Parents of anxious children can avoid the 'protection trap'
Parents naturally comfort their children when they are scared, but new research shows that some reactions may actually reinforce their children's feelings of anxiety.
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Yellow pigment in eye may aid vision through haze
Individuals with greater amounts of yellow pigment in the eye may be better able to see distant objects in hazy conditions, suggests a study in the September issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the ...
Aug 25, 2014
Ukraine's former world's tallest man dies
Ukraine's tallest man, who briefly held the world record but gave it up to live as a recluse, has died due to complications from the condition that saw him never stop growing, local media reported Monday.
Aug 25, 2014
Increased risk of stroke in people with cognitive impairment
People with cognitive impairment are significantly more likely to have a stroke, with a 39% increased risk, than people with normal cognitive function, according to a new study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association ...
Aug 25, 2014
Knee surgery shows no benefit for people with mild osteoarthritis
A new study indicates that there is no apparent benefit to arthroscopic knee surgery for age-related tears of the meniscus in comparison with nonsurgical or sham treatments. The study, published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical ...
Aug 25, 2014
Illinois scientists work with WHO to fortify condiments, seasonings
Two University of Illinois scientists are contributing to World Health Organization (WHO) efforts to fortify condiments and seasonings for use in countries with widespread micronutrient deficiencies.
Aug 25, 2014
Study shows promise in automated reasoning, hypothesis generation over complete medical literature
With approximately 50 million scientific papers available in public databases– and a new one publishing nearly every 30 seconds – scientists cannot know about every relevant study when they are deciding where to take ...
Aug 25, 2014
