Start Early for Violin Skill Says Brain Study
AP reports scientists from the University of Alabama Birmingham find that violinists who begin training between ages 3 and 12 develop larger, more complex brain circuits than those starting after 13. The study, to be published in Science, analyzes sensory cortex responses in nine string players using an air-stimulus device and brain imaging.
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Youths neglected in bid to curb teen social harms
Washington AP reports the Carnegie Council on Adolescent Development warns millions of 10 to 14 year olds risk lifelong harms from substance abuse AIDS and other social ills unless families schools businesses and media act. It urges smaller middle schools flexible work hours after school programs and parent support to strengthen families and youth outcomes. The study notes rising risky behaviors among younger adolescents and a surge in teen births among girls under 15.
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Pugwash Group Wins 1995 Nobel Peace Prize
In Oslo the Nobel committee awarded Joseph Rotblat and the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs the 1995 peace prize for diminishing nuclear arms in international politics and aiming to eliminate them. The award honors 50 years since the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombs and condemns ongoing weapon tests by nations such as France and China.
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Father on trial for ordering son to walk home in dark
SHARPSBURG Pa AP a man faces trial on endangering a 7 year old after ordering his son Pierce Lopez to walk two miles home alone through a dark road The boy was found near a yacht club in bathing suit and sandals after an Aug 29 argument At a preliminary hearing Marc Lopez 32 was ordered to stand trial He faces up to five years in prison and a 10000 fine if convicted
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