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Ian Sample: My biological clock isn't loud enough
Ian Sample: Even though I'm aware that my fertility is declining, I still don't want to have children with someone substantially younger
Sex During Adolescence Doesn’t Predict Future HPV Infection
Predicting a child's future is a near impossible task -- today's straight-A student may not become tomorrow's doctor, and the school-yard bully may actually grow up to become a member...
Mom Lights Up When Her Baby Smiles
Another everyday emotion has been verified by the neuroimaging technique fMRI—this time, the warm and fuzzy feeling moms get when they gaze at their smiling baby. read more
Central Health cancels extra money for new docs
Central Health, the health authority responsible for health care in Central Newfoundland will not continue a two-year pilot project that gave new doctors an extra $10,000 if they signed up...
Aggressive form of lymphoma on the rise: U.S. study
An aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma is on the rise, most commonly affecting men, Caucasians and older people, says a study.
Children Born After Donor Insemination Should Be Told As Soon As Possible About Their Conception
It is better for children conceived by donor insemination to be told of their origins at an early age, according to the first large-scale study of people who are aware...
NBC to use Olympics to see how people use media
(AP) -- NBC is using the Olympics as a "billion-dollar research lab" to get a sense of how people are using different media platforms to experience the Beijing Games...
Tofu linked to poorer memory
Researchers have found that a high consumption of tofu is associated with worsening memory, particularly among the over 68s. read more
Anxiety, Shyness May Be Long-Lasting Traits
Brain mechanism present early in life predisposes people to worry, study finds
Science Weekly podcast: Women in science and the science of jelly
Astrophysicist Sarah Bridle join Alok Jha in the pod to discuss dark matter and the gender gap. Comedian Bill Bailey on Alfred Russel Wallace - the forgetten hero of evolution....
Couples with fertility problems where the man is over 35 have increased difficulty in conceiving
Pregnancy rates decrease and miscarriages increase when a father is over 35 years of age, a scientist will tell the 24th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction...
Surrogacy still stigmatized, though attitudes changing among younger women
Although younger people are becoming more positive towards surrogate mothers, current day attitudes to surrogacy are still broadly negative, a scientist will tell the 24th annual conference of the European...
Brain Noise Is Good: New Study Overturns Notion That Brain Noise Quiets Down With Maturity
Canadian scientists have shown that a noisy brain is a healthy brain. "Brain noise" is a term that has been used by neuroscientists to describe random brain activity that is...
'Public' online spaces don't carry speech, rights
(AP) -- Rant all you want in a public park. A police officer generally won't eject you for your remarks alone, however unpopular or provocative.
Australians are mostly stressed
More than nine out of ten Australians feel stressed about at least one important area of their lives, and almost half say they are very stressed, according to a study.
Men past 40 face fertility problems: researchers
BARCELONA (Reuters) - Couples trying to have a baby when the man is over 40 will have more difficulty conceiving than if he is younger, French researchers said on Sunday.
The New Old Age: The Car Key Conversation
The “car key conversation” is a dreaded milestone of eldercare and one that adult children dread most.
Teen Pregnancy Pact Just a Rumor
News of a teen pregnancy pact in Massachusetts is only the latest in several high-profile stories that turned out to be mostly or totally based on myths.
2 teens attacked in town mocked in YouTube videos
(AP) -- Two teenagers who drove to Oniontown after a series of YouTube videos portrayed the hamlet as a run-down, backwoods dump were pelted with rocks by an angry...
We must restore scientific integrity in Indian research
For its own international credibility, Indian science must be seen to deal with scientific misconduct, says N. Raghuram.
Transgendered man gives birth to girl
A U.S. man who was born a woman but underwent a gender change has given birth to a girl.
Findings: Deep Down, We Can’t Fool Even Ourselves
A moral hypocrite convinces himself that he is acting virtuously even when he does something he would condemn in others.
Court orders YouTube to give Viacom video logs
(AP) -- Dismissing privacy concerns, a federal judge overseeing a $1 billion copyright-infringement lawsuit against YouTube has ordered the popular online video-sharing service to disclose who watches which video...
Hospital staffing crisis sparks huge rally in Grand Falls-Windsor
More than 1,000 people turned out in Grand Falls-Windsor Thursday afternoon to draw attention to a staffing crisis at the town's hospital, but provincial Health Minister Ross Wiseman was not...
ADHD drug linked to suicide attempts: Health Canada
A drug commonly used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder in children, teens and adults has been linked to numerous adverse reactions, including suicide attempts, Health Canada has warned.
Prevalence of religious congregations affects mortality rates
LSU associate professor of sociology Troy C. Blanchard recently found that a community's religious environment - that is, the type of religious congregations within a locale - affects...
Sophisticated communication a prerequisite for people's independence
With the availability of the Internet, citizens are increasingly expected to search themselves for information on security risks in their living environment. Until now, however, too little was known about...
High-tech worship: God is just a mouse click away
As churches embrace technology, the lines are starting to blur between the virtual and spiritual worlds.