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Parent Input Ignored in School Closings in U.S.
May 30, 2013 — Officials who close neighborhood schools in poor, urban areas often ignore parents' input, which only reinforces the 'institutionalized racism that plagues U.S. schools,' a scholar ... > full story -
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Ninety-Three Percent of Homicides of U. S. Law Enforcement Officers Result from Firearms
May 30, 2013 — While occupational homicides continue to decline in the U.S., law enforcement remains one of the deadliest jobs in America. A new study documents that 93 percent of homicides of law enforcement ... > full story -
Early Brain Responses to Words Predict Developmental Outcomes in Children With Autism
May 29, 2013 — The pattern of brain responses to words in 2-year-old children with autism spectrum disorder predicted the youngsters' linguistic, cognitive and adaptive skills at ages 4 and 6, according to a new ... > full story -
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Gene That Helps Honey Bees Find Flowers (and Get Back Home) Discovered
May 29, 2013 — Honey bees don't start out knowing how to find flowers or even how to get around outside the hive. Before they can forage, they must learn to navigate a changing landscape and orient themselves to ... > full story -
Neuroscientists Discover New Phase of Synaptic Development
May 29, 2013 — Students preparing for final exams might want to wait before pulling an all-night cram session -- at least as far as their neurons are concerned. Neuroscientists have discovered a new intermediate ... > full story -
Picking Up a Second Language Is Predicted by Ability to Learn Patterns
May 28, 2013 — Some people seem to pick up a second language with relative ease, while others have a much more difficult time. Now, a new study suggests that learning to understand and read a second language may be ... > full story -
Increasing Problem of Prescription Drug Abuse Among Youth
May 28, 2013 — Young people are increasingly turning to prescription drugs to get high. Research sheds new light on what could increase or lower that ... > full story -
Childhood Bullying Increases the Propensity to Self-Harm During Adolescence, Study Finds
May 28, 2013 — A new study has shown that being bullied during childhood directly increases the likelihood of self-harm in late ... > full story -
Healthy Habits Die Hard: In Times of Stress, People Lean on Established Routines -- Even Healthy Ones
May 27, 2013 — Stress and exhaustion may turn us into zombies, but a novel study shows that mindless behavior doesn't just lead to overeating and shopping sprees -- it can also cause us to stick with behaviors that ... > full story -
Too Early to Learn? Preterm Birth Affects Ability to Solve Complex Cognitive Tasks
May 27, 2013 — Being born preterm goes hand in hand with an increased risk for neuro-cognitive deficits. Psychologists from the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and the University of Warwick, UK have investigated the ... > full story
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