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While many children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often see a decrease in symptoms as they reach their teens, WebMD reports that a recent study has shown that overly critical parenting could inhibit this improvement. During the three-year study, researchers followed 388 children diagnosed with ADHD and their families. The levels of criticism and over protectiveness from the parents were assessed twice over that time. In order to measure the extent of criticism and over-protectiveness, researchers interviewed the parents regarding their relationships with their children. Criticism was measured according to how many harsh or negative statements were made by the parents about their child, rather than the child's behavior. Over-protectiveness was deter...

The world is slowly moving to a time when machines build everything, but that time is not here yet. And one Illinois store owner is attracting more customers than ever by offering hand-crafted, made to order Amish furniture. According to the Daily Herald, Gary O'Reilly, owner of O'Reilly's Furniture in Libertyville, IL, was looking for a creative way to reinvent his business about five years ago. To achieve this, he began buying his furniture from Amish craftsmen in Ohio and Indiana. By doing so, O'Reilly was able to achieve two important things: supporting American-made goods while delivering more customization options to his customers. Since making the switch to Amish craftsmen, O'Reilly's Furniture has become wildly successful. The store's customers can now customize ever...

More black Millennials are starting to consider opening up a small business, and there is currently a big shift in the way that this demographic is viewing alternative financing, according to a survey from financial lender Merchant Cash USA. Media Post reported that Millennials have a strong interest in pursuing careers as entrepreneurs, but black Millennials in particular are beginning to dominate the world of startups. Data from the Pew Research Center suggests that there are just over 75 million Millennials in the U.S. today. While 40% of this group identifies as something other than white, 13% identify as black. This means that there are around nine million Millennials in the U.S. who identify as black, and millions more who identify as another mixed race. Even with immense ta...

Online dating sites have been infamous for using shady tactics to attract new members, but the downfall of Ashley Madison revealed one particularly troubling trend: robots posing as attractive, desperate women. According to Rolling Stone, a vast majority of activity from female users on dating sites is computer-generated. In fact, a whopping 59% of all internet traffic, from dating sites to online poker, is generated by bots. This deception was exposed last July when a team of hackers leaked internal memos from dating site Ashley Madison. The hack revealed the company's widespread use of artificial intelligence programs, often known as bots, posing as real women. The hack sent shock waves through the world of online dating, and industry experts say that Ashley Madison was not the only...

Gum disease comes with its own host of consequences, but a recent study has found that it may also lead to some more serious health issues. According to 9News.com, researchers in Sweden have discovered that those with advanced gum disease, or periodontitis, have a much higher risk of experiencing a heart attack. During the study, researchers also learned that poor oral health can increase the risk of heart disease by up to 28%. In Australia, approximately 22% of people have some form of gum disease, making the research particularly prevalent to those Down Under. "The bacteria that are causing advanced gum disease migrate into the blood stream and they circulate, causing a chronic inflammatory response," said Axel Spahr, associate professor at the Sydney Dental Hospital. ...

Earlier this month, the Utah Home Builders Association’s annual awards gala was interrupted by a group of clean air advocates. The demonstrators gathered outside of the event to denounce the organization by accusing them of deterring efforts to fight for cleaner air in Utah. Representatives from Utah Moms for Clear Air, HEAL Utah, and Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment participated in the rally. They waved signs in protest and handed out pamphlets to those who passed by, claiming they were raising awareness of “the association's role in trying to defeat some of the clean air policies the state proposed last year.” “Actions taken by the Utah Home Builders Association have been instrumental in delaying the approval of both the low-nitrogen oxide (NOx) emitter water heaters rule,...

There are plenty of reasons why social media could go down as one of the greatest innovations of the 21st century. Yet according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a study set to be published this April, Facebook, Twitter, and other social platforms could literally be killing your sleep patterns, too. "Young adults who spend a lot of time on social media during the day or check it frequently throughout the week are more likely to suffer sleep disturbances than their peers who use social media less," a statement from the school's press release reads. For the study, Dr. Jessica C. Levenson, a postdoctoral researcher at the university's Department of Psychiatry and the study's lead author, worked with her team to analyze 1,788 U.S. adults ages 19 through 3...

According to News-Medical.net, a new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has found that the protein IL-37 actually suppresses the inflammatory response even though drugs like methylprednisolone have proven unsuccessful in doing so. One of the reasons IL-37 has not been researched much up until this point, even though it's been identified for 15 years, is because it is not produced in mice, which most studies use in experiments. In order to perform the study the team of researchers from the UAB's Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology and Institute of Neuroscience, and the Centre for Networked Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED), led by Dr Rubén López, used genetically modified mice that produced the human form of IL-37. ...