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- No Child Left Behind Act improved test scores for language but not for reading, math in rural Alabama, US
- Feeling tired? 'Social jetlag' poses obesity health hazard, study shows
- Smart phones are changing real world privacy settings
- Testosterone-fueled infantile males might be a product of Mom's behavior
| Posted: 10 May 2012 11:19 AM PDT The No Child Left Behind Act has bolstered language test scores but done little to improve math and reading scores for students in rural Alabama schools, according to a new study.  |
| Feeling tired? 'Social jetlag' poses obesity health hazard, study shows Posted: 10 May 2012 09:28 AM PDT Social jetlag -- a syndrome related to the mismatch between the body's internal clock and the realities of our daily schedules -- does more than make us sleepy. It is also contributing to the growing tide of obesity, according to a large-scale epidemiological study.  |
| Smart phones are changing real world privacy settings Posted: 10 May 2012 08:41 AM PDT Smartphone users have a radically different conception of behavior in public spaces than their conventional phone counterparts. They are more likely to reveal private information in public spaces, and less likely to believe that their digital conversations are irritating to those around them.  |
| Testosterone-fueled infantile males might be a product of Mom's behavior Posted: 10 May 2012 06:59 AM PDT By comparing the testosterone levels of five-month old pairs of twins, both identical and non-identical, researchers were able to establish that testosterone levels in infancy are not inherited genetically but rather determined by environmental factors. "Testosterone is a key hormone for the development of male reproductive organs, and it is also associated with behavioral traits, such as sexual behavior and aggression," said the lead author.  |
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