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..., Bleske-Rechek and three UCLA students tracked 30 college coeds in committed relationships through an entire ovulatory cycle. Using urine tests that are nearly as accurate for determining ovulation as ultrasounds, they ascertained each woman's most fertile period -- about 10 to 15 days after menstruation --...Giving hope back to disabled veterans
...rcome multiple challenges they face in attaining a college education and future career....U of MN study finds children with leukemia are living longer
...t. 40 percent of the AML survivors graduated from college compared to 52 percent of siblings and 34 percent of the general U.S. population. 93 percent of the survivors and 98 percent of the siblings were employed, and 92 percent of the survivors reported having health insurance compared to 89 percent of th...Study finds gender differences related to eating and body image
...essions at 4:30, 5:15, 6 and 6:45 p.m. times when college students "are typically starting to feel hungry for their evening meal, but are unlikely to have already eaten," the researchers wrote. The students were told that they would be evaluating the appeal of rough page layouts for a magazine under devel...Many children discontinuing use of ADHD medication
...ceived ongoing education about their condition. As college students, many used the medications irregularly, sometimes in doses exceeding the prescribed amount, and often at night factors that may exacerbate the side effects. Julie B. Meaux, PhD, RNC, lead author of the study, suggests that "dialogue betwee...UGA study finds that caffeine cuts post-workout pain by nearly 50 percent
... Maridakis and his colleagues studied nine female college students who were not regular caffeine users and did not engage in regular resistance training. One and two days after an exercise session that caused moderate muscle soreness, the volunteers took either caffeine or a placebo and performed two differ...Many people with MS report financial strain related to health care
...or living with a partner (67%), with at least some college education (72%), and unemployed (60%). Half reported having MS for greater than ten years, and most (73%) reported having relapsing-remitting MS. The authors suggested that, since these demographics mirror in many respects those from other well-desig...Fixed versus growth intelligence mindsets: Its all in your head, Dweck says
...em to realize that they hadn't learned how to be a college student yet. They were still learning how to be successful as a Stanford student." Dweck described the seminar as a "peak experience" in her long teaching career. "The students were fantastic," she said. Dweck continues to conduct research into wha...Doctors test effort that helps people understand health risk information
...gh socioeconomic status (80 percent had at least a college degree). In both groups, participants were given either the primer Know Your Chances: Understanding Health Risks, which was developed specifically to teach people the skills needed to understand risk, or a general health booklet developed by the U.S....Drug treatment improves learning in mice with Down syndrome symptoms, Stanford/Packard study shows
...r ability to learn." But as any overenthusiastic college student can attest, too much caffeine can backfire. The same is true with high doses of PTZ, which can cause seizures. In fact, after some brief, inconclusive studies on cognition enhancement in elderly or mentally impaired people in the 1950s, PTZ h...Northwestern surgeon invents teaching technology for scary patient exams
...cation from Stanford University. "Other kids at college are well fed and all they have to worry about is studying. I worried how will I pay my bills, will the lights go out, is the check going to bounce?" she said. Now she talks to and encourages black students to go into medicine. She tells them what...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- Feb. 28, 2007
... deadline for entries in the ACS video contest for college and university students. For information and entry forms on the cash-award competition, which is part of the Chemists Celebrate Earth Day observance, visit: http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=oca%5cearthday%5c07_cced_videocon...On a diet? You'll spend more on impulse purchases
...ted study and given $10 to spend on items from the college bookstore. They were told that whatever unspent money was theirs to keep. Even a small regulatory exercise the attempt to suppress an innocuous thought about a white bear caused the participants who had exercised mental self-control to spend and...Leader of the pack: Dog groomer turned UH pharmacy professor honored
...'s annual meeting March 19. UH is only the second college to have two faculty members among the award winner...t Counseling Competition, marking the first time a college has won consecutive first-place titles in the event. "Dr. Simpson is always ready to offer guid...2 Rutgers College of Nursing professors study patients with prostate cancer
...atment and compared with a control group. es. The college offers a masters program with unique practitioner specialties and the first to offer a doctoral (Ph.D) nursing degree in New Jersey....AACR-Bardos Awards for undergraduate students announced
...97, has supported the Science Education Awards for college students. Following World War II, he came to the United States, earning a Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Notre Dame. He went on to hold a full professorship at the State University of New York at Buffalo, where he was a member of the facul...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- April 4, 2007
... deadline for entries in the ACS video contest for college and university students. For information and entry forms on the cash-award competition, which is part of the "Chemists Celebrate Earth Day" observance, visit: http://www.chemistry.org/portal/a/c/s/1/acsdisplay.html?DOC=oca%5cearthday%5c07_cced_videoc...Elsevier extends ScienceDirect ArticleChoice to academic institutes worldwide
...opment Manager explains: Many small university and college libraries cover multiple subject areas and have difficulty acquiring all the information they need at a price they can afford. We feel that ScienceDirect ArticleChoice will offer them the flexible access and pricing options that they need. The uni...Educational expenses for residents equals significant amount of salary
...ed. There are many residents that are in debt from college and medical school. Maybe we should consider reducing the initial board exam payment and increasing it during recertification when they have a higher salary so that they dont have to endure such high costs as residents," he said. "This was a cross ...Online education program better source of information for patients
...rly half of users and registrants held a four-year college degree, compared to one-third of controls. Users took 2.8 heart medications, registrants took 3.0 and controls 2.3. However, they had a similar number of heart conditions. Consistent with their greater understanding of medications, HF and AF patient...