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Blind Man Walking: With No Visual Awareness, Man Navigates Obstacle Course Flawlessly
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that people can successfully navigate an obstacle course even after brain damage has left them with no awareness of the ability to see...
Don't Blame the Baby for Your Belly
The stereotype of pregnant women experiencing bizarre cravings has long had people believing that all expectant mothers go a little crazy when it comes to food and drink over the...
Cell phones using lens-free imaging promise to improve health monitoring
Cell phones have already revolutionised the way people around the world communicate and do business. Thanks to advances being made at UCLA, they are about to do the same thing...
Study finds we are better able to detect racial tension in members of our racial group
In March of 2008, in a speech addressing contemporary racial tensions in America, then-Senator Barack Obama suggested that there is a 'chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races.' Could...
The effect of parental education on the heritability of children's reading disability
Parental education is a strong predictor of socioeconomic status and children's educational environment. Nevertheless, some children continue to experience reading failure in spite of high parental education and support for...
Augsburg: Weight issues in children starting school
Immigrant children have a greater risk of suffering from overweight and obesity. This is the result of a study from Augsburg with 2306 children examined on starting school. Elisabeth Weber...
Poll: 29% of science teachers say creationism should be taught
Almost three out of ten specialist science teachers believe that creationism should be taught alongside evolution in school science lessons, according to a national poll of primary and secondary teachers.
Experiment: People willing to shock others if authority figure asks
Replicating one of the most controversial behavioral experiments in history, a Santa Clara University psychologist has found that people will follow orders from an authority figure to administer what they...
This Year, Resolve Not to Kill Yourself With Poor Decisions
(PhysOrg.com) -- With the new year approaching, millions of people are expected to ring in 2009 by making resolutions to improve their lives. A Duke University researcher says the consequences...
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Raymond Habas, PhD, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Researcher Receives PECASE Award
Raymond Habas, PhD, associate professor of biochemistry at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is one of this year's recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE),...
A life in pain -- new study examines the experiences of older people
(PhysOrg.com) -- It's debilitating, isolating and can lead to severe depression — yet pain is widely accepted as something to be expected and regarded as 'normal' in later life. Now...
Muslim creationist Adnan Oktar challenges scientists to prove evolution
Adnan Oktar is fond of challenging people, throwing down the gauntlet to Richard Dawkins
Sex no longer a taboo subject at nursing homes
(AP) -- When Kansas State University sent researchers into nursing homes to find out how the topic of sex was being addressed, they initially found silence.
Rise in births for couples on benefits
(PhysOrg.com) -- Increased government support for families has coincided with a rise in births among women who left school at 16 compared to those who stayed in education after the...
Spiders have some seriously creepy sex habits
Spiders are bizarre sex freaks. But it’s all harmless fun ... no wait, actually it’s very harmful. Girl kills guy or guy kills girl — there’s shrill crying, plugged orifices,...
The Language Of Emotion: Ad Slogans In Native Tongues Connect To Consumers' Emotions
In our globalized world, consumers are exposed to marketing messages in many languages. But a new study says messages expressed in people's native languages are most effective at triggering emotional...
Researcher devises adjustable glasses
LONDON, Dec. 22 (UPI) -- A British inventor says he's developed a pair of wearer-adjustable glasses that he hopes will be a boon to the world's poor.
Obama brings internationalist outlook to US science
The world's poor are likely to benefit from key science-related appointments in the president-elect's administration
Genes May Influence Popularity
A groundbreaking study of popularity has found that genes elicit not only specific behaviors but also the social consequences of those behaviors.
Brazil remembers slain activist
President Lula of Brazil is to lead tributes to Chico Mendes, an Amazon environmentalist killed 20 years ago.
Plea for help spotting bat killer
Bat groups across the country are being asked to be vigilant against the spread of white nose syndrome.
Woman Accused Under New Cyberbullying Law
A 21-year-old woman has been accused of sending a vulgar text message to a 17-year-old girl is one of the first cases brought under a law against cyberbullying spurred by...
Sewing enthusiasts urged to use their skills to save puffins
People with a talent for sewing are asked to make bags to help lost puffin chicks on a remote Scottish island.
Warner Music videos taken off YouTube: reports
Warner Music Group's videos will no longer be available on YouTube due to a contract dispute between the music company and the popular video-sharing website, US media reported.
NZ houses now more affordable
Fist-time buyers in New Zealand will have some good news this Christmas as a study has revealed house affordability has improved 4.6 per cent in the past year.
'Intervention' isn't shifting Indigenous
Indigenous Territorians may be migrating, but it isn't because of the Government's 'Intervention' as suspected, new research has found.
New tests increase fetal DNA analysis
HOUSTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Researchers at the Baylor School of Medicine in Houston say they are making breakthroughs in enhanced DNA testing of unborn fetuses.