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<ARTICLE ID="617136" URL="/news/anxiety,-shyness-may-be-long-lasting-traits-articleid=617136.html" POSTING_DATE="2008-07-04" POSTING_TIME="2009-07-02" ARCHIVE_DATE="1970-01-01">
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<HEADLINE><![CDATA[Anxiety, Shyness May Be Long-Lasting Traits]]></HEADLINE>
<BLURB><![CDATA[Brain mechanism present early in life predisposes people to worry, study finds]]></BLURB>
<BYLINE><![CDATA[]]></BYLINE>
<BODY><![CDATA[FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of people who suffer from anxiety and severe shyness may respond more strongly to stress and show signs of being anxious even in situations considered...]]></BODY>
<ATTRIBUTION><![CDATA[-- Robert Preidt]]></ATTRIBUTION>
<SOURCE><![CDATA[SOURCE: <i>Public Library of Science</i>, news release, July 1, 2008]]></SOURCE>
<FEATURE_BLURB><![CDATA[Brain mechanism present early in life predisposes people to worry, study finds.]]></FEATURE_BLURB>
<FEATURE_IMAGE><![CDATA[http://www.healthday.com/Images/Editorial/Ss42052.jpg]]></FEATURE_IMAGE>
<COPYRIGHT><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2008 <a href="http://www.healthday.com/" target="_new">ScoutNews, LLC</a>. All rights reserved.]]></COPYRIGHT>
</ARTICLE>

<ARTICLE ID="617193" URL="/news/sids-linked-to-brain-chemical-dysfunction-articleid=617193.html" POSTING_DATE="2008-07-03" POSTING_TIME="2009-07-03" ARCHIVE_DATE="1970-01-01">
<NEWS_TYPE>News</NEWS_TYPE>
<HEADLINE><![CDATA[SIDS Linked to Brain Chemical Dysfunction]]></HEADLINE>
<BLURB><![CDATA[Improper regulation of serotonin triggered sudden death in mice, researchers report
]]></BLURB>
<BYLINE><![CDATA[<b>By Serena Gordon</b><br><i>HealthDay Reporter</i>]]></BYLINE>
<BODY><![CDATA[THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) --  A malfunction in the regulation of the brain chemical serotonin may be at the root of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), new research suggests.

Reporting...]]></BODY>
<ATTRIBUTION><![CDATA[]]></ATTRIBUTION>
<SOURCE><![CDATA[SOURCES: Cornelius Gross, Ph.D., group leader, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Monterotondo, Italy; Marian Willinger, Ph.D., National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Md.; Rachel Moon, M.D., pediatrician and SIDS researcher, Children's National Medical Center, Washington D.C., and member, American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on SIDS; July 4, 2008, <i>Science</i>]]></SOURCE>
<FEATURE_BLURB><![CDATA[Improper regulation of serotonin triggered sudden death in mice, researchers report.]]></FEATURE_BLURB>
<FEATURE_IMAGE><![CDATA[http://www.healthday.com/images/editorial/infant_18222.jpg]]></FEATURE_IMAGE>
<COPYRIGHT><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2008 <a href="http://www.healthday.com/" target="_new">ScoutNews, LLC</a>. All rights reserved.]]></COPYRIGHT>
</ARTICLE>

<ARTICLE ID="617008" URL="/news/tongue-driven-device-aids-handicapped-articleid=617008.html" POSTING_DATE="2008-07-03" POSTING_TIME="2009-06-30" ARCHIVE_DATE="1970-01-01">
<NEWS_TYPE>News</NEWS_TYPE>
<HEADLINE><![CDATA[Tongue-Driven Device Aids Handicapped]]></HEADLINE>
<BLURB><![CDATA[Magnetic tracer lets disabled control  wheelchairs, perform other tasks independently]]></BLURB>
<BYLINE><![CDATA[]]></BYLINE>
<BODY><![CDATA[
THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- A tongue drive system that enables severely disabled people to operate powered wheelchairs and to perform other tasks has been...]]></BODY>
<ATTRIBUTION><![CDATA[-- Robert Preidt]]></ATTRIBUTION>
<SOURCE><![CDATA[SOURCE: Georgia Institute of Technology, news release, June 30, 2008]]></SOURCE>
<FEATURE_BLURB><![CDATA[Magnetic tracer lets disabled control  wheelchairs, perform other tasks independently.]]></FEATURE_BLURB>
<FEATURE_IMAGE><![CDATA[http://www.healthday.com/Images/Editorial/18162.jpg]]></FEATURE_IMAGE>
<COPYRIGHT><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2008 <a href="http://www.healthday.com/" target="_new">ScoutNews, LLC</a>. All rights reserved.]]></COPYRIGHT>
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<ARTICLE ID="617043" URL="/news/more-90-plus-women-than-men-prone-to-dementia-articleid=617043.html" POSTING_DATE="2008-07-02" POSTING_TIME="2009-07-01" ARCHIVE_DATE="1970-01-01">
<NEWS_TYPE>News</NEWS_TYPE>
<HEADLINE><![CDATA[More 90-Plus Women Than Men Prone to Dementia]]></HEADLINE>
<BLURB><![CDATA[But far more women live to be that old, study authors note]]></BLURB>
<BYLINE><![CDATA[<b>By Randy Dotinga</b><br><i>HealthDay Reporter</i>]]></BYLINE>
<BODY><![CDATA[WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Not as many men as women make it to their 90s or beyond, but those who do have an advantage over their female counterparts: Researchers found that males...]]></BODY>
<ATTRIBUTION><![CDATA[]]></ATTRIBUTION>
<SOURCE><![CDATA[SOURCES: Maria Corrada, Sc.D, assistant adjunct professor,  neurology, University of California, Irvine;  William Thies, Ph.D., vice president, medical and scientific affairs, Alzheimer's Association, Chicago; July 2, 2008, <i>Neurology</i>, online]]></SOURCE>
<FEATURE_BLURB><![CDATA[But far more women live to be that old, study authors note.]]></FEATURE_BLURB>
<FEATURE_IMAGE><![CDATA[http://www.healthday.com/Images/Editorial/caregiver.jpg]]></FEATURE_IMAGE>
<COPYRIGHT><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2008 <a href="http://www.healthday.com/" target="_new">ScoutNews, LLC</a>. All rights reserved.]]></COPYRIGHT>
</ARTICLE>

<ARTICLE ID="617029" URL="/news/genes-get-out-the-vote-articleid=617029.html" POSTING_DATE="2008-07-01" POSTING_TIME="2009-06-30" ARCHIVE_DATE="1970-01-01">
<NEWS_TYPE>News</NEWS_TYPE>
<HEADLINE><![CDATA[Genes Get Out the Vote]]></HEADLINE>
<BLURB><![CDATA[Your DNA may be pushing you to cast a ballot, study suggests]]></BLURB>
<BYLINE><![CDATA[<b>By Steven Reinberg</b><br><i>HealthDay Reporter</i>]]></BYLINE>
<BODY><![CDATA[
TUESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Heading to the polls on Nov. 4?  If so, your genes may be driving you there, a new study suggests.

In fact, as much as...]]></BODY>
<ATTRIBUTION><![CDATA[]]></ATTRIBUTION>
<SOURCE><![CDATA[SOURCES: James H. Fowler, Ph.D., associate professor, political science, University of California, San Diego; John T. Jost, Ph.D., professor, psychology, New York University, New York City; July 2008 <i>The Journal of Politics</i>]]></SOURCE>
<FEATURE_BLURB><![CDATA[Your DNA may be pushing you to cast a ballot, study suggests.]]></FEATURE_BLURB>
<FEATURE_IMAGE><![CDATA[http://www.healthday.com/images/editorial/voting.jpg]]></FEATURE_IMAGE>
<COPYRIGHT><![CDATA[Copyright &#169; 2008 <a href="http://www.healthday.com/" target="_new">ScoutNews, LLC</a>. All rights reserved.]]></COPYRIGHT>
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