The research, published in the journal Ageing and Society, was conducted by Professor Julia Twigg from the School of Social
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Shorter life expectancy linked to 2016 presidential election outcome: Biggest Republican gains were in counties with shorter life expectancies and greater increases in deaths from drugs, alcohol, and suicide
Concerns about health and rising death rates may have helped tilt the 2016 presidential election in favor of Donald J.
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Internet and telephone assisted training for child disruptive behavior found to be effective
Positive long-term outcomes, such as a reduction in child disruptive behavior and increased parental skills, have been reported in a
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Children suffering from tics can be helped by both group and individual therapy
Therapy against tics works, and both group and individual treatment are suitable methods to achieve a good effect. This is
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Why we’re susceptible to fake news, how to defend against it: Thinking developed in childhood makes people vulnerable, researchers say
Thought processes and belief systems that people develop early in life to help protect against the anxiety and stress of
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Maternal dengue immunity protects against fetal damage in mice following Zika infection: Cytotoxic T-cells mobilized by dengue infection may combat catastrophic effects of Zika infection
Dengue and Zika viruses are closely related and carried by mosquitos. In infested subtropical and tropical areas, dengue transmission often
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Brain activity cautions against buying stocks: Researchers find different activation in risk-affine and risk-averse investors
Despite long-term profit expectations, many people shy away from investing their money in supposedly riskier forms of investment. Why? Together
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Younger children tend to make more informed decisions
A new study from the University of Waterloo has found that in some ways, the older you get the worse
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CRISPR editing reduces repetitive behavior in mice with a form of autism: Gold nanoparticles carried Cas9 enzyme into brain, editing receptor and lessening burying behavior
Scientists have used CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to lessen some autism symptoms in mice with a form of fragile X syndrome,
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Parent-child therapy helps young children with depression: Early intervention supports kids in processing emotions
Children as young as 3 can be clinically depressed, and often that depression recurs as kids get older and go
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