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Is that song sexy or just so-so?
Why is your mate's rendition of Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On" cute and sexy sometimes and so annoying at other times? A songbird study conducted by Emory University sheds...
Who does Web-based experiments?
Behavioral scientists are increasingly running experiments through the Internet, but some more than others. A quick survey to see who the early adopters are... read more
Aetna to let outside doctors decide on rescissions
Such independent review will eventually be standard for all insurers doing business in California, a stake spokesman says. ...
Un-total Recall: Amnesics Remember Grammar, But Not Meaning Of New Sentences
Scientists examined which type of memory function contributes to syntactic persistence by comparing amnesics with a group of control volunteers. The amnesics in this study experience anterograde amnesia and exhibit...
Many drug trials go unpublished: study
More than half of studies on medications remain unpublished five years after regulators give permission to sell the drugs in the U.S., according to a review that questions whether doctors...
Genetic Disorder Gives Clues to Autism, Epilepsy, Mental Retardation
In studying a rare genetic disorder called tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have uncovered a possible cause of some neurodevelopmental disorders.
Smart alarm clock for mobile phones
Sleep disorders are very common in modern society. Mild forms are familiar to everyone and up to 10 - 20 per cent of adults suffer from related diseases (organic...
Neanderthals had a taste for seafood
Our doomed cousins clung to life in seaside caves in Gibraltar by eating mussels, baby seals and dolphins
Education: Sats put primary pupils off science, says study
Children's interest and understanding are being crushed by compulsory tests, professors argue
Immigrant Children Are Increasingly More Likely To Lack Health Coverage In U.S.
Contrary to public perceptions, foreign-born children are increasingly uninsured, rather than publicly insured, in the wake of immigration policy changes, according to a study by public health researchers.
Looking Vs. Seeing
The superior colliculus has long been thought of as a rapid orienting center of the brain that allows the eyes and head to turn swiftly either toward or away from...
Man who killed wife, children not guilty due to mental disorder
A man who killed his wife and two young children in 2006 has been found not criminally responsible because of a mental disorder.
Testing 'harms school science'
Science learning in primary school is being distorted by testing linked to league tables in England, researchers say.
Hip hop goes cosmic as student writes rap for Nasa
A 28-year-old man is asked by NASA to write a rap to help make science easier to understand.
Severe Stress More Common Among Long-term Cancer Survivors
Long-term survivors of adult cancers are almost twice as likely to report psychological distress severe enough to cause moderate to serious problems functioning in social, work or school situations, compared...
Interactive: Comparing candidates on science
A grassroots organization called Science Debate 2008 drew up 14 questions on science and technology issues for the presidential campaign.
Chinese innovation 'too isolated'
China needs to improve the integration between business and science and different sectors of its innovation system, according to an OECD report.
Culture greatly shapes young people's drinking habits
Whether young people get drunk as a purposeful behavior or as an unintended consequence depends on what country they live in, according to new research on young people in seven...
Looking past the 'down low:' New research
The popular media in the U.S. have focused too much on moral issues surrounding black bisexual men who do not disclose their same-sex behaviors to female lovers, otherwise known as...
Unusual case of a woman who suffered stroke during sex
Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she lost feeling on the left side...
Calgary clinic owner defends health-care fees
The owner of a new private health clinic in Calgary got emotional when he tried to answer questions raised by protesters on his business's first day of operation.
Is the salad bar safe? Produce concerns linger after summer scares
Widespread reports had most people afraid to eat tomatoes this summer and when tomatoes were vindicated, eating peppers became a fear. A University of Missouri food safety expert says there...
UNC study: Parenting can override effect of genes in how babies respond to stress
Everyone gets stressed, even babies. Now, it appears how infants respond to stress is linked to if they have a particular form of a certain gene, according to a new...
Planners Save, Hedonists Squander!
Give a four-year-old a marshmallow, and she’ll eat it, no hesitation. Unless she’s promised a second if she waits 15 minutes before eating the first. Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel tested...
Warning over polyclinics and super-surgeries
Research carried out at the University of Leicester by Carolyn Tarrant and Tim Stokes, of the Department of Health Sciences, and Andrew Colman, of the School of Psychology, suggests that...
Getting lost -- a newly discovered developmental brain disorder
Feeling lost every time you leave your home? You may not be as alone as you think. Researchers at the University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute...
Car fronts at face value
Do people attribute certain personality traits or emotions to car fronts? If so, could this have implications for driving and pedestrian behavior? Truls Thorstensen (EFS Consulting Vienna), Karl Grammer (Ludwig...
The Rock Stars Of Video Game Marketing
The game Guitar Hero took playing air guitar to a whole new level - and now it's bringing the real music industry into the fold. Anthony Mason explains the phenomenon...