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Video: Tech Minute: Father's Day Gifts
If the man in your life is more prone to like gadgets than ties, CNET's Senior Editor Natali Del Conte has some high-tech tips for this upcoming Father's Day.
Study: Puberty in girls happening earlier
LONDON, June 13 (UPI) -- In a worrying development, Danish scientists say, girls on average are reaching puberty before the age of 10 -- almost a year earlier than...
Natural History Museum to cut 'up to 40 jobs'
Fears that entire research unit could be shut as director plans £2.3m cuts to prepare for public spending decisionsThe Natural History Museum is considering cutting dozens of jobs to save £2m in preparation...
Tips for Parents Who Can't Unplug
Dr. Jennifer Hartstein Discusses Effects on Kids, Gives Advice on How to Reconnect with Yours
Video: Tech-Addicted Parents
Some parents with smart phones may be giving more attention to their technology than their children. Michelle Miller reports.
Family carers share the illness experience of the dying patient
Family carers need to be supported throughout the whole illness of their loved ones as they witness and share much of the experience of the dying person, according to new...
Bad science: Why crossing your fingers works … if you're lucky
In laboratory conditions, people who are superstitious can succeed. Does that apply in real life?As someone who strives – sanctimoniously – to be right, I'm a masochistic fan of research showing that people...
My Turn: A little life in my motivation
When I was 16 and struggling with a vicious eating disorder in a hospital inpatient program, different patients had different reasons for nursing themselves back to health.
Will Medicare Cover My Adult Children?
The law permitting adult children to be covered under their parents' plans applies only to private insurance, not to Medicare.
Facebook reprimand lands university in court
A University of Calgary student says the school violated his constitutional right to freedom of speech when it disciplined him over Facebook comments.
Childhood obesity linked to neighborhood social and economic status, study finds
Children in King County, Washington, are more likely to be obese if they live in socially disadvantaged neighborhoods, according to research from Group Health Research Institute, Seattle Children's Research Institute,...
Self-worth based on weight increases drive for thinness among white women: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- White women who define their self worth based on weight are highly motivated to achieve thinness, regardless of their body mass index or appearance-related self esteem, a University...
Associated Press won't strip USC of 2004 title
NCAA sanctions may force USC to vacate its Bowl Championship Series title-game victory over Oklahoma in the 2005 Orange Bowl, but the Trojans will remain national champions in the Associated...
Best Team Not Guaranteed World Cup Success
The World Cup offers fans of the globe's most popular sport the chance to thrill and agonize over the ups and downs of their nations' teams. For scientists, whether or...
Study shows significant positive outcomes following behavioral therapy for depression
Depression is one of the most common forms of psychiatric disorder. It can occur at any time of life and it may affect children and adolescents as well as the...
University of Pennsylvania: Contrary to popular models, sugar is not burned by self-control tasks
PHILADELPHIA — – Contradicting a popular model of self-control, a University of Pennsylvania psychologist says the data from a 2007 study argues against the idea that glucose is the...
A new solution to the problem of evil? | Mark Vernon
A psychological paper which claims to explain the religious account of evil is troublingly simplisticThat there is suffering in the world, few would doubt. But whether or not that suffering unsettles belief in...
Plan Would Allow Abortions at Military Hospitals
Tucked into the same Pentagon policy bill as the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” is a little-noticed amendment that takes on making abortion easier for military women in war...
Patient Money: What to Expect in Next Year’s Health Benefits Offerings
The new health care law is already affecting benefit packages being put together for 2011, and it seems likely that employees will be asked to absorb more of the costs.
New book compares health care in New York, Paris and London
Why do other countries spend less on health care and yet achieve near-universal coverage and often better outcomes than the United States? This question has come up repeatedly during the...
Johnson & Johnson Seen as Uncooperative on Recall Inquiry
Congressional investigators said a recall inquiry into Johnson & Johnson had been stymied by the company.
Dingoes, like wolves, are smarter than pet dogs
(PhysOrg.com) -- Studies in the past have shown that wolves are smarter than domesticated dogs when it comes to solving spatial problems, and now new research has shown that dingoes...
Thoroughly Modern Mary | Radio review
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Ann Widdecombe's thoughts on the Virgin Mary were rather different to those of Richard Dawkins. Theirs and others made for a fascinating little seriesJust about every viewpoint on the Virgin Mary...
Drug companies share data to speed brain research
Drug companies share data to speed brain research By 2010-06-11T04:08:59Z WASHINGTON (AP) -- In an unusual step, a dozen competing drug companies have agreed...
Unfitted Up ?
Unfitted Up ? This article starts off with some serious points about science and law. It will become apparent soon enough why I have posted this under 'humor'. Please bear with me. Unfitted up? Being...
Seasoned profs prepare students for advanced learning, study finds
Highly credentialed and experienced professors are better at preparing students for long-term academic success than their less-experienced counterparts, but that ability isn't necessarily reflected in their students' teaching evaluations, according...
Why some women have real reason to fear the World Cup
(PhysOrg.com) -- An academic at Royal Holloway, University of London is urging victims of domestic violence to have a plan in place should their partners turn violent during the World...
Highlight: The mama bear effect: oxytocin promotes 'tend and defend' response
A soldier and a mother may share some interesting brain chemistry, researchers report in the June 11 issue of Science.