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11:03am, 10th April, 2019

Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys

(Carnegie Mellon University) Researchers sought to estimate the effects of exposure to lead in topsoil on the cognitive ability of 5-year-olds in the United States. The study found that higher lead in topsoil significantly increases the probability t...

Childhood adversity linked to higher out-of-pocket health care costs in adulthood

12:23am, 21st March, 2019

Humans

Childhood adversity linked to higher out-of-pocket health care costs in adulthood

(MediaSource) A study has found that out-of-pocket health care spending and medical debt are substantially higher when adults have a history of adverse childhood experiences. The study showed that household medical costs were 30 percent higher, and t...

10:54pm, 18th March, 2019

Tech

Sing Solo For Higher Fidelity

By tracking duetting choir singers, researchers found that when an individual singer's pitch drifts off tune their partner’s tend to too. Christopher Intagliata reports. -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Women's hormones play role in drug addiction, higher relapse rates

8:53pm, 8th February, 2019

Humans

Women's hormones play role in drug addiction, higher relapse rates

(Vanderbilt University) Female-specific interventions are needed, but in the meantime, treatment centers could use this study to educate women about their stronger mental connections to places and objects.

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Higher lead in topsoil boosts probability of cognitive difficulties in 5-year-old boys

Childhood adversity linked to higher out-of-pocket health care costs in adulthood

Sing Solo For Higher Fidelity

Women's hormones play role in drug addiction, higher relapse rates

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