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Beating Down Critics of Violence
Computers make us angry because our brains are inferior, and I will hit anyone who says otherwise. read more
Parents' Wartime Deployment Associated With Children's Behavior Problems
Children ages 3 to 5 with a parent deployed to a war zone appear to exhibit more behavior problems than their peers whose parents are not deployed, according to a...
Harnessing The Power Of The Brain
Once in a while, we run across a science story that is hard to believe until you see it. That's how we felt about this story when we first saw...
Feature: Amuse it or lose it
Happy brains are healthy brains, or so Mariam Chaalan is proving with her research into links between lifestyle and mental fitness.
Sex on TV getting your kids pregnant?
A new study links watching sexy shows to higher pregnancy rates - but I have something to say about it. read more
Adult crime linked to childhood anxiety
Being nervous, socially isolated, anxious or neurotic during childhood protects young men from becoming criminal offenders until they enter adulthood, but the protective effect seems to wear off after the...
Opinion: Sexual and reproductive health in crisis
Australia needs a comprehensive national sexual and reproductive health strategy, argues Jenny Ejlak.
Mid life struggle for alcoholic women
New Australian research has found that women recovering from alcoholism have a high risk of relapsing as they reach midlife and work and family pressures increase.
Brain slows at 40, starts body decline
(AP) -- Think achy joints are the main reason we slow down as we get older? Blame the brain, too: The part in charge of motion may start a...
Easy to Assemble? I Don't Think So
Trouble with instructions? You’re not alone. Researchers at the University of Michigan have confirmed that difficult-to-read instructions dissuade people from embarking on tasks, and impart a suspicion in their readers...
Brain Stimulation Improves Dexterity
Applying electrical stimulation to the scalp and the underlying motor regions of the brain could make you more skilled at delicate tasks. Research in the journal BMC Neuroscience shows that...
Health research policy needs a change in outlook
A change in political outlook is needed to improve health research and translate policies into action, says an editorial in The Lancet.
P.E.I. passing the buck on drug coverage: family
A P.E.I. family seeking help to pay for a $7,000-a-month drug program is not going to get any from the provincial government.
War affects Iraqis' health more after fleeing
The risk of depression is greater among Iraqi soldiers who took part in the Gulf War than among civilians. Surprisingly, on the other hand, neither of these groups showed any...
DVR fast-forwarding may not be fatal to TV advertising
While digital video recorders and products like TiVo allow television viewers to skip past commercials, Boston College researchers have found that fast-forwarding viewers actually pay more attention and can be...
Protect Your Vote: Avoid Election Machine Errors
Of all the problems that could lead to a miscount Election Day, there's one possibility that voters can do something about -- avoid election machine-related errors, says a researcher who...
DIY microscope transforms university research
A resourceful lecturer at the University of Essex has turned his hand to a spot of DIY and built a high-tech microscope that will transform the university's ability to undertake...
World closely watching US presidential elections
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) -- When Sri Murtiningsi asked her third graders what they wanted to be when they grew up, the answers ranged from doctors to...
Memo to ER docs: Send young victims of violence for one-on-one counselling
A study of 113 children and teens physically victimised by peers concludes that one-on-one mentoring about how to safely avoid conflict and diffuse threats makes them far less likely to...
Calif. surgeon faces trial in organ donation case
(AP) -- Ruben Navarro loved horror movies. He watched the "Nightmare on Elm Street" and "Friday the 13th" series with his mother, Rosa, and liked to visit Knott's Berry...
'Auditude' gives MySpace a way to welcome pirated videos
MySpace and Auditude have rolled out an innovative solution to the problem of people posting pirated television show snippets on the Internet.
Science Weekly podcast: Mark Lythgoe on improvisation and the brain; space tourist Richard Garriott; plus mathematician Marcus du Sautoy
Mark Lythgoe from University College London discusses improvisation and the creative mind. He argues improvisation is one of the most prized human attributes allowing us to develop to our current...
To eat or not to eat...
Luxury resorts from Thailand to Germany to California are offering a range of detox fasting programmes aimed at weight loss and well-being, but the "health" factor remains open to question....
Technology Forges Relationships For Life
Over time, technology will help today"s children, teens and young adults maintain longer and stronger relationships with their friends than was the case with previous generations, writes CBS News technology...
Red Really Is The Color Of Romance
Researchers at the University of Rochester carried out five experiments to see if what they call the "red-sex link" - the notion that red is the color of sex, love,...
Portion control key to keeping holiday weight gain at bay
Interested in keeping the pounds off this holiday season? A nutrition expert at Washington University in St. Louis has some very simple tips for remembering accurate portion sizes, which may...
Resolve to take personal inventory this New Years
The end the year is a time when many of us will make resolutions to lose weight or quit smoking. But instead of making resolutions which are often times quickly...
A Psychologist Helps Repackage Democrats’ Message
Democrats trying to escape labels like “liberal” are finding help in a handbook by a professor who was virtually unknown in political circles not long ago.