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Gentler Heart Surgery Remains Without Signs of Dementia

Aortic valve stenosis is the most frequent heart valve defect of older people in Europe. In patients at high and excessive risk, conventional cardiac surgery ...  > full story

Brain Shape Affects Children's Learning Capacities

The anatomy of the brain affects cognitive control, an essential skill for learning and academic success. Scientists in this study showed that an ...  > full story

Dads: How Important Are They? New Research Highlights Value of Fathers in Both Neurobiology and Behavior of Offspring

Even with today's technology, it still takes both a male and a female to make a baby. But is it important for both parents ...  > full story

Depression in Pregnant Mothers May Alter the Pattern of Brain Development in Their Babies

Depression is a serious mental illness that has many negative consequences for sufferers. But depression among pregnant women may ...  > full story

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  Study Finds Parental Stress Linked to Obesity in Children

  December 6, 2013 — Parental stress is linked to weight gain in children, according to a new ... > full story
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  Study Points to Differences in High-School Crack, Powder Cocaine Use

  December 5, 2013 — The use of crack and powder cocaine both varies and overlaps among high school seniors, researchers have found. Their findings point to the need to take into account both common and different at-risk ... > full story
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  New Guidelines Rule out Same-Day Return to Play for Athletes With Concussion

  December 5, 2013 — Any athlete with concussion symptoms should not be allowed to return to play on the same day, according to the latest consensus statement on sports-related ... > full story
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  Alcohol in Pregnancy Causes Children to Have Impaired Social Skills

  December 5, 2013 — A recent study has found that drinking alcohol while pregnant means your child is more likely to develop issues with social skills as they grow ... > full story
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  Teen Sleep Problems: Social Ties More Important Than Biology

  December 5, 2013 — Medical researchers point to developmental factors, specifically the decline of the sleep-inducing hormone melatonin, as an explanation for why children get less sleep as they become teenagers. But a ... > full story
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  Obesity
   

  Study Links Sleep to Mood Disturbance, Poor Quality of Life in Obese

  December 4, 2013 — A new study shows that poor sleep quality is strongly associated with mood disturbance and lower quality of life among people with extreme ... > full story
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  Youthful Suicide Attempts a Marker for Lifelong Troubles

  December 4, 2013 — Against a backdrop of rising youth suicide attempts during the global recession, a longitudinal study has found that people who had attempted suicide before age 24 are plagued by more health and ... > full story
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  High Quality Preschool Narrows Gap Between High-Risk Kids, Higher Achievers, Study Finds

  December 4, 2013 — A new study found that children’s readiness in language, math and logic improved significantly by the programs offered at 24 pilot universal prekindergarten pilot program (UPK) sites in Greater ... > full story
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  Death of Adult Son Increases Depressive Symptoms in Mothers, but Not Fathers

  December 4, 2013 — Mothers -- but not fathers -- exhibited more depressive symptoms and experienced a decline in overall health after the death of an adult son, while the death of a daughter had no such effect on ... > full story
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  Working Odd Shifts Can Hurt Parent-Child Relationships

  December 4, 2013 — Research shows that working a job that doesn’t keep 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours can hurt the relationships between parents and adolescents, increasing the likelihood that children will engage in ... > full story

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