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Foundations take active role on health policy
Nonprofits have dropped their usual detachment to crusade for healthcare reform in California, opening Sacramento offices staffed by former aides to lawmakers. They have to be careful about IRS rules. ...
Computer Game ‘Tetris’ May Help Reduce Flashbacks To Traumatic Events
Playing 'Tetris' after traumatic events could reduce the flashbacks experienced in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), preliminary research by Oxford University psychologists suggests.
Winter Baby Blues
Are you feeling lucky? If you were born in December, January or February, maybe not. Economists from the University of Notre Dame found people born during winter months tend to...
Gaming machines cause unhappiness
In a recent study, electronic gaming machines were linked with worse physical and mental health, compared to not gambling or more social forms of gambling.
Turn the world into your gym
No gym? No problem. Get fit on trails, in the city or at the beach: a guide to full-body workouts that are cheap--and scenic. ...
More medical myths: Turkey doesn't make you tired?
What if someone told you turkey doesn't make you tired, or that you nails really don't keep growing after you die?
VIDEO: First 3-D Fly-Through of a Supernova Remnant
Medical imaging tools used to peer inside living people have been adapted to create the first virtual fly-though of the remains of a dead star.
Recipes for Health: Spicy South Indian Cauliflower
Curry and cauliflower — two great tastes that belong together.
Doctors: British woman has two wombs
LONDON, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- A British woman said she was shocked to discover that she has two sets of reproductive organs.
Studies: Asian couples seek sons
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 7 (UPI) -- Asian immigrants in the United States appear to be using medical technology to guarantee that second or third children will be male,...
Source of cognitive decline in aging brains
(PhysOrg.com) -- As people age, memory and the ability to carry out tasks often decline. Scientists looking for ways to lessen that decline often have focused on the "gray matter"...
'It takes 2 to know 1': Shared experiences change self-recognition
Looking at yourself in the mirror every morning, you never think to question whether the person you see is actually you. You feel familiar—at home with your own unique self...
Renaissance capitalist: New research answers mystery about illegitimate daughter of pope
In popular legend, Lucrezia Borgia, Duchess of Ferrara (1480- 1519), stands falsely accused of poisoning her second husband. Victor Hugo portrayed her in thinly veiled fiction as a tragic femme...
Director experience with acquisitions improves firm performance
A new study in Strategic Management Journal examines how the nature of outside directors' prior experience, and resulting expertise, will influence the performance of a firm's performance. Results show that...
Love potions may become marriage guidance tool, neuroscientist says
Marriage counsellors may soon be taking a more Shakespearean approach to solving troubles of the heart, by administering love potions to boost couples' feelings for one another, according to a...
Health-monitoring technology helps seniors live at home longer
Many older adults want to remain active and independent for as long as possible. Seniors want to age in their own homes and avoid moving to institutions or nursing homes....
Teens prepared for careers, yet lack mentors
American teens are embracing the subjects of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) with increasingly positive attitudes; yet many lack the necessary encouragement from mentors according to this year's Lemelson-MIT...
Autism test would deprive the world of geniuses
A new book on the greatest British physicist since Newton speculates that both his profound mathema
Familiar face? "Love" hormone may help, study says
LONDON (Reuters) - The "love" hormone linked to feelings of sexual pleasure, bonding and maternal care also appears to help us recognize familiar faces, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday.
Church grabs chance to attack birth control pill
Roman Catholic leaders have pounced on a "confession" by one of the inventors of the birth control pill who has said the contraceptive he helped create was resp
Education Practices Lead to Woman Engineer Shortage
A new University of Missouri study found the impact of the engineering curriculum and obstacles, including self-efficacy and feelings of inclusion, can impede women’s success in the predominantly male discipline...
Appeal for research brain donors
More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say.
Richard Dawkins tells us about the success of the Atheist Bus Campaign
Supporters raised £140,000 which will be spent on posters featuring slogans doubting the existence of God.
A Bush Legacy: Preserving The Oceans?
Of course, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will always be part of the legacy of George W. Bush. But he may also be remembered for something else: Preserving the...
Wii Fit A Promising Tool For All Ages, Though Game's Health Measurements Are Flawed
Games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary activities for people of all ages.
Exonerations correct only a small fraction of false convictions
(PhysOrg.com) -- Criminal justice scholars often say that the true number of innocent people convicted of crimes is unknown—in fact, unknowable. A new University of Michigan study challenges that belief...
Health Tip: Eat Like an Athlete on Super Bowl Sunday
(PhysOrg.com) -- So your New Year's resolution is to lose weight in 2009 and already you're faced with your first challenge: Super Bowl Sunday.
Relaxed trade rules boost African development, study finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- Often thought to be hobbled by corruption, poor infrastructure and a weak financial system, African exporters rose to the opportunities presented by a U.S. trade liberalization policy, a...