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Snacks Overpower Our Best Intentions
Despite our best intentions to eat something healthy, we often choose sugary snacks.
Illusion Vs. Reality: Age-related Differences In Expectations For Future Happiness
Albert Einstein once quipped, "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." The famous scientist might have added that the illusion of reality shifts over time. According to...
Scientists Watch As Listener's Brain Predicts Speaker's Words
Scientists have shown for the first time that our brains automatically consider many possible words and their meanings before we've even heard the final sound of the word.
New cannabis-like drugs could block pain without affecting brain, says study
A new type of drug could alleviate pain in a similar way to cannabis without affecting the brain, according to a new study published in the journal Pain on Monday...
Study helps unlock secrets of how the brain sees
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Scientists who tricked monkeys by swapping images of sailboats for teacups have figured out how the brain learns to recognize objects, a finding that could lead to...
15 years later: Landmark hearing study follows up on farm youth
A landmark study conducted by Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation (MCRF) 15 years ago found that an educational intervention improved hearing protection use among farm youth.
China launches major drug and disease funding initiatives
China will launch two major funding initiatives to tackle the country's infectious disease epidemics and support drug development.
Gender differences in experience of rheumatism
Rheumatoid arthritis is often a more painful experience for women than it is for men, even though the visible symptoms are the same. Scientists are now saying that doctors should...
Violence against women impairs children's health
Violence against women in a family also has serious consequences for the children's growth, health, and survival. Kajsa Åsling Monemi from Uppsala University has studied women and their children...
Flies, too, feel the influence of their peers, studies find
We all know that people can be influenced in complex ways by their peers. But two new studies in the September 11th issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication,...
Natural Childbirth Moms More Attuned to Babies' Cry
Finding may help shed light on postpartum depression in those choosing Caesareans
Back and Forth on Stem-Cell Research Energizes Race
Joseph R. Biden Jr. attacked Republicans for rejecting President Bush’s limited support for using human embryonic cell lines to develop therapies, and the McCain campaign immediately cried foul.
Deep brain stimulation offers hope to people with treatment-resistant illnesses
Every day during a four-year deep depression, Sean Miller thought of ending his life. Nothing relieved the emotional darkness - not therapy, not medication, not loving attention from family and...
Denis Alexander: The theology of evolution
Denis Alexander: I believe in God, am a devout Darwinian and a biologist. Sounds like a contradiction – but then why should I have to choose?
Personal Health: Curbing Binge Drinking Takes Group Effort
Steering college students away from alcohol can help them succeed in school, and live until graduation day.
Findings: As Barriers Disappear, Some Gender Gaps Widen
The personality gap among the genders seems to be widening in modern society.
Bipolar Disorder Tied to Age of Fathers
Paternal age seems to be tied to the likelihood of having children who develop bipolar disorder as adults, a large study reports.
Essay: The Pitfalls of Linking Doctors’ Pay to Performance
Sometimes plans to reward doctors can hurt patients.
Thanks to digital cameras and Facebook, a generation documents itself like never
On a recent Saturday, 25-year-old Ramsey Mohsen of Fairway, Kan., did something at his parents' lake house that tens of millions of computer-savvy young people are doing more and more....
Cause of conduct problems among girls appears to be different than in boys
The first study to include a significant number of aggressive girls with conduct problems indicates that psychological conditions including conduct disorder may have separate causes in the two sexes.
Ms. Scientist
In 2005, the then-president of Harvard University said that men are better at math and science than women. (President Lawrence Summers' exact words were a bit more roundabout. While theorizing...
The pepperoni pizza hypothesis
What's the worst that could happen after eating a slice of pepperoni pizza? A little heartburn, for most people.
Reports of domestic violence on rise among Canada's soldiers: MP
The Canadian military is receiving an increasing number of reports about troops acting out violently against their families, CBC News has learned.
New Technology Used to Increase Accuracy, Ease Measurement of Harmful Environmental Exposures
Understanding exposures is critical for the protection of human health, but for years scientists and health officials have struggled in their attempts to collect accurate data regarding the exposure of...
Seeing through the skin
Feeling blue? According to Prof. Leonid Yaroslavsky from Tel Aviv University, the saying may be more than just a metaphor.
Mobile phones help secondary pupils
Ask a teacher to name the most irritating invention of recent years and they will often nominate the mobile phone. Exasperated by the distractions and problems they create, many headteachers...
Easier-to-hit 'targets' could help older people make the most of computers
Older people could make better use of computers if icons, links and menu headings automatically grew bigger as the cursor moves towards them.
ChaCha service raises fears of cheating via cell phone
A new cell-phone service that promises to give free answers to virtually any question within minutes has some academics worried that it will be yet another device to help students...