Psychology & Psychiatry
Understanding emotions is nearly as important as IQ for students' academic success
The ability to understand emotions contributes almost as much to students' grades as their IQ.
Mar 3, 2020
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Cardiology
Big belly increases death risk in heart attack survivors
Having a big belly increases the risk of death in heart attack survivors, according to research presented at ESC Congress 2013 by Professor Tabassome Simon and Professor Nicolas Danchin from France. The findings from the ...
Sep 1, 2013
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Pediatrics
Differential parenting found to affect whole family
Parents act differently with different children—for example, being more positive with one child and more negative with another. A new longitudinal study has found that this behavior negatively affects not only the child ...
Feb 12, 2013
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Medical research
New tool for selecting embryos in fertility treatments
A team of researchers from the Universitat Politècnica de València and specialists from the Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe have developed a new tool, a mathematical model to be exact, to help in the selection ...
Jan 21, 2013
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Cardiology
Heart-related deaths increase in winter regardless of climate
No matter what climate you live in, you're more likely to die of heart-related issues in the winter, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2012.
Nov 6, 2012
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Oncology & Cancer
Modeling metastasis
Cancer metastasis, the escape and spread of primary tumor cells, is a common cause of cancer-related deaths. But metastasis remains poorly understood. Studies indicate that when a primary tumor breaks through a blood vessel ...
Aug 24, 2012
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Neuroscience
Taking cholesterol drugs in hospital may improve stroke outcomes
A new study suggests that using cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins after having a stroke may increase the likelihood of returning home and lessen the chance of dying in the hospital. The research is published ...
May 21, 2012
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Health
Study shows additional benefits of progesterone in reducing preterm birth risk
(Medical Xpress) -- An analysis of five previous studies has uncovered additional evidence of the effectiveness of progesterone, a naturally occurring hormone, in reducing the rate of preterm birth among a high-risk category ...
Dec 15, 2011
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Health
Body weight, sleep-disordered breathing and cognition linked in children
Researchers at the University of Chicago have found important new relationships between obesity, sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and cognitive processing among elementary school children.
Nov 4, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Profanity in TV and video games linked to teen aggression
While it's been long established that watching violent scenes increases aggression levels, a new study in the medical journal Pediatrics suggests that profanity in the media may have a similar effect. Pediatrics is the top-ranked ...
Oct 17, 2011
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