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4- ### [Dominant People Can Be Surprisingly Social](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141120123051.htm)
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6 Nov. 20, 2014 � In contrast to the lay stereotype, dominant people prove to be avid social learners, just like dominant individuals in the animal kingdom. Neuroscientists show this with a complex decision-making ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141120123051.htm)
6 ### [The Business-Minded Veterinarian](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141223113819.htm)
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8 Dec. 23, 2014 � The interaction between animals and humans secures the continuous demand for practicing veterinarians, and the fewer veterinarians we have, the larger potential for catastrophic disease. But, newly ... [_full story_](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141223113819.htm)
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10#### Monday, December 29, 2014
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12- [Text messaging reminders increase second dose influenza vaccinations in children](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141229081631.htm)
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14#### Tuesday, December 23, 2014
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16- [Could playing Tchaikovsky's 'Nutcracker' and other music improve kids' brains?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141223132546.htm)
17- [The business-minded veterinarian](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141223113819.htm)
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19#### Monday, December 22, 2014
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21- [Fast-food consumption linked to lower test score gains in 8th graders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141222111605.htm)
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23#### Friday, December 19, 2014
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25- [A Facebook application knows if you are having a bad day and tells your teacher](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141219130356.htm)
26- [Parents' BMI decreases with child involved in school-based, community obesity intervention](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141219103946.htm)
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28#### Thursday, December 18, 2014
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30- [High socioeconomic status increases discrimination, depression risk in black young adults](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218210102.htm)
31- [Malnutrition a hidden epidemic among elders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218120846.htm)
32- [Early caregiving experiences have long-term effects on social relationships, achievement](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218081330.htm)
33- [Why are UK teenagers skipping school?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141218081119.htm)
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35#### Wednesday, December 17, 2014
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37- [Personality outsmarts intelligence at school: Conscientiousness and openness key to learning](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141217090812.htm)
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39#### Tuesday, December 16, 2014
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41- [More than half of all children in US will likely live with an unmarried mother](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216175748.htm)
42- [Medicaid is a very good investment even if it does not lower cholesterol or blood pressure](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216154737.htm)
43- [Students attending summer learning programs returned to school in the fall with an advantage in math](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216154620.htm)
44- [All boys are not poor school achievers, and all girls are not smart pupils](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141216082527.htm)
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46#### Friday, December 12, 2014
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48- [Inaugural survey of American attitudes about the environment released](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141212190205.htm)
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50#### Thursday, December 11, 2014
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52- [Low income kids eat more fruits, vegetables when they are in school](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141211124010.htm)
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54#### Wednesday, December 10, 2014
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56- [Use-of-force simulator in university program promotes early problem-solving under pressure](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210171352.htm)
57- [Effects of family-friendly workplace policies examined](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210121415.htm)
58- [Cognitive training can improve brain performance of students in poverty](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210080748.htm)
59- [Immunizing schoolkids fights flu in others, too](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210074135.htm)
60- [Number of medical schools with student-run free clinics has more than doubled](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141210073905.htm)
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62#### Tuesday, December 9, 2014
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64- [A mobile app for conducting opinion polls](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141209081801.htm)
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66#### Monday, December 8, 2014
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68- [Public servants are individually motivated to help environment, study suggests](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141208152656.htm)
69- [Charter schools can lead families to buy homes nearby](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141208105316.htm)
70- [US Affordable care act leaves many children without important benefits](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141208093122.htm)
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72#### Friday, December 5, 2014
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74- [Social networking during a campus emergency](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141205114003.htm)
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76#### Thursday, December 4, 2014
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78- [Distrust of police is top reason Latinos don't call 911 for cardiac arrest](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141204160649.htm)
79- [Chicago summer jobs program for high school students dramatically reduces youth violence](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141204142629.htm)
80- [Medical schools have ethical obligation to accept applications from undocumented immigrants, experts say](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141204103009.htm)
81- [Strong neighborhoods, parenting can bridge 'achievement gap'](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141204090958.htm)
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83#### Wednesday, December 3, 2014
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85- [Citizen science increases environmental awareness, advocacy](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141203161128.htm)
86- [Growing cooperation: First the carrot, then the stick](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141203084305.htm)
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888#### Monday, December 1, 2014
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1090- [Why don't more minority students seek STEM careers? Ask them.](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141201191447.htm)
1191- [Cheaper private health care prices mean more Medicare spending](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141201132639.htm)
1292- [It's mean boys, not mean girls, who rule at school, study shows](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/12/141201113257.htm)
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25105- [Dominant people can be surprisingly social](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141120123051.htm)
26106- [Professional majors strengthen mission of liberal arts colleges](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141120091714.htm)
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28108#### Wednesday, November 19, 2014
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30110- [New report explores students' pathways into, through college](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141119112735.htm)
31- [Many americans not receiving recommended home visit services for lead poisoning asthma](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141119112730.htm)
111- [Many Americans not receiving recommended home visit services for lead poisoning asthma](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141119112730.htm)
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33113#### Tuesday, November 18, 2014
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35115- [New school meal requirements: More harm than good?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/11/141118072526.htm)
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37117#### Monday, November 17, 2014
156236- [Cautious optimism as childhood obesity rates in Ireland plateau](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141014085144.htm)
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158238#### Monday, October 13, 2014
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160240- [Price check: Cost doesn't signal quality](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141013104130.htm)
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162#### Friday, October 10, 2014
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164- [Hidden population: Thousands of youths take on caregiver role at home](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141010155025.htm)
165- [Computerized surveillance system quickly detects disease outbreaks among preschoolers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141010154930.htm)
166- [In-home visits reduce drug use, depression in pregnant teens](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141010083735.htm)
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168#### Thursday, October 9, 2014
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170- [GPA, GRE inadequate for evaluating non-traditional students for graduate school admissions](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141009154112.htm)
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172#### Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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174- [Online intervention tool for physician trainees may improve care of patients with substance use disorders](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141008203537.htm)
175- [Gay, bisexual youth can thrive with positive family relationships](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141008121950.htm)
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177#### Tuesday, October 7, 2014
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179- [Schools key to reaching the 1 in 10 children with mental health problems](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141007212227.htm)
180- [Toddlers regulate behavior to avoid making adults angry](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141007131422.htm)
181- [Students' religiosity more influential than education in views on evolution](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141007131244.htm)
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183#### Monday, October 6, 2014
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185- [Why is educational achievement heritable?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141006152151.htm)
186- [Are leaders born or made? New study shows how leadership develops](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141006133228.htm)
187- [Gaming vs. reading: Do they benefit teenagers with cognition or school performance?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141006094456.htm)
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189#### Thursday, October 2, 2014
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191- [Relationship between neighborhood drug sales, drug use found](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141002092432.htm)
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193#### Wednesday, October 1, 2014
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195- [Intervention helps decrease 'mean girl' behaviors, researchers find](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141001133209.htm)
196- [Public feels more negative toward people with drug addiction than those with mental illness](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141001102346.htm)
197- [Insight into challenges facing college athletes](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/10/141001090338.htm)
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199#### Tuesday, September 30, 2014
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201- [Preterm birth complications, pneumonia are leading causes of death in children under five years](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140930212036.htm)
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203#### Monday, September 29, 2014
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205- [Chefs at schools can increase school meal participation, vegetable intake among students](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140929180415.htm)
206- [How career dreams are born](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140929105138.htm)
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208#### Friday, September 26, 2014
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210- [Policies of NIH, other funders, have improved data-sharing by life-science investigators](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926150451.htm)
211- [Child maltreatment underreported in Medicaid claims, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926150418.htm)
212- [Scarring effects of primary-grade retention?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926141136.htm)
213- [Secret to raising well behaved teens? Maximize their zzzzz's](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140926085830.htm)
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215#### Thursday, September 25, 2014
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217- [The dangers of teens using marijuana](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925150606.htm)
218- [Curbing childhood obesity: New tool helps schools measure activity](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140925130731.htm)
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220#### Wednesday, September 24, 2014
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222- [Realizing the promise of education: An effective early intervention program for substance exposed babies and toddlers](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140924144953.htm)
223- [Single statistic can strengthen public support for traffic safety laws](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140924135016.htm)
224- [University health schools' use of holistic admissions has positive impact, study finds](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140924113529.htm)
225- [False memories could be a side-effect of human ability to learn rules](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140924113039.htm)
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227#### Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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229- ['Brain Breaks' increase activity, educational performance in elementary schools](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140923142741.htm)
230- [Medical students who attended community college likelier to serve poor communities](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140923131452.htm)
231- [Increased knowledge of HPV vaccines does not predict higher rate of vaccination](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140923110606.htm)
232- [Are millennial generation students changing the roles of teachers?](https://sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/09/140923110600.htm)
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