Nursing Homes in Rensselaer, IN
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 Rensselaer Care Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 1309 E Grace St, Rensselaer, Indiana 47978 Ratings: Phone: (219) 866-4181 |
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Children, adolescents mainly vulnerable to sleep-disrupting effects of screen time
With their brains, sleep patterns, and eyes still developing, children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to the sleep-disrupting effects of screen time, according to a sweeping review of the literature published in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics.
Specific personality traits linked to suicide risk in schizophrenia
Patients with schizophrenia who have a history of suicide attempts show a different pattern of temperament and character traits compared with their nonsuicidal counterparts, say Turkish researchers.
How to avoid breast damage when exercising: an interview with Professor Joanna Scurr
The breast itself doesn't contain any muscles and the only 2 supporting structures are the skin and the Cooper's ligaments. Both of those structures are quite weak mechanically so they're not able to hold the breast in place firmly.
Vesicular stomatitis virus kills cancer cells
In a new project, researchers from LIFE - the Faculty of Life Sciences at the University of Copenhagen - document that the vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) plays a previously unknown dual role in the prevention of a number of cancers. The new findings show that the virus both kills cancer cells and stops the expression of the molecules which certain types of cancer cells produce to hide from the immune system.
Study offers new insights into how nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures
A study from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine offers new insights into how the nervous system processes hot and cold temperatures. The research led by neuroscientist Mark J. Zylka, PhD, associate professor of cell biology and physiology, found an interaction between the neural circuits that detect hot and cold stimuli: cold perception is enhanced when nerve circuitry for heat is inactivated.
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