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Forgotten But Not Gone: How The Brain Re-learns
Thanks to our ability to learn and to remember, we can perform tasks that other living things can not even dream of. However, we are only just beginning to get...
Report to Congress: Gulf War syndrome is real
A scientific panel chartered by Congress cites nerve gas drug and pesticides used during the conflict as being associated with veterans' neurological problems. ...
Drug-related Preference In Cocaine Addiction Extends To Images
When given a choice between viewing pictures of cocaine and a variety of other images, cocaine addicted individuals, as compared to healthy, non-addicted research subjects, show a clear preference for...
Researchers find link between nicotine addiction and autism
Scientists have identified a relationship between two proteins in the brain that has links to both nicotine addiction and autism. The finding has led to speculation that existing drugs used...
Predicting the future for patients with severe traumatic brain injury
'How will our loved one come out of this?' After an accident that results in severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI), the answer to this simple question can change everything for...
'Super' aged brains reveal first secrets of sharp memory in old age
Maybe you have an 85-year-old grandfather who still whips through the newspaper crossword puzzle every morning or a 94-year-old aunt who never forgets a name or a face. They don't...
'Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon' game provides clue to efficiency of complex networks
As the global population continues to grow exponentially, our social connections to one another remain relatively small, as if we're all protagonists in the Kevin Bacon game inspired by 'Six...
Oldest nuclear family 'murdered'
A 4,600 year old family group discovered in Germany suffered a violent death, experts find.
Radical Changes Needed To Increase Number Of Sperm Donors In The UK, Fertility Experts Urge
A radical overhaul of sperm donation services is needed to address the critical shortage of sperm donors in the UK, say two fertility experts.
Families, Friends, Schools And Neighborhoods Contribute To Adolescent Alcohol Misuse
A new longitudinal study examined how the four social environments of families, peers, schools, and neighborhoods have positive and negative effects on teen alcohol misuse. The study used periodic interviews...
Potential Sexual Partner? Brains Of Ovulating Women Respond Strongly To Male Masculine Faces
Scientists have long known that women's preferences for masculine men change throughout their menstrual cycles. A new study is the first to demonstrate differences in brain activity as women considered...
Personality Shapes Perception Of Romance, But Doesn't Tell The Whole Story
Researchers have found that measuring the quality of romantic relationships is more complex than earlier studies suggest. While personality has been found to be predictive of perceived relationship satisfaction and...
Novel imaging technique reveals brain abnormalities that may play key role in ADHD
A study published today in the online advance edition of The American Journal of Psychiatry for the first time reveals shape differences in the brains of children with ADHD, which...
Black entrepreneurs 4 times more likely to be refused credit than white businesses
A research paper, by Dr Stuart Fraser of Warwick Business School at the University of Warwick, has found that many Ethnic Minority owned Businesses (EMBs) in the UK struggle to...
Brampton councillor wants ban on addictive poppy derivative
A city councillor in Brampton is pushing to have a legal substance closely related to opium banned from sale.
Put on a happy face: It helps you see the big picture
That photo of your smiling kids on the refrigerator door might do more than justmake you feel good; you might make healthier food choices after looking at it. Anew study...
No honeymoon replays: People don't want to taint special memories
That unforgettable honeymoon has a special place in your memory -- so specialthat you might be reluctant to try to repeat it. A new study in the Journal ofConsumer Research...
Necessary lattes? People short on self-control categorize more items as necessities
Why do so many of us give up on those New Year's resolutions to lose weight orcurb luxury spending? A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research says ithas...
Effective global regulation
Government ownership of banks - something unthinkable until very recently for the 'Anglo-Saxon' model of capitalism -- became a reality early in 2008. This was a policy response...
Still crazy (in love) after all these years
A brain imaging study reveals that some people are as giddy as teenagers in love, even after two decades of marriage
CNET: Tech Frustration By Gender, Age
When faced with a technology breakdown, levels of optimism and frustration vary depending on age and gender, according to a new study.
A Cascade of Influences Shaping Violent Teens
Neither genetic nor environmental factors alone fully explain why some children become aggressive, according to a new study.
Interview: Fired up about fungi
Russell Cox discusses his fiery introduction to chemistry and his work on polyketide biosynthesis
Court orders overbilling doctor to repay N.B. government
The New Brunswick government has scored its first legal victory in forcing a doctor to repay overbilled money to the medicare system.
British Science Minister Claims Sixth Sense
Lord Drayson apparently thinks he can foresee the future.
Classical music: Elgar helps calm zoo elephants
The rousing, patriotic sweep of Elgar's Nimrod, the mournful tones of Nessun Dorma and the urgent eight-note allegro con brio opening to Beethoven's fifth – they have all been helping...
Gadget survey finds many bugs can't be fixed
(AP) -- Gadget makers love to sell us on all the things their devices can do, whether it's letting us chat with distant friends at any time or watch...
Janet B. Hardy dies at 92; doctor led study of young mothers and their babies
Dr. Janet B. Hardy, a Johns Hopkins University pediatrics professor who led a pioneering study of mothers and children that provided a wealth of information on teen pregnancy, medical concerns...