Monday, October 18, 2010
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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Craig Jones on 10/18 at 10:53 AM
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Thursday, October 14, 2010
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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Craig Jones on 10/14 at 01:03 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010
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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Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 04:23 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010
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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Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 02:54 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010
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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Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 02:42 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010
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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Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 02:40 PM
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Monday, October 11, 2010
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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Thom Canalichio on 10/11 at 02:30 PM
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Thursday, October 07, 2010
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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Thom Canalichio on 10/07 at 02:06 PM
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Thursday, October 07, 2010
Possible first step toward an artificial pancreas and a new diabetes treatment.
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Thom Canalichio on 10/07 at 01:11 PM
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Thursday, October 07, 2010
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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Craig Jones on 10/07 at 11:24 AM
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