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Review: 2 new devices mix learning with games
(AP) -- Your kids can learn math, how to tell time and other skills needed for school - and you don't have to pry them away from video games.
Suicide In Asian Americans: Family Conflict Increases Risk Of Suicide Attempts
Asian Americans whose families experience a high degree of interpersonal conflict have a three-fold greater risk of attempting suicide when compared with Asian Americans overall, according to a new study...
Podcast: Music and the brain
Is music just "auditory cheescake" or can it provide deep insights into the workings of the brain and the evolution of language? From the New Zealand haka to raves and...
Adults easily fooled by children's false denials
Adults are easily fooled when a child denies that an actual event took place, but do somewhat better at detecting when a child makes up information about something that never...
Analog TV shutdown kills free cell-phone TV
(AP) -- Picture whipping out your cell phone and catching up with "Lost" or "Jeopardy," or watching the local 11 o'clock news, all for free. You can do this...
Prince 'must prove anti-GM claim'
The environment minister tells Prince Charles he must prove his claims that GM crops could cause global disaster.
Study Examines The Psychology Behind Students Who Don't Cheat
While many studies have examined cheating among college students, new research looks at the issue from a different perspective -- identifying students who are least likely to cheat. The study...
Medical marijuana: What does science say?
A look at the pros and cons of medical marijuana use, a topic that inspires strong opinions on both sides. ...
L.A. church exhibit offers a personal look at AIDS orphans in Africa
Visitors to the traveling World Vision display walk through a replica of an African village, view four children's pictures and listen on headsets to their harrowing tales. ...
Peter Singer: Money may be widening the social and emotional distances between us
Peter Singer: Not just the love of money, but money itself may be widening the social and emotional distances between us, psychologists say
Biracial Asian Americans and mental health
A new study of Chinese-Caucasian, Filipino-Caucasian, Japanese-Caucasian and Vietnamese-Caucasian individuals concludes that biracial Asian Americans are twice as likely as monoracial Asian Americans to be diagnosed with a psychological disorder.
Qwest, union keep talking as contract expires
(AP) -- Qwest Communications International Inc. and members of its largest union kept negotiating Sunday as a labor contract expired.
A pillow tip, and a warning
Re your Aug. 11 article on snoring [ “A Silent Night? Sounds Dreamy,” ] I did the sleep studies and tried the nasal strips. Surgery was suggested. But the Brookstone...
Lawsuits help guarantee drug safety, doctors say
(AP) -- Top doctors at the helm of one of the nation's most influential medical journals are giving the Supreme Court some unsolicited legal advice about a major case.
Psychologist Robert M. Taylor dies
MARINA DEL REY, Calif., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Psychologist Robert M. Taylor, author of the Taylor-Johnson Temperament Analysis Test, died at his home in California, the Los Angeles...
A young mother draws strength from her struggles with MS
After 13 years of the illness, she maintains a positive outlook while adapting to a body that no longer cooperates. ...
Longboarders skate the hills of Malibu
Adam Colton and friends take on the canyons and road debris. ...
Bad science: From the mouths of morons in the media
Ben Goldacre: There's not exactly a whole bunch of news going on right now
Parents' Expectations, Styles Can Harm College Students' Self-esteem
College students want to please their parents but often stress out about meeting goals far tougher than what their parents have in mind, psychologists have found. Scientists have examined the...
Back to School Reminder: Kids Should Go for Safety, Not Style
(PhysOrg.com) -- School children across the world may speak different languages but there is one experience an estimated 90 percent of all students share: wearing a backpack. Researchers from...
Extent of inbreeding in pedigree dogs revealed in new study
The extent of inbreeding in purebred dogs and how this reduces their genetic variation is revealed in a new study by Imperial College London researchers. Inbreeding puts dogs at risk...
Kelvin Lee to Direct Delaware Biotechnology Institute
Kelvin Lee, the University of Delaware's Gore Professor of Chemical Engineering, has been appointed the new director of the Delaware Biotechnology Institute.
Will China Become the No. 1 Superpower?
A good number of people in many countries believe the torch has already been passed.
5 Ways to Beef Up Your Brain
Memory is partly a matter of genetics, but there are things you can do to keep your mind in shape.
Study shows that older adult caregivers of people with dementia have worse sleep than noncaregivers
A study in the August 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that the sleep patterns of older adults who live with and provide direct care during...
More women choosing careers in forensic science
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Kelly Johnson snips pieces from a blood-stained, blue-striped shirt, then swabs the neck and armpits for sweat. Down the hall, Samantha Glass...
Call For Better Protection Of Older People From Climate Change Impact
A new report calls on Government and public authorities to take action to better protect older people from the future effects of climate change.
Refugees need University's support
Refugees need more holistic support from universities, such as providing child care and mentors, in order to be successful in their studies, a study has found.