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The Fancier The Cortex, The Smarter The Brain?
Why are some people smarter than others? In a new article in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, Eduardo Mercado III from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, describes how certain aspects of brain structure and function help determine how easily we learn new things, and how learning capacity contributes to individual differences in intelligence.
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According to the latest data in a clinical study supported by St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ), deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for depression may provide sustainable improvement in depression symptoms among patients with major depressive disorder. Study results will be presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) meeting in San Francisco.
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Slight Majority Of U.S. Residents Call Themselves 'Pro-life;' 76% Say Abortion Should Be Legal, Poll Shows
Seventy-six percent of U.S. residents believe that abortion should be legal, a finding in keeping with public opinion over the past three decades, according to a Gallup poll released on Saturday, the AP/Boston Globe reports (AP/Boston Globe, 5/16). However, 51% of respondents identified themselves as "pro-life," while 42% said they are "pro-choice" (Gallup poll, 5/16). The finding marks the first time since Gallup began asking about abortion rights in 1995 that a majority of respondents said they consider themselves "pro-life" (Nadeau, Boston Herald, 5/16). Last year"s poll showed that 50% of respondents consider themselves "pro-choice," compared with 44% who said they are "pro-life" (Abcarian, Los Angeles Times, 5/16).The new poll found that 53% of respondents believe abortion should be legal under some circumstances, 23% believe it should be legal under any circumstances and 22% believe it should be illegal under any circumstances (Boston Herald, 5/16). The percentage of respondents who oppose abortion rights in all cases rose slightly from last year, while those who support abortion rights in all cases decreased slightly. The Los Angeles Times reports that the percentage of respondents who oppose abortion rights in all circumstances and those who support abortion rights in all circumstances is "a virtual tie." The results have a margin of sampling error of plus or minus three percentage points.Respondents who labeled themselves as moderates and Republicans accounted for most of the change in views compared with past polls, as Democrats" views remained consistent with previous years, according to the Los Angeles Times. Gallup in its analysis wrote that it is "possible" that President Obama "has pushed the public"s understanding of what it means to be "pro-choice" slightly to the left, politically" (Los Angeles Times, 5/16). The survey was conducted between May 7 and May 10 (AP/Boston Globe, 5/16).Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, said, "I am pretty confident that Americans really don"t want Roe v. Wade overturned." She added that the increase in respondents identifying as "pro-life" does not "square with what has happened in the last several elections," noting that voters have rejected several antiabortion-rights ballot measures in South Dakota, California, Oregon and Colorado since 2005. However, Charmaine Yoest, president of Americans United for Life, said, "It tracks pretty much with what we"ve always known: People generally are pro-life depending on how you ask the question" (Los Angeles Times, 5/16).
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The Fitness Revolution - Launch Of The UK's First Dedicated Health And Fitness Channel

The fight against obesity has stepped up a gear with the launch of the UK"s first dedicated health and fitness channel bringing exercise classes into the nation"s living rooms. Fitness TV, which launched this week (4th August 2009), will feature an ever-changing timetable of workouts from some of the country"s top instructors, as well as general programmes offering health and nutrition tips. Aimed at everyone from businessmen and busy working mums to children and pensioners, the channel"s bosses hope to drive down obesity by removing the excuses often given for not taking regular exercise. Founder Luan Underwood, a former personal trainer and mother-of-two, said: "We know that many people would love to exercise more, but find it too hard to fit a run or a visit to the gym into their schedules. "With Fitness TV, they can squeeze in a session at a time to suit them, and because the classes are constantly being updated, they"ll be more motivated to stick to them than they would an exercise DVD." Instructors on the new channel will include Pierre Pozzuto, who has worked with Keira Knightley, Christian Slater and keen marathon runner Gordon Ramsey, champion kickboxer Sy Chenh and Elise Lindsay, personal trainer to Coleen Rooney. The channel, which is available on Sky TV channel 282 and online at http://www.fitness.tv, will feature everything from fat-burning cardio workouts to resistance training, yoga and Pilates. Children"s classes include a mobility and balance workout for pre-schoolers, kids" yoga and street dance for teenagers, while pensioners and the less mobile are offered armchair aerobics. For the more adventurous, there will be boot camp-style workouts and dance-based exercise sessions, including Latin salsa, Bhangra and 80s disco. There"s even a High Heels workout for more glamorous viewers. Ms Underwood said: "We really do have something for everyone, so there"s no excuse for not getting fit." Fitness TV


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