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Amino acid
In chemistry, an amino acid is a molecule that contains both amine and carboxyl functional groups. In biochemistry, this term refers to alpha-amino acids with the general formula H2NCHRCOOH, where R ... > more -
Mental retardation
Mental retardation is a term for a pattern of persistently slow learning of basic motor and language skills ("milestones") during childhood, and a significantly below-normal global intellectual ... > more -
Educational Psychology
Intelligence
Child Development
Language Acquisition
Disorders and Syndromes
Perception
Learning disability
In the United States and Canada, the term learning disability is used to refer to psychological and neurological conditions that affect a person's communicative capacities and potential to be taught ... > more -
Healthy Aging
Attention Deficit Disorder
Parenting
Infant's Health
Sports Medicine
Pregnancy and Childbirth
Sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is any sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant aged one month to one year. The term cot death is often used in the United Kingdom, and crib ... > more -
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine (also referred to as methylamphetamine or desoxyephedrine) is a synthetic stimulant drug used for both medicinal and recreational purposes (the latter use is illegal in most ... > more -
Growth hormone treatment
Growth hormone (GH) is a protein hormone secreted by the pituitary gland which stimulates growth and cell reproduction. In the past growth hormone was extracted from human pituitary glands and given ... > more -
Psychiatry
Attention Deficit Disorder
Healthy Aging
Mental Health Research
Disorders and Syndromes
Anxiety
Obsessive-compulsive disorder
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder; more specifically, it is an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but it is most commonly characterized by a ... > more -
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's Research
Healthy Aging
Dementia
Disorders and Syndromes
Attention Deficit Disorder
Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease (AD), also known simply as Alzheimer's, is a neurodegenerative disease that, in its most common form, is found in people over age 65. Approximately 24 million people worldwide ... > more -
Self image
A person's self image is the mental picture, generally of a kind that is quite resistant to change, that depicts not only details that are potentially available to objective investigation by others ... > more
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