While the study focused solely on how the amount of time spent in front of the TV affects a child's self-esteem, the programs likely are what give white boys a confidence boost, said Amy Jordan, director of the Media and the Developing Child sector of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania.

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The study, published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, also found the newly discovered area also affects levels of dopamine - that is in short supply in Parkinson's patients.

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The study aims to see how adding melatonin affects them.

BBC: Sleep hormone melatonin in Alzheimer's treatment study

As if that isn't bad enough, the study also concludes that this early death syndrome affects only women who marry outside their immediate age range.

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People don't study ahead for how they will deal with every possible eventuality that affects the trajectory of their lives.

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The chronic version of the condition -- which is defined as lasting for 12 weeks or more -- affects about 1 in 6 adults in the U.S., according to the study.

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Recently Cisco undertook a study of human behavior and the barriers to effective collaboration: how it affects productivity, workplace efficiency, and business results.

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But he cautioned that the current study only showed a link - it does not prove living next to a road definitely affects kidney function.

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