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Monday, October 18, 2010

Americans Rethinking Role of Work Amid Painful Recession, Says Researcher

Widespread layoffs and other job changes associated with the Great Recession have caused workers to question career-related sacrifices, including time away from family, less leisure time and fewer self-improvement activities.

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Posted by Craig Jones on 10/18 at 10:53 AM
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Thursday, October 14, 2010

Gambling Truths Found in a Pigeon Peck

University of Kentucky psychology professor Thomas Zentall takes the feather-covered approach to gambling in his latest study, released in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences.

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Posted by Craig Jones on 10/14 at 01:03 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Will the revolution be tweeted?

Two recent articles have taken the social media to task for not delivering on the supposed idealized promises of revolution and change we all naively projected onto networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.  If these criticisms are valid, what can we do to salvage the value of social media in our own personal and professional lives?

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 04:23 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Large Study Shows Females Are Equal to Males in Math Skills

The mathematical skills of boys and girls, as well as men and women, are substantially equal, according to a new examination of existing studies in the current online edition of journal Psychological Bulletin.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 02:54 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Potential Oral Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

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Researchers have developed a novel approach for delivering genetic material into the body to improve the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. They encapsulated siRNA into engineered thioketal nanoparticles and orally delivered them directly to the inflamed intestines of animals.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 02:42 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Potential Oral Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

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Researchers have developed a novel approach for delivering genetic material into the body to improve the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. They encapsulated siRNA into engineered thioketal nanoparticles and orally delivered them directly to the inflamed intestines of animals.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 02:40 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010

Effective Weight Loss Strategies Proven by Scientific Trials

Lifestyle interventions, including physical activity and structured weight loss programs, can result in significant weight loss for overweight, obese and severely obese adults, according to two reports that were posted online today by JAMA.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 02:30 PM
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Thursday, October 07, 2010

Ibuprofen Strong Enough for Migraines?

For many people suffering from migraine headaches, over-the-counter ibuprofen – Advil and Motrin are well-known brands – might be enough to relieve the pain.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 10/07 at 02:06 PM
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Thursday, October 07, 2010

Surgeons Create Functional Artificial Pancreatic Tissue

Possible first step toward an artificial pancreas and a new diabetes treatment.

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Posted by Thom Canalichio on 10/07 at 01:11 PM
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Thursday, October 07, 2010

Poverty Grows in Suburbs, but Social Services Don’t Keep Up

Poverty has grown in America’s suburbs during the recent economic downturn, but poor people in many suburban communities are finding it hard to get the help they need. Poverty rates grew quickly in the suburbs of the largest metropolitan areas during the 2000s, and by 2008, the number of suburban poor exceeded the number of city poor by 1.5 million.

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Posted by Craig Jones on 10/07 at 11:24 AM
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