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September 1, 2010

Canadian teens have more freedom

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A team of researchers at the University of Montreal, the Universite de
Rennes in France and the Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Italy,
examined how parents created emotional bonds and exert behavioral
control with their adolescents. The countries were chosen because they
share Latin languages, Roman Catholic history and advanced
industrialization.

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Broccoli may curb Crohn’s progression

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Carol Roberts of the University of Liverpool and colleagues tested
preparations of plant soluble fibers from leeks, apples, broccoli,
plantains and the fat emulsifiers polysorbate 60 and 80 — commonly used
in processed food manufacture.

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August 31, 2010

Agent Orange disabilities expanded

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Ischemic heart disease and Parkinson’s have joined other diseases common
in men in their 60s — prostate cancer, diabetes and heart disease — on
the list of the allegedly herbicide-caused ailments qualifying for
disability benefits and will add at least $42 billion to government
benefit costs in the next 10 years, Politico reported Monday.

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Quick testing developed for Down syndrome

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In the past when we would assess cognition in Down syndrome it would
be over the course of several days, Lynn Nadel and Jamie Edgin of
the Down Syndrome Research Group at the University of Arizona, Tucson,
said in a statement.

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A drug may reset the body clock

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Researcher Andrew Loudon of the University of Manchester, England, says
several enzymes are responsible for fine adjustments in synchronization
of circadian rhythm — a timing system that regulates biological
processes plants as well as creatures.

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Doctors’ beliefs influence end-of-life

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The survey, published online in the Journal of Medical Ethics, indicates
doctors in Britain who describe themselves as extremely or very
non-religious were almost twice as likely as doctors saying they were
deeply religious to report making decisions they thought would hasten
the end of a very sick patient’s life.

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August 30, 2010

Man gets new kidney in transplant ‘chain’

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Oscar and Rita Ayub were participants in a National Kidney Registry
live-saving effort that finds donors for people who need a kidney, but
only if they have a partner willing to donate one of their kidneys to a
stranger, The San Diego Union-Tribune reported Friday.

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Signing: Hands/mouthing separate in brain

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David Vinson of University College London and colleagues propose hand
and lip movements are separated in the signer’s brain. Vinson explains
when study participants translated English words into British Sign
Language, the hands sometimes made a mistake but the lips didn’t.

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Oxytocin not the magical ‘trust elixir’

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The scientists said oxytocin increased levels of a hormone associated
with greater caring, generosity and trust. However, researcher Moira
Mikolajczak of the Universite catholique de Louvain in Belgium and
colleagues, say oxytocin does not increase trust in just anybody.

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Cinnamon extracts may reduce diabetes

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Chemist Richard Anderson of the U.S. Department of Agriculture in
Beltsville, Md., and colleagues say the extract increased antioxidant
variables by as much as 13 percent to 23 percent. The improvements in
antioxidant status were linked with decreased glucose in the blood.

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