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216 articles from MONDAY 6.9.2010
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MONDAY 6. SEPTEMBER, 2010
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Northern decomposition study may expand
A Yukon-based forensic study on how carcasses decompose in Canada's North has the potential to expand into further research. -
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China to have 200 million vehicles by 2020
The number of vehicles on China's roads will more than double to at least 200 million by 2020, a top official was quoted Monday as saying, further straining the nation's environment and energy supply. -
23:23Patients with early-stage schizophrenia who receive a combination of medication and a psychosocial intervention appear less likely to discontinue treatment or relapse -- and may have improved insight, quality of life and social functioning -- than those taking medication alone, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
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23:23Children and teens with higher blood levels of chemicals used in the production of non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics appear more likely to have elevated total and LDL cholesterol levels, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine.
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23:23The Wireless Power Consortium today launched the Qi 1.0 standard which enables consumer electronic brands and device manufacturers to bring interoperable wireless inductive charging devices to market. The Consortium also announced today the first products certified with Qi.
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23:23In the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, according to an article published online today in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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23:23A new Mayo Clinic study found that the prevalence of mild cognitive impairment was 1.5 times higher in men than in women. The research, part of the Mayo Clinic Study of Aging, also showed a prevalence rate of 16 percent in the population-based study of individuals aged 70-89 without dementia who live in Olmsted County, Minn. The study will be published in the September issue of Neurology.
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23:23Using eye-tracking methods, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shown that toddlers with autism spend significantly more time visually examining dynamic geometric patterns than they do looking at social images - a viewing pattern not found in either typical or developmentally delayed toddlers. The results of the study suggest that a preference for geometric patterns early in life may be a signature behavior in infants who are at-risk for autism. This preference was found in infants at-risk for autism as young as 14 months of age.
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Researchers Create Nanostructures, and Whip Up a Recipe, Too
The potential applications of nanostructures include storing hydrogen in future fuel-cell cars and delivering drugs inside the body. But they have also inspired the imagination of a Manhattan chef.
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23:10Everyone is exposed to BPA, but after hundreds of studies, there is no consensus about its safety.
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23:10Ants live in the bulbous swellings of a tree known as the Acacia drepanolobium and feed on a sugary solution it produces, and in return they attack any creature that approaches it.
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23:10Researchers report that something resembling a human cerebral cortex exists in the marine ragworm, a small creature that has not changed in hundreds of millions of years.
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23:10For women who carry a genetic mutation that puts them in danger of developing ovarian and breast cancer, prophylactic mastectomy and oophorectomy offer protection.
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23:07Research indicates the test is 98 percent accurate when compared with positive results from the old method — examination of sputum by a trained microscopist.
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Many fathers get depressed after having children
One in five men suffer from depression by the time their child is 12, according to a Medical Research Council study
One in five men become depressed after becoming fathers as they juggle lack of sleep, extra responsibilities and a changed relationship with their partners, new research shows.
By the time their first child is 12, 21% of fathers have had at least one episode of depression, according to an in-depth study funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
The findings provide strong evidence that postnatal depression affects significant numbers of men as well as women, and last night prompted calls for fathers-to-be to have their mental state assessed by the NHS in the same way as expectant mothers during their pregnancy. There are worries that problems with a parent's wellbeing can damage their children's behaviour and development.
Research scientists led by Professor Irwin Nazareth, director of the MRC's general practice research framework, studied 86,957 families who received medical care between 1993 and 2007. They identified depression among parents by analysing diagnoses of the condition and antidepressant prescriptions.
Some 3% of fathers had had depression in the first year of their child's life, rising to 10% by the time their offspring was four, 16% by the age of eight and 21% by 12, it was found.
The study also underlined how postnatal depression among mothers is much more common. Of those studied, 13% had been depressed within a year of giving birth, 24% by the time their child reached four, 33% by eight and 39% by the age of 12.
The researchers say the stresses of having a child trigger the depression – such as too little sleep, changed responsibilities and extra pressures being placed on the parents' relationship.
Professor Steve Field, leader of the UK's 44,000 family doctors, said: "This is the best piece of research I've seen on this important but under-appreciated area of medical care. As a GP, I have often seen fathers stressed and depressed, particularly in the first year or two after becoming a parent."
Men who are adapting to the new duty of parenthood while continuing in their job are under stress, and many do not go to see their GP to talk about any fears and worries they may have, added Field, the chairman of the Royal College of GPs.
"This should raise awareness of the stresses and potential problems ahead for dads and dads-to-be and also encourage GPs to screen men, if appropriate. This study should help improve the quality of dads' lives and ensure that talking therapies or other treatments, if needed, are used early."
Rob Williams, chief executive of the Fatherhood Institute, said: "For too long there's been the assumption that it's depression and other mental health problems in mothers that has an impact on children. But in reality, the impact of a father's poor mental health on his children is also powerful.
"The study is likely to have underestimated the numbers of fathers who experience depression, because we know fathers are less likely than mothers to seek help with depression."
Both GPs and health visitors should screen fathers as well as mothers for depression, especially when the woman is depressed, as their partners are more likely to feel the same, Williams added.
"We are missing a golden opportunity to forewarn new parents of the challenges they might face once their baby arrives. Parents need to be told about the risks of depression for both mothers and fathers and they should also be told about the signs which they should be looking out for in their partner."
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US won't say if blowout preventer on way to shore (AP)
Getty Images/File/Sean Gardner)" border="0" />AP - The Justice Department won't say if the blowout preventer that failed to stop oil from gushing from BP's undersea well into the Gulf of Mexico is on its way to shore.
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22:13Germany will extend the life spans of 17 plants while alternative energy sources are developed, which is likely to make money for power companies and the government.
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22:00There are many cases of mimicry in nature, which can be the sincerest form of flattery, the severest form of battery, or the weirdest survival strategy.
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21:40Patients with persistent nerve damage inhaled, and felt better, but did not get high, a Canadian study reports.
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