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Parents just don't understand
Many parents like to meddle in their children's lives. Sometimes this can be beneficial, if the meddling is in the form of parental guidance or setting rules. However, numerous studies have found that in Western countries, when parents are very...
The first casualty of war
Researchers reporting in BioMed Central's open access journal Conflict and Health found that the discrepancy in media reporting of casualty numbers in the Iraq conflict can potentially misinform the public...
For improving early literacy, reading comics is no child's play
Although comics have been published in newspapers since the 1890s,
they still get no respect from some teachers and librarians,
despite their current popularity among adults. But according to a...
Mom was right: Nice guys don't always finish last
Picture it: One jerk in a bar spends the night delivering bad come-ons to women. By the end of the evening, the women aren't receptive to even the nicest...
Health-centered weight control method shows promise
Most weight-control strategies emphasize energy-restricted diets and increased physical activity – and most are not effective over the long term. In a study of a "weight-acceptance" intervention, published in the...
New study further disputes notion that amputee runners gain advantage from protheses
A study by six researchers, including a University of Colorado at Boulder associate professor and his former doctoral student, shows that amputees who use running-specific prosthetic legs have no performance...
Internet search process affects cognition, emotion
Nearly 73 percent of all American adults use the Internet on a
daily basis, according to a 2009 Pew Internet and American Life
Project survey. Half of these adults use...
Minority students earned greater number of academic degrees in fiscal year 2006
A new National Science Foundation report shows an increase in the number of academic degrees awarded to minority students since 2004, the last time such data were published.
Professor: Fear, shame keep homeowners from defaulting
Millions of American homeowners are "underwater" on their mortgages – owing more than the value of their homes – and would be better off walking away.
Benefit of a mentor: Disadvantaged teens twice as likely to attend college
Two findings from a new national study reveal the power of mentors, particularly those in the teaching profession:
Survey finds horticulture grads prepared for green jobs
Professors Ann Marie VanDerZanden and Michael Reinert of Iowa State
University (ISU) wanted to find out how their recent Department of
Horticulture graduates were faring in the workplace. To learn...
All dressed-up and nowhere to go
Parents who dress their children in inappropriate clothing could be inadvertently hampering their child's physical activity in childcare settings. The study, reported in BioMed Central's open access journal, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, suggests that inadequate or...
Early scents really do get 'etched' in the brain
Common experience tells us that particular scents of childhood can leave quite an impression, for better or for worse. Now, researchers reporting the results of a brain imaging study online...
Babies' language learning starts from the womb
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Religion and medicine: Sometimes a healing prescription
Do pediatric oncologists feel that religion is a bridge or a barrier to their work? Or do they feel it can be either, depending on whether their patients are recovering...
Chart junk? How pictures may help make graphs better
Those oft-maligned, and highly embellished, graphs and charts in USA Today and other media outlets may actually help people understand data more effectively than traditional graphs, according to new research...
A vast right arm conspiracy? Study suggests handedness may effect body perception
There are areas in the brain devoted to our arms, legs, and various parts of our bodies. The way these areas are distributed throughout the brain are known as "body...
Hormone that affects finger length key to social behavior
The hormones, called androgens, are important in the development of masculine characteristics such as aggression and strength. It is also thought that prenatal androgens affect finger length during development...
Farmers' markets harvest new business
Something fresh is growing in Indiana. The number of farmers' markets in the state has increased at double the rate of other U.S. states; between 1994 and 2004 the number...
Digital divide: Psychologists suggest ways to include the aging population in the tech revolution
Technology is no longer what it used to be: Computers have replaced typewriters and landlines are in rapid decline. Technological advances are being made every day, making many of our...
New CReAM research on the factors that shape individual attitudes towards migration policy
A new research paper from CReAM (Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration at UCL) investigates the factors which determine individual attitudes towards migration policy. The researchers note that...
Use of cannabinoids could help post-traumatic stress disorder patients
Use of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients. This is exposed in a recent study carried out at the Learning and Memory Lab in...
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