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The most recent analysis of a long-term NIH-funded study found that children who received higher quality child care before entering kindergarten had better vocabulary scores in the fifth grade than did children who received lower quality care.
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August 1st, 2010 at 05:32am
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Scientists report that a protein-blocking drug can disrupt specific fearful memories in rats while leaving similar memories intact.
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August 1st, 2010 at 05:32am
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A new study found that chronic family stress was associated with increased illnesses in a diverse group of school-aged children.
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August 1st, 2010 at 05:32am
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Researchers have identified a protein involved in the development of rheumatoid arthritis and were able to reduce arthritis in mice by targeting the protein.
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August 1st, 2010 at 05:32am
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A new study shows that as rates of diabetes have risen in the U.S., the proportion of cardiovascular disease (CVD) linked to diabetes has also increased.
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Continue Reading Increasing Proportion of Cardiovascular Disease Due to Diabetes Over the Last 50 Years – March 27, 2007
August 1st, 2010 at 05:32am
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Award-winning journalist George A. Strait, Jr., will be the new director of communications at the National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Bethesda, Maryland.
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Continue Reading Veteran Journalist Appointed Communications Director at National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities – March 28, 2007
August 1st, 2010 at 05:32am
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans of women who were diagnosed with cancer in one breast detected over 90 percent of cancers in the other breast that were missed by mammography and clinical breast exam at initial diagnosis, according to a new study. Given the established rates of mammography and clinical breast exams for detecting cancer in the opposite, or contralateral breast, adding an MRI scan to the diagnostic evaluation effectively doubled the number of cancers immediately found in these women.
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Continue Reading MRI Detects Cancers in the Opposite Breast of Women Newly Diagnosed with Breast Cancer – March 28, 2007
August 1st, 2010 at 05:32am
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For depressed people with bipolar disorder who are taking a mood stabilizer, adding an antidepressant medication is no more effective than a placebo (sugar pill), according to results published online on March 28, 2007 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The results are part of the large-scale, multi-site Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD), a $26.8 million clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
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Continue Reading Study Sheds Light on Medication Treatment Options for Bipolar Disorder – March 28, 2007
August 1st, 2010 at 05:32am
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Researchers believe they've discovered how a rare genetic defect causes premature aging. The process they uncovered may also play a role in the normal aging process.
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By giving mice the gene that allows people to see red hues, scientists have created rodents that can see a wider range of colors.
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Continue Reading Genetically Altered Mice See a More Colorful World
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