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Early Math and Reading Ability Linked to Job and Income in Adulthood
May 8, 2013 Math and reading ability at age 7 may be linked with socioeconomic status several decades later, according to new research. The childhood abilities predict socioeconomic status in adulthood over and ... > full story -
Why Family Conflict Affects Some Children More Than Others
May 8, 2013 New research reveals why some children are badly affected by negative family conflicts while other children survive without significant problems. Researchers found that the way in which children ... > full story -
Look! Something Shiny! How Some Textbook Visuals Can Hurt Learning
May 8, 2013 Adding captivating visuals to a textbook lesson to attract children’s interest may sometimes make it harder for them to learn, a new study ... > full story -
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5,000 Steps a Day to Avoid Paying Higher Health Insurance Costs? When Money Talks, People Walk
May 8, 2013 Faced with a choice between higher insurance prices or exercising, people who were obese enrolled in and stuck with Internet-tracked walking program for a ... > full story -
U.S. Urban Trees Store Carbon, Provide Billions in Economic Value, Finds State-by-State Analysis
May 7, 2013 America's urban forests store an estimated 708 million tons of carbon, an environmental service with an estimated value of $50 billion, according to a recent ... > full story -
Women Sell Themselves Short on Team Projects, Study Suggests
May 7, 2013 Working on a team is always a challenge, but a new study highlights a particular challenge to women: how much they credit themselves in a joint success. Women will devalue their contributions when ... > full story -
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Children's 'Healthy' Foods Marketed at Children Are Higher in Fat, Sugar and Salt
May 7, 2013 Foods being marketed to children in UK supermarkets are less healthy than those marketed to the general population according to researchers who question whether more guidelines may be needed in ... > full story -
All Hospitals Should Require Drug, Alcohol Tests for Physicians, Experts Say
May 7, 2013 To improve patient safety, hospitals should randomly test physicians for drug and alcohol use in much the same way other major industries in the United States do to protect their ... > full story -
Ice Age Ancestors Might Have Used Words in Common With Us
May 7, 2013 New research shows that Ice Age people living in Europe 15,000 years ago might have used forms of some common words including I, you, we, man and bark, that in some cases could still be recognized ... > full story -
High Home Ownership Can Seriously Damage Labor Market, New Study Suggests
May 7, 2013 Government policies that boost the amount of home ownership in a country are likely to inflict severe damage on the labor market, new research ... > full story
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