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Fear, stress among the poor hinder learning

August 31, 2008 – 9:15 am
Posted by Leslie

LA Times
Rosemary Clandos, Special to The Times
September 1, 2008

RAISED IN poverty, Dr. Shauna Blake Collins fought fear during nearly 14 years of education. A dropout from a South-Central Los Angeles high school, she earned a GED diploma at 22, became a licensed vocational nurse, a registered nurse, and finally, at 41, a physician. Confidence came […]

By Leslie | Also posted in ADHD Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Education, Hormones, Mothers & Daughters, Puberty, Science, Wellness | Comments (1)

Fat around the middle?

August 24, 2008 – 11:05 am
Posted by Leslie

The Journal
United Kingdom
by Katherine Neal
August 23, 2008
ARE you noticing more fat around your middle with each passing year? Now some of this fat may be dictated by the genes you inherit. But how you live and changes that your body goes through as you age also have a major role to play.
Hormonal fluctuations that […]

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Stress Hormone Found To Regulate Brain Neurotransmission

August 8, 2008 – 8:34 am
Posted by Leslie

ScienceDaily (Aug. 7, 2008) — CNRS and Inserm(1) researchers, working at the future NeuroCampus in Bordeaux, have just shown how one of the stress hormones regulates brain neurotransmission on the short and long term and enables neuronal connections to adapt.
This work, directed by Laurent Groc and Francis Chaouloff, may lead to the identification of new […]

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