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Health News: Insomniacs’ brains lose focus, scans suggest

Health News: Insomniacs’ brains lose focus, scans suggest

Sep 02, – Brain scans of people who say they have insomnia have shown differences in brain function compared with people who get a full night’s sleep. Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, said the poor sleepers struggled to focus part of their brain in memory tests. Other experts said that the brain’s […]

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United Nations: 7 million Syrians displaced by civil war

United Nations: 7 million Syrians displaced by civil war

Sep 02, Damascus, Syria — The head of the U.N. refugee agency in Syria says 7 million Syrians, or almost one-third of the population, have been displaced by the country’s civil war. Tarik Kurdi told The Associated Press on Monday that 5 million of the displaced are still in Syria while about 2 million have […]

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Human Rights Magazine: Deadly bombings in northern Pakistan market kill 39

Human Rights Magazine: Deadly bombings in northern Pakistan market kill 39

July 26, – At least 39 people have been killed after two bombs exploded in a market in northern Pakistan, reports say. The explosions took place in Parachinar, the main town of the Kurrum tribal region, near the Afghan border. The two blasts occurred close to two different mosques in the town, according to Reuters […]

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Gene therapy trial ‘cures children’

Gene therapy trial ‘cures children’

July 13, – The study, in the journal Science, showed the three patients were now going to school. A disease which robs children of the ability to walk and talk has been cured by pioneering gene therapy to correct errors in their DNA, say doctors. A second study published at the same time has shown […]

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Eurozone economic crisis ‘hit birth rates’

Eurozone economic crisis ‘hit birth rates’

July 10, – The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Germany found that the birth rate in 28 European countries dropped as unemployment rose. Fewer babies have been born in Europe since the start of the financial crisis in 2008, a new study shows. People under 25 have been particularly affected, along with those […]

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Mexico volcano disrupts US flights for second day

Mexico volcano disrupts US flights for second day

July 06, AP – Mexico City: Frustrated passengers stood in long lines at Mexico City’s airport on Friday as US airlines cancelled flights for a second day after the Popocatepetl volcano spewed a new column of ash. fear United Airlines, Delta Airlines, Alaska Airlines and AirTran voluntarily scrapped 15 flights as a precaution, but the […]

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Morsi defends his position as army deadline approaches

Morsi defends his position as army deadline approaches

July 03, AP – Mohammed Morsi delivered a late night speech on Egyptian television saying that he would not resign and that doing so would threaten Egypt’s constitutional legitimacy. He made no direct mention of an army ultimatum to accept “the people’s demands” by Wednesday evening or face an imposed solution, but a separate post […]

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New study: U.S. Women Delay Motherhood, Teen Births all-time Low

New study: U.S. Women Delay Motherhood, Teen Births all-time Low

June 29, AP – U.S. women have their first baby at age 25.6 on average, according to 2011 figures released by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This is up slightly from 2010 and significantly older than the 1970 average of 21.4 years. As American women continue to delay parenthood, rates of […]

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