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Cot death reached record levels in the UK in the late 1980’s after being officially zero just 20 years earlier. Today we have lots of ideas but officially ‘We Still don’t Know’ the cause or causes. Is this acceptable?
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High Number Of Infant Deaths Linked To Unsafe Sleeping Conditions, Virginia (medicalnewstoday.com)
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Note: A multimedia version of this story is available on Exploration, Vanderbilt University’s online research magazine

Cockroaches are morons in the morning and geniuses in the evening

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – In its ability to learn, the cockroach is a moron in the morning and a genius in the evening.

Dramatic daily variations in the cockroach’s learning ability were [...]

Researchers already know that problems in certain parts of the brain will cause people to be sexually attracted to children. And now they’re finding other differences in the hope of creating a cure for pedophilia. I’m of the opinion, however, that there’s a big difference between being attracted to a child and acting on that [...]

The medical profession developed a new antidepressive, which is to help faster than all other active substances. However the therapy saves also risks.

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