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  Childhood Trauma Leaves Its Mark on the Brain

  January 15, 2013 — Scientists have found evidence that psychological wounds inflicted when young leave lasting biological traces -- and a predisposition toward violence later in ... > full story
• Child Development
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  Quality of Instruction Trumps Language in Reading Programs

  January 15, 2013 — New research synthesizes studies of English reading outcomes for Spanish-dominant English language learners (ELLs) in elementary ... > full story
• Asthma
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  Low Birth Weight Not Associated With Asthma Risk

  January 15, 2013 — Low birth weight is not associated with asthma risk in ... > full story
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  Supplements and Cow's Milk Play Biggest Roles in Determining Vitamin D Levels in Children

  January 14, 2013 — Taking a vitamin D supplement and drinking cow's milk are the two most important factors that determine how much vitamin D is in a child's body, new research has ... > full story
• Autism
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  New Autism-Related Gene Variants Discovered

  January 14, 2013 — Genetics researchers have identified 25 copy number variations (CNVs) that occur in some patients with autism. While individually rare, these CNVs are “high impact,” strongly increasing a ... > full story
• Alternative Medicine
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  Alternative Medicine Use High Among Children With Chronic Conditions

  January 14, 2013 — Children who regularly see specialists for chronic medical conditions are also using complementary medicine at a high rate, demonstrates recently published ... > full story
• Vaccines
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  Less Reaction to DTaP Vaccine Given in Kids' Thighs Than Arms

  January 14, 2013 — Children age 12 to 35 months who receive DTaP vaccine in their thigh muscle rather than their arm are around half as likely to be brought in for medical attention for an injection-site reaction. So ... > full story
• Gender Difference
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  Workplace Health
   

  Popularity Is an Unconscious Deterrent

  January 14, 2013 — Although popular boys and girls get more attention from their classmates than less popular peers, they are often unconsciously avoided by those same ... > full story
• Autism
  Birth Defects
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  New Discovery in Autism-Related Disorder Reveals Key Mechanism in Brain Development and Disease

  January 14, 2013 — A new finding in neuroscience for the first time points to a developmental mechanism linking the disease-causing mutation in an autism-related disorder, Timothy syndrome, and observed defects in ... > full story
• Children's Health
  Obesity
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  Childhood Obesity Linked to More Immediate Health Problems Than Previously Thought

  January 14, 2013 — A new study focuses on the immediate consequences of childhood obesity and shows that obese youngsters are at far greater risk than had been ... > full story

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