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Behind the Wheel, Bad Tech Habits Abound
Study Finds Adults, Teens Equally Likely To Text While Driving, with Adults More Likely To Chat On Phone
Reporter who sailed with Abby Sunderland says child protective services visited her before she departed
Outdoor blogger Pete Thomas, a former Los Angeles Times reporter, weighed in on the controversysurrounding 16-year-old Abby Sunderland, offering unique insight into her quest to become the youngest person to...
Tracking the true tale of turkeys
The turkey dinner is a staple part of Christmas Day, but new research at the University of Leicester reveals that the history of the much loved poultry is in fact...
Frontal cortex dysfunction may contribute to compulsive sexual behaviour
Sex 'addiction' is a concept that has had particularly high visibility recently with the publicity associated with Tiger Woods. Persons with addictive or compulsive disorders frequently display an inability to...
Gypsy moths wreak havoc, but their own enemies are not far behind
If you live in a section of the country where gypsy moths are a relatively new menace, have no fear, help is not far behind...
Anxiety affects attention processes
A research conducted at the University of Granada has identified the different effects of being of a nervous disposition and being anxious at a given moment on what happens around...
Do toddlers pick up gender roles during play?
The differences in mothers' and fathers' interactions with their children, particularly in play situations, may influence toddlers' associations of specific behaviours with male and female genders. According to Eric Lindsey...
FBI to Probe AT&T iPad Breach
Investigation to Focus on Exposure of E-Mail Addresses of More Than 114,000 iPad Owners
Open access uptake: 5 years on
In 2009 the average uptake of the open access option for participating journals fell to 5.9%, compared with 6.7% in 2008. This reduction was due to a lower uptake amongst...
Witnessing Arrests May Increase Stress Risk in Children: Study
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Illinois at Chicago study says children in the nation's child welfare system who witnessed the arrest of a household member may have been psychologically traumatized...
Olympic gymnast Shawn Johnson says she was 'really scared' by accused stalker in testimony
Olympic gold-medal winning gymnast Shawn Johnson testified Thursday in Los Angeles that she was scared when she heard a Florida man charged with stalking her told police he was going...
Youth clubs strengthen kids' self image to keep them out of trouble
When children belong to a youth club, they gain a stronger sense of who they are as a person, an Ohio State University study has revealed.
UCLA is fined $95,000 for violating patient privacy
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center has been fined $95,000 by state officials for failing to prevent unauthorized employees from accessing patient information, the latest in a series of privacy breaches...
Education is a family affair
Family and school are the two main socializing settings for children and adolescents and their role in education is beyond doubt. A study of almost 1400 families in secondary schools...
Love Hormone Could Also Lead to War
The so-called love hormone, oxytocin, may spur defensive aggression against outsiders to protect an individual's social group.
Children's testimony may be influenced by co-witnesses
When children report about an event they can be highly accurate. But if they talk to other witnesses, children's testimony may become tainted. Researchers have examined children's vulnerability to co-witness...
Videoconferencing with family members enriches the lives of nursing home residents
Nursing home residents who used videoconferencing to keep in touch with family members felt it enriched their lives, according to a study in the June issue of the Journal of...
Vast geographic differences found in drug spending under Medicare
Widespread geographic variations exist in drug spending among Medicare beneficiaries, with some regions spending twice as much as others, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health...
Model to Help Patients See How to Sound Out Words
(PhysOrg.com) -- Traditionally, speech-language pathologists have relied on a patient`s sense of hearing to improve speech sounds. A team of researchers from UT Dallas is hoping to change that by...
Multitasking is no problem for these brain cells
In humans and other primates, the prefrontal cortex is the seat of high-level functions such as learning, decision making, and planning. Neuroscientists have long wondered whether neurons in that part of the brain...
NCAA hands USC two-year bowl game ban, major scholarship reduction in football
The penalties come after a four-year investigation into allegations surrounding Heisman Trophy winner Reggie Bush and former basketball star O.J. Mayo. The Trojans will lose more than 20 scholarships in...
May the shrink be with you
Darth Vader displays the signs of a borderline personality order, say French researchersThanks to the work of French researchers, we now have a detailed diagnosis of the mental health challenges faced by Star...
Effects of welfare reform are mixed for the poor
(PhysOrg.com) -- The economic status of children of single mothers who have gone off welfare and found jobs has improved slightly, but many poor families are worse off since the...
Another dimension to 3-D TVs: Health risks
Teens have been known to play video games until they're glassy-eyed.
Hungry grey whales face a ‘prey crisis`, scientists warn
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from the University of Bath have reported a dramatic fall in the number of grey whale sightings in British Columbia and are investigating the reasons for the...
Ex-Blagojevich aide tells of plans to make money
Ex-Blagojevich aide tells of plans to make money By MIKE ROBINSON and MICHAEL TARM 2010-06-09T21:40:36Z CHICAGO ...
Argentina-China talks on soya oil stalled
BUENOS AIRES, June 9 (UPI) -- Argentine negotiators failed to sway Chinese officials in a continuing dispute over soya oil exports as the row appeared increasingly linked to Beijing's...
38 students to receive Ph.D.s at Rockefeller’s 52nd Commencement
In addition to graduate degrees, two honorary doctorates will be awarded, to Hanna Holborn Gray, historian, president emeritus of The University of Chicago and chairman of the Howard Hughes Medical...