Latest science news in Psychology & Sociology
Rerouting brain signals to paralyzed limbs causes movement, study shows
The research, which used monkeys, could one day lead to devices that allow people to regain some control of their limbs after suffering spinal cord injuries and other forms of...
People With Autism Make More Rational Decisions, Study Shows
People with autism-related disorders are less likely to make irrational decisions, and are less influenced by gut instincts, according to new research. The study adds to the growing body of...
A Walk In The Park Improves Attention In Children With ADHD
For children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder tasks that require concentration such as doing homework or taking a test can be very difficult. A simple, inexpensive remedy may be a...
Being Altruistic May Make You Attractive
Displays of altruism or selflessness towards others can be sexually attractive in a mate. In three studies of more than 1,000 people, researchers discovered that women place significantly greater importance...
Blindsight: How Brain Sees What You Do Not See
Blindsight is a phenomenon in which patients with damage in the primary visual cortex of the brain can tell where an object is although they claim they cannot see it....
Local training boosts rural employment
Aboriginal people living in remote communities have the most success with flexible employment training that is located on their own land, research has found.
Scientists View Both Obama, McCain as Supportive
Both presidential candidates more supportive of science than Bush administration, scientists say.
Study looks at the lives of boys who commit dating violence
A new study sheds light on the lives of teenage boys who abuse their girlfriends. In their own words, the young men often describe facing challenges such as growing up...
Facial expressions say more than a thousand words
People talk to exchange information. Yet understanding another person involves far more than just the content of the message. Only with the correct intonation and facial expression does the message...
Deal Or No Deal? The Role Of Emotions In Negotiating Offers
Do skilled negotiators simply go with their gut instinct every time or are they just extremely calculating, figuring out all possible outcomes before making a choice? Researchers examined how emotions...
Nissan suit simulates older drivers' difficulties
(AP) -- Nissan calls it an "aging suit," a cumbersome, strap-on outfit that gives young auto designers the feel of driving with a bulging belly, arthritic joints and shaky...
Amazing Power of Music Revealed
Music has amazing power over our minds and bodies, including during sports.
School voucher adoption affected by political decision-making
In many countries, school vouchers have come to be a controversial policy which allows parents to pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice, rather...
Providing in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants increases college enrollment
Undocumented youth are not likely to go to college. Usually they do not qualify for financial aid and often come from low-income families with little ability to pay college tuition....
UCLA issues new report on Prop. 36
The effectiveness of Proposition 36, a ballot measure approved by California voters in 2000 that offers treatment instead of incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders is being undermined by inadequate funding,...
Blackout broken: Election results available early online
While Newfoundlanders watched their federal election results start to roll in at 8:30 p.m. local time Tuesday, residents of British Columbia and the Yukon weren't supposed to be able to...
Had an angioplasty? Maybe it wasn't needed
Most elective angioplasties, including those in Wisconsin, are done without checking to see whether they are needed by doing a non-invasive stress test, an analysis has found.
MySpace Karaoke puts amateur crooners on camera
MySpace has launched an overhauled karaoke channel that lets amateur crooners post online video of themselves in all their vocal glory.
NIH Suspends Grant to Emory Universi
Harshest punishment yet in wake of U.S. Senate investigation
New insight into Bloom's syndrome
Two independent papers in the October 15th issue of G&D detail the discovery of a previously unidentified fourth component of the Bloom's syndrome complex.
Really?: The Claim: A Woman Is More Fertile After a Miscarriage
This popular claim, floated in many online fertility forums, may not hold up.
Cases: Always a Doctor, Even in the Dying of the Light
My father took pride in keeping up with the latest in medicine, and the functions of his body were fascinating to him in a detached, scientific way.
Well: Healthful Messages, Wrapped in Fiction
A book series aimed at girls that focuses on real-life issues seems to work, one study suggests.
Kansas Gym Ghost Mystery Solved
A recent surveillance video at Anytime Fitness depicted what many believe to be a ghost.
China issues blanket recall of milk for melamine testing
China is recalling all liquid and powdered milk made before Sept. 14 and Chinese manufacturers must test it for melamine contamination, Chinese government news agency Xinhua reported Tuesday.
Interview: Quick on the uptake
Douglas Kell tells Elinor Richards about his findings on drug uptake and the implications for drug discovery and development
Obama takes campaign into video games with ad
U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama has taken his campaign into video games with an ad in EA's Burnout Paradise.
Soothing Music Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression During Pregnancy
Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, according to research just published in a special complementary and alternative therapy medicine issue of the UK-based Journal of Clinical Nursing.