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Higher Risk Of Obesity For Children Neglected By Parents
Spending more time and giving more attention to your child may mean the difference between a lean or obese child, finds a new study. Three types of three categories of child maltreatment in the prior year were assessed: neglect (such as not providing proper supervision for the child), corporal punishment (such as spanking the child on the bottom with a bare hand) and psychological aggression (such as threatening to spank the child but not actually doing it). BitTorrent Acquires µTorrent
A wealth of users and "exceptionally well-written codebase" drive Bram Cohen's company to purchase the lightweight torrent client. Could BitTorrent-powered movie downloads be headed for a mobile device near you? In Monkey Bites. Greater Deficits In Emotional Facial Expression Can Indicate More Seve
Recognition of emotional facial expressions (EFEs) is a key form of non-verbal communication that is lacking among alcoholics. New findings show continuing EFE decoding deficits among alcoholics even after three months of abstinence. Alcoholics with the worst EFE decoding performance at initial assessment not only dropped out of treatment, but all of them later relapsed. [Scary] Pregnant woman says 'maternal instinct' helped her kill attack
FORT MITCHELL, Ky. - A pregnant woman who killed her attacker said a maternal instinct helped her fight off the woman who investigators believe was after her unborn child."I do believe that I fought harder because it was for my child,"Sarah Brady told ABC's "Good Morning America"in interviews aired Sunday and Monday. "It is a maternal instinct to protect your child to the very end."Katherine Smith, 22, died Thursday after luring Brady to her apartment to pick up a package supposedlydelivered to the wrong address. When Smith pulled out a knife and attacked the pregnant woman, Brady fought back, striking Smith on the head with an ash tray and stabbing her three times with her own knife, police said. Brady, 26, said she didn't know Smith before the two met at Smith's apartment and can't be certain why Smith wanted to kill her."I really am not sure what was going through her mind,"Brady told ABC. "The only thing I thought was that she was going to kill me and my child and that is the only thing that ran through my mind." All Business, No Boobies
The Mobile Adult Content Congress bans foul language and explicit images in the name of presenting a professional image. But the powers that be are forgetting the most important professionals of all. Commentary by Regina Lynn. India's Cut-Price Space Program
The country's space agency is earning a world-class reputation for launching telecom satellites and space cameras on the cheap. A special report by Scott Carney from Bangalore, India. Geologists Search For Prehistoric High
Not all areas of the Tibetan Plateau rose at the same time, according to researchers who are determining the past elevation of plateau locations by studying the remains of terrestrial plants that once grew there. Cholesterol Screening A Cost-effective Procedure To Extend Life In Hod
Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors who have lipid screening every five years to detect high cholesterol will live a half year longer than patients who don't have the screening and the intervention is cost-effective, according to a study presented November 8, 2006, at the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology's 48th Annual Meeting in Philadelphia. Study On Accidental Introduction Of InvasiveSnails With Parasitic Flat
A paper that authors are calling a "home run"study on the spread of disease is published in this week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The study traces -- through genetic analysis -- the accidental introduction of invasive snails with parasitic flatworms. The study points to broad implications for identifying and mitigating spreading disease in a globalized economy. Probing For Life On Mars: Detector To Hunt For Organic Molecules Durin
NASA has announced $750,000 in funding for development of an instrument to detect signs of life on Mars proposed by a scientist at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego. The instrument is designed to provide the most rigorous analysis possible for the past and present existence of biological compounds on Mars' surface.
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