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Doctor and Patient: Does More Sleep Make for Better Doctors?
At the 78th hour of the workweek, young doctors of today must decide how to spend their last few hours in the hospital.
Too much commitment may be unhealthy for relationships
Romantic relationships establish special bonds between partners. Oftentimes, passionate rapport leads to permanent partnerships, and ultimately, the start of families. Sometimes, however, one or both partners place too much emotional...
Self-embedding of objects in body a puzzling teen disorder
Some teens are wounding themselves and embedding objects such as paper clips and glass to cope with disturbed thoughts and feelings, say U.S. doctors who are looking for ways to...
Marriage improves after kids fly the coop, study suggests
(PhysOrg.com) -- So much for the empty nest blues. A University of California, Berkeley, study that tracked the relationships of dozens of women has found evidence that marriages improve once...
Stress-related Disorders Affect Brain’s Processing Of Memory
Researchers using functional MRI have determined that the circuitry in the area of the brain responsible for suppressing memory is dysfunctional in patients suffering from stress-related psychiatric disorders.
Police Foil Teen's Suspected Web Suicide
Some sharp detective worked helped southwest Florida deputies find a 12-year-old girl who they say threatened suicide over the Internet.
Is Obama's AG Pick Good On Privacy?
A review of Eric Holder's public statements, speeches and testimony when he was a top Justice Department official in the Clinton administration reveals a nuanced record on privacy.
Scientists must help realise human rights
Scientists can do more to ensure governments uphold human rights, say Leonard Rubenstein and Mona Younis.
Evidence Gap: British Balance Gain Versus Cost of Latest Drugs
Skyrocketing health care prices have led a growing number of countries to follow Britain’s example when asking the hardest of questions: How much is life worth?
Media exposure of children linked to obesity, tobacco use: study
Greater exposure of children and teenagers to television, music, movies and other media is linked to obesity, tobacco use and other negative health issues, according to a study published on...
Doctor performs amputation in DR Congo by text
A British doctor volunteering in DR Congo performs a life-saving amputation using text message instructions from a colleague.
Study links child hunger and poor health to unstable housing
A new study shows that children whose families move frequently or live in overcrowded conditions are more likely to suffer from hunger and poor health than those in stable housing....
Country music star Clay Walker donates to National Paediatric MS Centre
Country music singer Clay Walker's non-profit charity, Band Against MS (BAMS), donated $100,000 to the National Paediatric MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centre at Stony Brook University Medical Centre. On November 21...
Researcher calls for increase in sexual assault awareness programs on college campuses
The statistics for sexual assault are unsettling; the Department of Justice reports that one in five college women will be the victim of attempted or actual sexual assault during their...
Subtitles do not guarantee hearing-impaired viewers a total comprehension of television messages
After almost twenty years since the first television subtitles were used, professors Cristina Cambra, Nuria Silvestre and Aurora Leal, members of the UAB Research Centre on Hearing Impairment and Language...
Experts discuss applying systematic review to the field of nutrition
Performing systematic reviews of nutrition related topics raises unique challenges not often encountered in the field of medicine. In a new article, a team of researchers use specific examples to...
New teaching tool pushes students to analyse online materials
Students doing research for their classes are increasingly turning to online resources, which raises concerns among many academic instructors who have questions about the quality of material found on the...
Old as you want to be: Study finds most seniors feel younger
Older people tend to feel about 13 years younger than their chronological age. That is one of the findings of a study forthcoming in the Journals of Gerontology: Psychological Science....
Why We Remember Important Things And Forget Trivia: Neuron's Synapses Remodel Themselves
Where would we be without our ability to remember important information or, for that matter, to forget irrelevant details? Thanks to the flexibility of the nerve cell's communication units, called...
New Cognitive Telerehabilitation Program Uses Virtual Reality
Researchers are working on a telerehabilitation program for treating people with cognitive deficits caused by acquired brain damage. A three-dimensional space has been designed to help these people improve their...
Researchers Suggest New Models for Music Education
(PhysOrg.com) -- Preteens and teenagers today are involved in music in ways that never could have been imagined 50 years ago. Yet America`s secondary school music education programs remain strikingly...
Frozen assets: Who gets the embryos when a couple splits?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Divorcing couples have always fought over property, income and custody of children. But technology has added an even more contentious item to the list: the frozen embryos the...
Starwars style holographic 3DTV could be a reality by 2018
(PhysOrg.com) -- A 3D television system which would display holographic images floating in mid air - reminiscent of a famous scene from Star Wars - could be a reality in...
Criminalizing Web use
Surfing the Internet carries all sorts of minor hazards, including pop-up ads, vitriolic bloggers and time-wasting videos. As of last week, it also carries one that is anything but minor:...
Really?: The Claim: Some People Dream Only in Black and White
In an age of high-definition television it might seem peculiar to think that anyone would experience colorless dreams.
Scientist at Work | Rodolfo Llinás: In a Host of Ailments, Seeing a Brain Out of Rhythm
Rodolfo Llinás believes that abnormal brain rhythms help account for a variety of disorders, but his theory is far from widely accepted.
Nursing shortage keeps Grand Falls pediatric unit closed
The authority responsible for hospitals and clinics in central Newfoundland says an ongoing nursing shortage will keep a pediatric unit closed.
Buffet Behavior: The Science of Pigging Out
Heavier people are more likely to use larger plates, chew less and engage in other behaviors that lead to overeating.