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Study shows Hypertension affects elderly’s cognitive functioning

Affected by high blood pressure, elderly people might have difficulty to think clearly, a new study showed. More evidence has been found that increased blood pressure in older adults is directly related to decreased cognitive functioning, particularly among seniors with already high blood pressure, said the study published in the December issue of the Journal... Read more

Intel Vietnam launches study abroad program

Intel Products Vietnam Friday announced in Ho Chi Minh City the launch of its US$2 million Vietnam Study Abroad Program. The program aims to provide scholarships to 40 top Vietnamese engineering students to study at Portland State University in Oregon, the US for the academic years 2009- 2011.The 40 students will be selected from six technical universities... Read more

Study: Nearly 5% of Americans suffers from persistent

U.S. researchers have found that approximately 4.7 percent of the nation’s population suffers from persistent depression or anxiety disorders, with a minority of those afflicted receiving adequate medication or counseling, according to a study available here on Thursday. U.S. researchers have found that approximately 4.7 percent of the nation’s population... Read more

Study: sleep terrors partly inherited

Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a study published yesterday. “Our results show that there is a substantial effect of genetics factors in sleep terrors,” though no specific genes behind the phenomenon have been identified, Bich Hong Nguyen of the Sleep Disorders Center... Read more

Japan firm gets nod for $5 bil. steel plant feasibility study

Vietnam has allowed Japan’s JFE Steel Corporation, the world’s third-largest steel manufacturer, to conduct a feasibility study for a US$5 billion steel complex in the central province of Quang Ngai. A statement posted on the government website on Wednesday said Deputy Prime Minister Hoang Trung Hai... Read more

US, Vietnam to study climate change impact on Mekong Delta

The US and Vietnam will jointly study the impact of climate change on the Mekong Delta and other low-lying river regions worldwide, officials said Monday. Scientists from both countries will work at a new Delta Research and Global Observation Network (DRAGON) institute, the first of several that are due to be set... Read more

Study: Vitamin C or E pills do not lower risk of cancer

Taking vitamin C and E pills does not lower the risk of cancer, according to a latest study involving nearly 15,000 men in the U.S., media reported Monday.  (File Photo)“After nearly 10 years of supplementation with either vitamin E or vitamin C, we found no evidence supporting the use of either supplement in the prevention of cancer,” said Howard... Read more

Study: Large waist almost doubles premature death risk

Having a large waistline can almost double your risk of dying prematurely even if your body mass index is within the “normal” range, according to a new study of over 350,000 people across Europe, published Wednesday in the U.S. magazine New England Journal of Medicine. (File Photo)The study provides strong evidence that storing excess fat around the... Read more

Study: autism may be connected to increased rainfall

Increased rainfall, or something linked to it, may be connected to the development of autism, according to a research in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicinea as quoted by media reports Tuesday. The rainfall autism theory is based on child health and weather records from three U.S. states, but has been greeted cautiously by a UK research charity.The... Read more

Many study branches eliminated because of no students

VietNamNet Bridge – Though experts have forecast that Vietnam will lack staffs who can speak less common languages like Chinese and German, very few students have registered to follow those study branches. Since 2006, the HCM City Hung Vuong People Founded University has enrolled very few students for French, Chinese languages and Applied Mathematics.  The... Read more

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