News tagged with juveniles
Gene expression findings a step toward better classification and treatment of juvenile arthritis
Scientists have discovered gene expression differences that could lead to better ways to classify, predict outcome, and treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Eventually such findings could enable doctors to target more ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 29, 2009 |
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3 studies confirm the value of etanercept therapy in treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis
Three new studies have individually shown the anti-TNF (tumour necrosis factor) therapy etanercept to be effective, with a good safety profile, in children under four years of age with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Was Triceratops a social animal?
Until now, Triceratops was thought to be unusual among its ceratopsid relatives. While many ceratopsids—a common group of herbivorous dinosaurs that lived toward the end of the Cretaceous—have been found ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Juvenile justice study: Minority youths of single parents more likely detained
As a teenager in the juvenile justice system, living in a single-parent household or having a family with criminal history doesn't help your case -- at least if you're a minority.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Invasives threaten salmon in Pacific Northwest
Many native fishes in the Pacific Northwest are threatened or endangered, notably salmonids, and hundreds of millions of dollars are expended annually on researching their populations and on amelioration efforts.
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Bizarre bird behavior predicted by game theory
A team of scientists, led by the University of Exeter, has used game theory to explain the bizarre behaviour of a group of ravens. Juvenile birds from a roost in North Wales have been observed adopting the ...
Feb 25, 2009 |
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Troubled youths struggle after time in detention center
The kids who pass through juvenile detention facilities are among the most troubled youths in the community. How do they fare a few years after this significant brush with the legal system?
Feb 17, 2009 |
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Adolescents with unpopular names more prone to committing crime
A new study in the journal Social Science Quarterly examined the relationship between first name popularity in adolescents and tendency to commit crime. Results show that, regardless of race, juveniles with unpopular names ...
Jan 28, 2009 |
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