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April 25, 2012

Worrywarts, fidgety folk and the naturally nervy may have a real cause for concern: accelerated cancer. In a new study led by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine, anxiety-prone mice developed more severe cancer then their calm counterparts. Read more

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February 8, 2012

In new research, men with anxiety traits were more likely to report post-operative pain ratings following total knee replacement (TKR) resulting in longer hospital stays, and women generally reported higher post-operative pain levels than men and were less satisfied with pain control. Read more

Scientific American

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October 24, 2024

Human echolocation repurposes parts of the brain’s visual cortex for sound, even in sighted people Read more

EurekAlert!

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February 9, 2012

After studying common roadblocks to problem-solving, Anthony McCaffrey has developed a toolkit for enhancing anyone's creativity and inventiveness. Read more

Science News for Students

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February 20, 2014

Deadline: April 8, 2014Several AP tests are given during the same week as Intel ISEF. Society for Science & the Public urges you to sign up for late testing to allow you to take full advantage of the opportunity to participate in all aspects of the Intel ISEF 2014. You should apply for late testing through your school. Read more

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March 27, 2012

Teaching students of all ages about the value of diversity and the serious mental health impacts of bias and stereotyping will help end widespread discrimination in the United States, according to a new American Psychological Association task force report. Read more

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April 29, 2012

Noisy neighbors and broken-down elevators are common downsides of apartment living. You also can add unwanted tobacco smoke to the list of hazards, according to research to be presented Sunday, April 29, at the Pediatric Academic Societies annual meeting in Boston. Read more

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May 1, 2012

Accelerated partial breast irradiation (APBI) brachytherapy, the localized form of radiation therapy growing increasingly popular as a treatment choice for women with early-stage breast cancer, is associated with higher rate of later mastectomy, increased radiation-related toxicities and post-operative complications, compared to traditional whole breast irradiation (WBI), according to researchers from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Read more

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February 15, 2012

A new image from the APEX (Atacama Pathfinder Experiment) telescope in Chile shows a sinuous filament of cosmic dust more than ten light-years long. In it, newborn stars are hidden, and dense clouds of gas are on the verge of collapsing to form yet more stars. The cosmic dust grains are so cold that observations at wavelengths of around one millimetre, such as these made with the LABOCA camera, are needed to detect their glow. Read more

NASA

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June 3, 2022