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40 Percent of Youths Attempting Suicide Make First Attempt Before High School, Study Finds
November 28, 2011 — Thoughts about killing oneself and engaging in suicidal behavior may begin much younger than previously thought. While about one of nine youths attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high ... > full story -
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New Tool Saves Time, Reduces Risk of Mistakes in Diabetes Care
November 18, 2011 — In the fast-paced world of health care, doctors are often pressed for time during patient visits. Researchers have now developed a tool that allows doctors to view electronic information about ... > full story -
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Focus on Testing Hurts Students in High School Health Classes
November 15, 2011 — High school health classes fail to help students refuse sexual advances or endorse safe sex habits when teachers focus primarily on testing knowledge, a new study reveals. But when teachers ... > full story -
Everybody Can Become a Better a Reader, Swedish Research Suggests
November 15, 2011 — Students with cognitive impairments may learn to comprehend written texts much better than commonly thought, according to researchers in ... > full story -
Surgery on Toy Animals Lessens Anxiety of Veterinary Students
November 15, 2011 — Training basic surgical techniques on toy animals before having to perform operations on living animals makes veterinary students much less anxious. At the same time, the use of laboratory animals is ... > full story -
Big, Little, Tall and Tiny: Learning Spatial Terms Improves Children's Spatial Skills
November 9, 2011 — Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform better on tests of their spatial skills, researchers have found. The study ... > full story -
Fatherhood Can Help Change a Man's Bad Habits
November 7, 2011 — After men become fathers for the first time, they show significant decreases in crime, tobacco and alcohol use, according to a new, 19-year study. Researchers assessed more than 200 at-risk boys ... > full story -
Psychologists Stress the Importance of Memory in Preventing Relapse After Therapy
November 4, 2011 — Addictions, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder -- such painful and harmful problems are recalcitrant to treatment. In the clinic, a person may suppress the association between the stimulus and ... > full story -
How We Create False Memories: Assessing Memory Performance in Older Adults
November 4, 2011 — A new study addresses the influence of age-related stereotypes on memory performance and memory errors in older ... > full story -
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Interactive Play With Blocks Found to Facilitate Development of Spatial Vocabulary
November 2, 2011 — Parents and researchers have long speculated that play with construction toys might offer a rich environment that would support later learning in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics ... > full story
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