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Sponsoring by the pharmaceutical industry can bias the results of drug studies
Drug studies financed by pharmaceutical companies frequently show positive results in favour of the sponsor. In the current issue of Deutsches Aerzteblatt International (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107(16): 279-85), a...
Brain Scan Dismissed by Brooklyn Judge as Court Evidence
But another case that would submit fMRI scans to the legal test is coming up in Tennessee Caution has prevailed in a Brooklyn judge's ruling that refused to admit brain scan evidence...
Girls Confide in Parents More Than Boys
Girls are more likely than boys to talk to mom about dating issues, but when it comes to sex, the teens become tight-lipped.
Lessons from the principal's office
The majority of students (about 80%) are never sent out of class to the principal's office or it happens only once in a year and why children are referred changes...
Multiple lipomas within jejunal duplication cyst
A research team from China reported a case of 68-year-old man complaining of abdominal bloating for 10 d due to multiple lipomas arising from jejunal duplication cysts. This case highlights...
MIND Reviews: Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us
Drive: The Surprising Truth about What Motivates Us by Daniel H. Pink. Riverhead Books, 2009
N.L., docs vie for public opinion in fee dispute
The Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association and provincial government negotiators resumed bargaining talks quietly Friday, even though both sides have unleashed advertising campaigns to sway public opinion.
Resveratrol: The Backlash
“Is it schadenfreude, or is it something else?” It is a question Harvard professor David Sinclair asks himself a lot of late. No wonder. Just about everyone doing cell biology has something—and usually...
Children's well-being another casualty of recession: Researchers see marked increase in abusive head trauma cases during economic downturn
The incidence of abusive head trauma among children has skyrocketed since the beginning of the recession in late 2007, according to new research.
Social context may be a better indicator of obesity disparities than race
When analysing obesity disparities among women, socioeconomic status and social context may be more important than race, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of...
Science closing in on mystery of age-related memory loss, says UAB neurobiologist
The world's scientific community may be one step closer to understanding age-related memory loss, and to developing a drug that might help boost memory. In an editorial published May 7...
Shape up the quick way
If you thought the best way to lose and maintain weight was the slow and steady approach, think again. A new study by Lisa Nackers and colleagues, from the University...
Older people in assisted-living facilities sleep poorly
In a study of residents of Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs) in Los Angeles showed that 65% had clinically significant sleeping problems and that poor sleep was associated with declining quality...
Group Backs Ritual ‘Nick’ as Female Circumcision Option
The American Academy of Pediatrics suggested that doctors be given permission to perform a ceremonial pinprick on girls if it would keep their families from sending them overseas for circumcision.
Los Angeles Ballet tries the untraditional
The troupe's 'New Wave LA' at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center is heavily influenced by 'So You Think You Can Dance' choreographers. George Balanchine it's not. ...
'Babies' makes the infant a wildlife documentary subject
Director Thomas Balmès is careful to be noninvasive. There is no narration or mood music and very little dialogue. But there is a lot of simple observation. ...
Privacy groups take Facebook complaint to US regulators
More than a dozen privacy and consumer protection groups have banded together to protest what they see as duplicity by Facebook when it comes to safeguarding people's information.
"City of Gonads" Jellyfish Discovered
Unlike every other known jelly, Csiromedusa medeopolis—the new underwater wonder from down under—keeps the family jewels on display.
Conflicts of Interest Affect Conservation Science
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a perfect world, scientific research is supposed to be completely objective and free of conflicts of interest. But University of South Florida researchers say that politics can...
Obese kids helped by weight-loss camps
ST. LOUIS, May 6 (UPI) -- A U.S. study suggests obese children attending summer weight-loss camps enjoy better physical fitness as a result of a sense of belonging and...
Violent teenage girls fail to spot anger or disgust in others' faces
(PhysOrg.com) -- Girls appear to be "protected" from showing antisocial behaviour until their teenage years, new research from the University of Cambridge has found.
The Astronomy of Mother's Day
Do you dare wake Mom at dawn ... on Mother's Day? Under the circumstances, she might not mind. May 9th begins and ends with a lovely display of stars...
Nationwide study: 1 in 4 women show ambivalence toward pregnancy
For years, a widely held assumption was that women of childbearing age fell neatly into two camps: those trying to have children, and those not trying to have children.
ScienceShot: Is a Warbler Local? Listen to His Song
Clever, consistent tunes let females know that a potential mate is a long-time resident
High-Pitched Women Prefer Deep-Voiced Men
Women with high-pitched voices are drawn to men with deep voices.
Flying Blind in Policy Reforms
The long and divisive fight over U.S. health care reform exposed basic weaknesses in the processes of governance. As is so often true in American politics these days, politicians and...
High-resolution ultrasound: First-line imaging choice for the evaluation of patients with foot drop?
High-resolution ultrasound should be the imaging test of choice when evaluating patients with foot drop (an inability or difficulty in moving the ankle and toes causing uncontrolled slapping of the...
Why are human females so obsessed with penis size? | Ask Carole, Evolutionary Agony Aunt
Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: penis sizeAnonymous, age and sex unspecifiedDear Carole, Why are women so obsessed with the size of a man's cock...