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Tennis: Referees More Likely To Make Mistakes When Calling Balls 'Out'
A universal bias in the way people perceive moving objects means that tennis referees are more likely to make mistakes when they call balls "out" than when they call them...
Psychological study reveals that red enhances men's attraction to women
Psychologist Daniel Niesta holding one of the images used in the study. Participants were asked questions including: "Imagine that you are going on a date with this person and have...
Flawed 401(k) laws putting retirement at risk, expert says
Congress needs to reform flawed 401(k) laws that could push back retirement for millions of Americans whose savings have collapsed along with the stock market, a University of Illinois elder...
Kids' Science Challenge
The Kids' Science Challenge is a nationwide competition designed to engage 3rd to 6th-graders in practicing science??????and discovering how much fun it can be. Students will be able to submit...
Glutamate: Too much of a good thing in schizophrenia?
Is schizophrenia a disorder of glutamate hyperactivity or hypoactivity? While the predominant hypothesis for many years was that schizophrenia was a glutamate deficit disorder, there is growing evidence of glutamate...
Methamphetamine Abuse Linked To Underage Sex, Smoking And Drinking
Children and adolescents who abuse alcohol or are sexually active are more likely to take methamphetamines, also known as 'meth' or 'speed.' New research reveals the risk factors associated with...
Neighborhood Greenness Has Long Term Positive Impact On Kids' Health
In the first study to look at the effect of neighborhood greenness on inner city children's weight over time, researchers report that higher neighborhood greenness is associated with slower increases...
Stress During Pregnancy Has Detrimental Effect On Offspring
That stress during a mother's pregnancy can cause developmental and emotional problems for offspring has long been observed by behavioral and biological researchers, but the objective measuring and timing of...
Stress affects older adults more than young adults
Life can be stressful, whether you're an individual watching the stock market crash or a commuter stuck in traffic. A new study, forthcoming in the journal Psychological Science, examines how...
Nursing home retracted offer to test residents for listeriosis
A decision to retract an offer to test residents for listeriosis at a Toronto-area nursing home is being questioned by family members.
Sexual abuse rates of deployed female soldiers detailed in study
One in seven asked by the VA said they had been harassed or assaulted during their military service. They are more likely to suffer from PTSD and substance abuse than...
Study Reveals Factors Of Exceptional Health In Old Age
Elderly people who have a positive outlook, lower stress levels, moderate alcohol consumption, abstention from tobacco, moderate to higher income and no chronic health conditions are more likely to thrive...
Exposing Chicks To Maternal Stress Leads To Long-term Reproductive Success
Exposure to maternal stress during pre-natal development has negative impacts, so why doesn't natural selection work to block it? European starling sons exposed to the stress hormone corticosterone experienced increased...
News Flash: Candidates' Ads Actually Match Deeds In Congress
If you think candidates never keep their promises and will say anything to get elected, you're certainly not alone. And you're not right, either.
Does Religion Make A Difference In Politics?
Hoping to answer the question of which political party has a monopoly on the "best" values and how religion affects these values, researchers compared the "extrinsic" values (financial success, status,...
How We See Objects In Depth: Brain's Code For 3-D Structure
Neuroscientists have discovered patterns of brain activity that may underlie our remarkable ability to see and understand the three-dimensional structure of objects.
Letter: Faith, humanism and teapots
Letter: Your interview with Richard Dawkins ('People say I'm strident', October 25) buys into the mistake that science and religion are at war
Voters show paradoxical views of political mavericks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Republican Senator John McCain has staked his bid for the U.S. presidency on his reputation as a “political maverick,” a politician who is unafraid to cross party lines...
End-of-life preferences appear to remain stable as health declines
Most individuals' preferences regarding life-sustaining treatment do not appear to change over a three-year period, regardless of declines in physical and mental health, according to a report in the October...
4 In 10 Parents Wrong On Whether Their Child Is Under Or Overweight
More than four in 10 parents with underweight and overweight children mistakenly believe their children are in the average weight range, according to University of Melbourne research.
Cut and run: New research predicts risk avoidance in the face of chronic economic loss
Individual investors are liquidating their holdings at record levels as financial markets sink, often absorbing losses to avoid possibly worse pain later. Contradicting the counsel of many financial advisers, it...
Hand-to-Keyboard Combat
On the eve of Election Day, Americans are busy debating the issues, everything from health care and the economy to the war in Iraq and global warming. But there's a...
Personalised learning puts students in a class of their own
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new learning platform is giving the traditional classroom a radical makeover. Using innovative ICT technology, iClass is putting pupils at the centre of the learning experience and...
Club drug Special K helps schizophrenia researchers
LONDON (Reuters) - British researchers said on Monday they might have discovered how schizophrenia affects part of the brain by carrying out tests with "Special K," a popular club drug...
New brain link as cause of schizophrenia
A lack of specific brain receptors has been linked with schizophrenia in new research by scientists at Newcastle University.
Dear Mr. President
Good morning, Senator (or should I say "President-elect"?), and congratulations. You talked during your campaign about using the Internet to engage with regular folks, and surely you did. So did...
A million people suffer from tinnitus -- in province of Quebec alone
Université de Montréal Professor Sylvie Hébert is conducting a study exploring the root causes of tinnitus, a condition that creates the perception of sound in the absence of external stimulation....
It all adds up: Early achievement in math may identify future scientists and engineers
New research published in the October issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, suggests that there may be a way to identify budding scientists and...