Childhood Adversity Linked to Higher Risk of Early Death

Traumatic childhood experiences are linked to an increased risk of early death. The research, led by the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research (INSERM), in collaboration with the ESRC International Centre for Lifecourse Studies in Society and Health at UCL, found that men and women who had suffered adversity in childhood were more likely to die before age of 50 than those who had not. The researchers compared premature death...

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How to make a Generator at Home ???

Lesson to put electricity to work. Just a simple wind powered generator you can make with spare wire from an electric motor. This is  intended this to be just a prototype for a much larger unit you would like to build. The magnet rotor is separate for the coils to make repairs or upgrades easier. This unit is not intended for high speed winds. When you pass a magnet by a wire it should generate electricity. That is what we are going...

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How to make hot ice..

All you need are two common kitchen ingredients to make hot ice - a non-toxic chemical that crystallizes when you touch it into a material that looks like ice except it gives off heat. See how to make hot ice and get ideas for fun hot ice activities. You Will Need : White Vinegar Backing Soda Process :           Mix one liter of vinegar with 4 tablespoons of baking soda. These chemicals react to form...

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How to make a Small Wind Powered Generator at home ?

In this i will show you how to make a wind generator that produces electricity! I will only walk you through making the generator but it is up to you to figure out what you want to do with the electricity it produces! i havent gotten that far yet but i am planning on making a charge circuit so follow me if you want to see the outcome of that in the near future :) ok lets get started. first off id like to say that The amount of electricty it...

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How to make a Cheapy Lighter Laser Burner ???

Here is the world's first BIC style laser lighter! Butane is outdated. Time to use blue burning lasers! WARNING: This kind of laser can cause permanent damage to eyesight in less than a second. NEVER look into the beam or reflection of ANY laser including this one. You Will Need : BIC lighter (Non Electric) Blue Laser diode and mini-housing Mini-driver circuit 1.5V button cell batteries Mini Momentary switch 4 to 4.3 ohm resistor Small...

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Why Smokers Gain Weight When They Quit Smoking.

Most smokers put on a couple of kilos when they quit smoking. This is not due to an increased calorie intake, but to a change in the composition of the intestinal flora after quitting smoking, When smokers wave goodbye to their cigarettes, eighty per cent of them put on seven kilos on average. Their weight increases even if their calorie intake remains the same or even falls compared to the level before quitting smoking. What is the...

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Poverty Reduces Brainpower Needed for Navigating Other Areas of Life.

Poverty and all its related concerns require so much mental energy that the poor have less remaining brainpower to devote to other areas of life.  The researchers suggest that being poor may keep a person from concentrating on the very avenues that would lead them out of poverty. A person's cognitive function is diminished by the constant and all-consuming effort of coping with the immediate effects of having little money, such as...

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Scientists Discover Compound to Prevent Noise-Related Hearing Loss..

Your mother was right when she warned you that loud music could damage your hearing, but now scientists have discovered exactly what gets damaged and how. Noise-induced hearing loss, with accompanying tinnitus and sound hypersensitivity is a common condition which leads to communication problems and social isolation," said Xiaorui Shi, M.D., Ph.D., study author from the Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery at the Oregon Hearing...

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Nova Delphini 2013 Confirmed

A new star explosion, called a nova, has flared up in the night sky, and it is fairly easy to spot with binoculars — and potentially even the naked eye — by stargazers with clear weather and dark skies. You can even see the new nova online tonight in a skywatching webcast. Called Nova Dephinus 2013, the new nova (Latin for "new star") was discovered Wednesday (Aug. 14) by amateur astronomer Koichi Itagaki of Yamagata, Japan, at 2 p.m....

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