's More Than An Incentive According To University Of Minnesot
Why are some people more self-sufficient than others? Why are some people more willing to volunteer or help out than others? What makes some people seem stand-offish, while others move right in and help? Research conducted by Kathleen Vohs, assistant professor of marketing at the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota, demonstrates that money -- more specifically, people's exposure to the concept of money -- can start to answer these questions. The research is published in the November 17 issue of Science. Researcher Investigates Effects Of Psychoactive Drugs On Children And
The defense team for 15-year-old Christopher Pittman recently argued that the prescription drug Zoloft caused violent behavior and ultimately led to his 2001 murder of both of his grandparents in South Carolina. Ninety Percent Of U.S. Wounded Survive: In Iraq, Firepower Increases,
Better, faster medical care has reduced deaths from the more than 10,000 war injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan to the lowest percentage of any war in American history. In World War II, 30 percent of U.S. soldiers died from wounds received in combat; in Vietnam, 24 percent of the wounded died. In Iraq and Afghanistan, despite the horrific increase in the destructibility of weapons, mortality has dropped to 10 percent. Lethal Needle Blight Epidemic May Be Related To Climate Change
Biologists present strong evidence in the September issue of BioScience that a lethal outbreak of needle blight that is killing lodgepole pines in British Columbia is caused by climate change. The blight, caused by the fungus Dothistroma septosporum, causes trees to loose their needles and eventually die. Lodgepole pines are an economically important species, being used in construction and for pulp. Breast Cancer Returns More Often In Black Women
Contrary to previous studies, African-American women with early-stage breast cancer who have surgery to remove the cancer followed by radiation therapy have a higher chance of their cancer coming back in the breast and lymph nodes 10 years after diagnosis, compared to their Caucasian counterparts, according to the largest study of its kind. Magnets May Pose Serious Risks For Patients With Pacemakers And ICDs
Magnets may interfere with the operation of pacemakers and implantable cardioverter defibrillators, according to a study published in the December 2006 edition of Heart Rhythm. Aging Adults Have Choices When Confronting Perceived Mental Declines
Aging adults may joke about memory lapses and "early Alzheimer's."But they have more control over their "cognitive vitality"than they may realize, according to a professor of educational psychology. It's all part of what she has playfully named the "Dumbledore hypothesis of cognitive aging,"based on a line from the headmaster Dumbledore in the third Harry Potter novel: "It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." Poor Ventilation And Crowding In Nunavut Homes Associated With Lung In
Inadequate ventilation and overcrowding may contribute to the high incidence of lower respiratory tract lung infections in young Inuit children, according to new research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. Single-donor Islet Transplantation Procedure Shows Promise For Patient
Patients with type 1 diabetes who received islet transplantation from a single donor pancreas were insulin independent one year later, according to a study in the February 16 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical applications of biotechnology. U.S. Census Bureau Facts for Features: Back to School
Facts and statistics about the annual autumnal phenomenon of children and teachers returning to school. Browse topics such as school enrollment, the cost of education, back-to-school shopping, the benefits of education, and more. From the U.S. Census Bureau.
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