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Frontiers for Young Minds: Chinese speakers are the latest audience to access high-quality science for kids 

Frontiers

Articles are written by leading scientific authors and are peer-reviewed by young reviewers aged 8-15, before being widely disseminated online and in a downloadable format. All research published in Frontiers for Young Minds is based on evidence-based scientific research and has seen considerable success to date.

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Study is first to show that air pollutants increase risk of painful periods for women

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It affects between 16-91% of girls and women of reproductive age, of whom 2-29% have symptoms severe enough to restrict their daily activity. These results were recently published in the open access journal Frontiers in Public Health. They found that from 2000- to 2013, 4.2% A common debilitating disorder with no known cure.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Written for young people aged eight to 15, the collection has been published in the journal Frontiers for Young Minds. By sparking an interest in science from a young age, the Nobel Collection aims to improve young people’s scientific worldview. The Frontiers for Young Minds journal launched in 2013. ABOUT FRONTIERS.

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Nobel Prize winners inspire young minds in new scientific articles for kids 

Frontiers

Prior to publication, the distinguished scientists worked with young reviewers aged 8-15 to ensure their articles were interesting and understandable for young readers. Launched in 2013, Frontiers for Young Minds inspires the next generation of scientists by making science accessible and engaging for young people.

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Children grow faster during school year than during summer holidays

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statistically reanalyzed the results from their 2013 study , where they followed 3588 children who entered kindergarten in September 2005, at any of 41 schools in the Fort Bend Independent School District around the city of Sugar Land in Texas. The present reanalysis is more powerful than in 2013. ? Moreno et al. Here, 22.6%

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55 Senators Request Protection and Prioritization of Special Diabetes Program for Indians Funding

National Council on Urban Indian Health

SDPI provides culturally informed care, funds life-saving efforts to fight diabetes at Indian Health Service facilities (including 31 Urban Indian Organizations) and is critical to improving long-term health outcomes in Indian Country. In addition, the average blood sugar level, as measured by the hemoglobin A1C test, decreased from 9.0

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NYC health department promised 1,000 fresh produce permits nearly two decades ago. Just 149 vendors had them this year.

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In 2008, the city health department opened up 1,000 permits for street vendors to sell fresh fruits and vegetables in New York City’s food deserts. Five years after the program’s launch, in 2013, more than 500 vendors held those produce permits. This story was originally published by THE CITY.