February 2012
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Summit to Make a Case for Teaching Handwriting →
Handwriting still has a place in the digital age, its proponents say, and they hoped that what they billed as a “summit” on the subject this week would spotlight their case for the enduring value of handwriting in the learning process.
The Washington conference was designed to draw together research from psychology, occupational therapy, education, and neuroscience to demonstrate...
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feminist historian: Christian Privilege Checklist →
sanityscraps:
NB: I did not write this. It just took forever to find because it’s been taken down on the most common resources.
It is likely that state and federal holidays coincide with my religious practices, thereby having little to no impact on my job and/or education.
I can talk…
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Well: Take Blood Pressure in Both Arms, Study Says →
Differences in blood pressure readings between a patient’s right and left arms could be a sign of vascular disease and a greater risk of dying from heart disease.
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Study: 1 in 14 People Has Oral HPV Infection →
Pasieka/Science Photo Library RF via Getty Images
Human papilloma virus as seen through a colored transmission electron micrograph.
So how many people have human papillomavirus in their mouths?
Quite a few, say researchers who got more than 5,000 volunteers across the country to spit into a cup and answer detailed questions about their sex lives.
The bottom line: 6.9 percent of...
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Well: Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels in Younger... →
Caffeine Alters Estrogen Levels in Younger Women
By ANAHAD O’CONNOR
Tony Cenicola/The New York Times
Your daily dose of caffeine may tinker with more than just your energy levels.
A new study of women ages 18 to 44 found that drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages can alter levels of estrogen. But the impact varies by race. In white women, for example, coffee appears to lower...