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Sunday, February 19, 2012

ScienceDaily: Living Well News

ScienceDaily: Living Well News


Babies know what's fair

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 10:46 AM PST

"That's not fair!" It's a common playground complaint. But how early do children acquire this sense of fairness? Before they're 2, says a new study. "We found that 19- and 21-month-old infants have a general expectation of fairness, and they can apply it appropriately to different situations," says a psychology graduate student.

Pregnancy-related complications predict CVD in middle age

Posted: 18 Feb 2012 10:45 AM PST

Women who developed pregnancy-related hypertension (preeclampsia) or diabetes were at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) later in life. Preeclampsia was associated with a wider range of CVD risk factors and may be a better predictor of CVD in middle age than other pregnancy-related complications. Pregnancy may provide an opportunity to identify women at increased risk of CVD when they're relatively young -- allowing them to make lifestyle changes and get medical intervention earlier in life.

High-quality child care found good for children -- and their mothers

Posted: 08 Feb 2012 05:24 AM PST

A longitudinal study of more than 1,300 children and their families found that mothers whose children spent their early years in high-quality nonparental care, starting from birth and in either center-based or home-based settings, were more likely than other moms to be involved in their children's schools later, regardless of the moms' socioeconomic status. The study also found that the quality of children's early care was more important than the type or setting of care.

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