Men who had an overprotective father and little autonomy during childhood may run a 12% higher risk of dying before their eightieth birthday. In the case of women who had an overprotective father, the risk of dying before ...
Feb 6, 2023
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A team of researchers led by Matti Pirinen of the University of Finland used more than 18,000 Finnish samples to take an incredibly detailed look at how Finnish genetics have shifted, year by year, from the 1920s to the 1980s. ...
Mar 4, 2021
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The average American today is twice as likely to be diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis than in the years before World War II, Harvard scientists say, but that increase can't be blamed on the reasons most might think.
Aug 14, 2017
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A virulent group of tuberculosis germs spread from East Asia in waves propelled by industrialisation, World War I and Soviet collapse to yield some of the drug-resistant strains plaguing the world today, a study said Monday.
Jan 19, 2015
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(Medical Xpress)—During the Second World War, analysts pored over stereoscopic aerial reconnaissance photographs, becoming experts at identifying potential targets from camouflaged or visually noisy backgrounds, and then ...
Oct 3, 2014
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A new UCLA analysis of words used in more than 1.5 million American and British books published between 1800 and 2000 shows how our cultural values have changed.
Aug 7, 2013
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(Medical Xpress)—The 1950s were not as prudish as they seemed on the surface, says economist Andrew Francis.
Jan 28, 2013
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As people in the U.S. prepare to set their clocks ahead one hour on Sunday, March 10, 2024, I find myself bracing for the annual ritual of media stories about the disruptions to daily routines caused by switching from standard ...
Mar 4, 2024
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Do you ever feel spacey, distracted and worn down toward the end of a long work-related task—especially if that task is entirely a mental one? For over a century, psychologists have been trying to determine whether mental ...
Mar 3, 2024
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Approximately 13 billion laboratory tests are administered every year in the United States, but not every result is timely or accurate. Laboratory missteps prevent patients from receiving appropriate, necessary, and sometimes ...
Jan 4, 2024
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