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| Early Stress Leads to Long-Term Changes in Mice
| Mouse model -- involving limited nesting material -- may point to genetic factors in early life stress
| | October 3, 2008 | A mouse model of chronic early stress demonstrated acute and long-lasting neuroendocrine and cognitive changes, according to research published in the October issue of Endocrinology. |
| | Biz Regulation, Cooperation May Improve Public Health
| Head-to-Head debate centers on how to encourage industries to help create solutions to societal health problems
| | October 3, 2008 | | The ideal way to encourage big businesses to respond to public health problems could involve compelling them with performance-based regulations or, conversely, fostering an atmosphere of collaboration with them, according to two Head-to-Head articles published Oct. 2 in BMJ. |
| | Slow Fetal Growth May Predict Perinatal Outcomes
| Growth restriction identified on serial exams is associated with increased perinatal mortality
| | October 3, 2008 | | Slow growth between the first and second trimesters of pregnancy is a strong predictor of perinatal death, researchers report in the October issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology. |
| | Reduced Cortisol Levels Linked to Antisocial Behavior
| Adolescents with conduct disorder have higher basal levels of cortisol but lower levels under stress
| | October 2, 2008 | | Adolescents with conduct disorder have higher basal levels of cortisol than their counterparts without the condition, but they secrete less of the hormone under stressful conditions, according to study findings published in the Oct. 1 issue of Biological Psychiatry. |
| | Wheezing Due to Virus Linked to Asthma Risk
| Rhinovirus infection in early childhood predicts development of asthma
| | October 2, 2008 | | Wheezing illnesses due to rhinovirus infection are a strong predictor of developing asthma in high-risk children, according to a report in the Oct. 1 issue of the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. |
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