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POPSGenes Trigger Phobias in Kids & Teens I met with Dr. Kendler when I was just a 10th grader in high school. I love finding major research results he has published, as our interests usually intersect (such as with psychiatric genetics in general, and schizophrenia and phobias in particular).
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POPSHuman Species "May Split in Two" It's an old article, but a Biology professor of mine brought it to my class' attention today. Another interesting part that I wanted to clip: "But in the nearer future, humans will evolve in 1,000 years into giants between 6ft and 7ft tall, he predicts, while life-spans will have extended to 120 years, Dr Curry claims."
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POPSAnti-Depressants "Of Little Use" This doesn't really surprise me, since people with mild depression probably shouldn't be given drugs in the first place. It's a shame that so many psychiatrists have become revolving door prescription dispensers instead of knowledgeable therapists skilled in a number of treatment approaches.
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POPSThe Sex Lives of Smart Folk Be sure to read the rest of the article, particularly the part about which majors at which colleges and universities are likely to be virgins!
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POPSFirstborn Children Are the Cleverest Be sure to read the rest of the article; it is quite fascinating. It's also interesting to note that one of the related articles listed on the side is titled "Smarter People Are No Better Off"!
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POPSShrinking Telomeres Linked to Heart Disease Scientists already suspected that telomeres play a significant role in cancer, so it's exciting to see that said DNA strands are making headlines again in relation to another big killer in the West: heart disease.