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Published on: 31 Oct 2018
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Published on: 31 Oct 2018
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Published on: 30 Oct 2018
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Published on: 29 Oct 2018
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Published on: 25 Oct 2018
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Published on: 24 Oct 2018
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Published on: 24 Oct 2018
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Published on: 19 Oct 2018
Source: Cell Metabolism
New research suggests that higher-level brain functions have a major role in losing weight. In a study among 24 participants at a weight-loss clinic, those who achieved greatest success in terms of weight loss demonstrated more activity in the brain regions of the lateral prefrontal cortex associated with self-control. The results of the study were published in听Cell Metabolism听on October 18.
Published on: 18 Oct 2018
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Published on: 17 Oct 2018
The 9I制作厂免费 Institute of Air and Space Law has released a detailed new paper by its Director, Professor Brian F. Havel, that comprehensively analyses the legal and policy consequences of Brexit for the airline industries of the United Kingdom (UK), the European Union (EU), and the United States (US).
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Published on: 16 Oct 2018
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Published on: 16 Oct 2018
A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people. There was 31% less physical fighting in young men and 42% less physical fighting in young women in countries where corporal punishment was banned in all settings, compared with those where corporal punishment was permitted both at school and at home.
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Published on: 16 Oct 2018
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