Informative links

Banned chemicals pass through umbilical cord from mother to baby, research finds
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-06/iu-bcp062817.php


Alcohol consumption putting vast majority of Europeans at risk of digestive cancers
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/sh-acp_1062717.php


How babies' environments lead to poor health later
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/nu-hbe062817.php


Decreasing height, increasing arthritis risk evolutionarily advantageous for humans in colder climates
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/sumc-dhi062817.php


Increased air pollution cuts victims' lifespan by a decade, costing billions
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/e-iap062917.php


Shingles increases risk of heart attack, stroke
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/acoc-sir062917.php


Drugs to curb excess stomach acid may be linked to heightened risk of death
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-07/b-dtc062917.php


Study finds that children raised without religion show more empathy and kindness
No surprise. Religions such as Christianity teach people to reject people who are different, it teaches them to be happy while believing that others are going to suffer horribly in hell forever.
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/danthropology/2015/11/study-finds-that-children-raised-without-religion-show-more-empathy-and-kindness/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=FBCP-ATH&utm_content=danthropology


Brain Drain: The Mere Presence of One’s Own Smartphone Reduces Available Cognitive Capacity
http://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/691462