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Health & MedicineDiabetes from Depression: Older adults face dual risk
Adults 65 and older who report depressive symptoms are 50 to 60 percent more likely to develop diabetes than are their peers.
By Brian Vastag -
EarthPregnancy and Pollution: Women living in areas with poor air quality have babies with lower birthweights
Pregnant women exposed even to moderate amounts of several common air pollutants tend to have babies with low birthweights.
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Sleep on It: Time delay plus slumber equals memory boost
Sleep revs up a person's ability to discern connections among pieces of information encountered in novel situations.
By Bruce Bower -
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I was surprised that the findings on the brain’s processing of information and discerning of relationships would come as a surprise.