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Facebook photos may reflect unconscious cultural differences The photos we select for our Facebook profiles may reflect individual preferences, but they also appear to reflect more deeply rooted, unconscious cultural differences.

Treatment of childhood OSA reverses brain abnormalities Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in children normalizes disturbances in the neuronal network responsible for attention and executive function, according to a new study.

New way to stop cancer? Block their recycling system, and tumor cells die All cells have the ability to recycle unwanted or damaged proteins and reuse the building blocks as food. But cancer cells have ramped up the system, called autophagy, and rely on it to escape damage in the face of chemotherapy and other treatments. Now, researchers have developed a potent new drug ...

* Deep-reef coral hates the light, prefers the shade
* Plastic fantastic: The future of biodegradables
* Musical aptitude relates to reading ability
* Google Earth typhoid maps reveal secrets of disease outbreaks
* White children far more likely to receive CT scans than Hispanic, African-American children
* New role for RNA interference during chromosomal replication discovered
* Largest ever genetic study of liver function could point the way to new treatments
* Precise gene therapy without a needle
* Could a computer one day rewire itself? New nanomaterial 'steers' electric currents in multiple dimensions
* Faulty molecular switch can cause infertility or miscarriage
* Promising new approach to treating debilitating nervous system disease
* Sports-related knee injuries in children have increased dramatically over the past decade
* Children dependent on life support vulnerable to loss of electrical power
* American Academy of Pediatrics expands ages for diagnosis and treatment of ADHD in children
* Minority children less likely to wear a car seatbelt, putting them at greater risk of severe injury
* Delayed pediatric appendicitis treatment linked to complications, and even death