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11 Things That Make Workers Happy
Money is not the only thing that makes employees happy. Lots of other things can keep them motivated, too. How many of these perks does your company offer?
Mixed grades for new, healthy school lunch rules
ROTTERDAM, N.Y. (AP) -- Leaner, greener school lunches served under new federal standards are getting mixed grades from students....
Neural implant recovers ability to make decisions, monkey study shows
Researchers have taken a key step towards recovering specific brain functions in sufferers of brain disease and injuries by successfully restoring the decision-making processes in monkeys. By placing a neural...
Scientists use prosthetic device to restore and improve impaired decision-making ability in animals
Imagine a prosthetic device capable of restoring decision-making in people who have reduced capacity due to brain disease or injury. While this may sound like science fiction, researchers at Wake...
Job strain stresses heart
People with stressful jobs and little power to make decisions face higher risks for heart disease than their peers with less job strain, a European review suggests.
Pre-marriage doubts don’t bode well
In the first scientific study to test whether doubts about getting married are more likely to lead to an unhappy [...]
Baboon foraging choices depend on their habitat and social status: study
In a study published today in The American Naturalist, a group of scientists led by the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) have used a technique developed to study human consumer...
Fraud and the Decline of Science
Charles Babbage's accusations of fraudulent science underlined his attack on scientific governance, but were also bitterly personal.Yesterday on this site Alok Jha published a fascinating article on fraud and misconduct in scientific research,...
Keeping mom and baby together after delivery beneficial
“Rooming in,” keeping mother and her newborn in the same room 24/7 to encourage breastfeeding, does support the practice, at least in the short term, finds a new review in...
The New Old Age Blog: Children of Aging Parents Are Often Nearby, Study Finds
Many adult children struggle to provide care from afar, but recent research suggests that distance may be less a problem than once thought.
Making It Last: For Better, for Worse, Couples Who Endure
A new feature profiles marriages, civil unions and partnerships that have lasted over 25 years. In the first of the series, one couple reminisces on the glue that holds it...
Question Mark: Presbyopia Common in Baby Boomers
People with presbyopia find that it is harder and harder to make out objects that are close to them.
Poorest of the poor miss out on benefits, have more hardship
Although the federal government's 1996 reform of welfare brought some improvements for the nation's poor, it also may have made extremely poor Americans worse off, new research shows. Welfare has...
When prompted, fathers will talk with their kids about delaying sexual activity
Although mothers are usually the ones who have "the birds and the bees" talks with their children, with targeted prompting and guidance, fathers will also step up to the plate,...
Parents prefer some, often less-effective birth control methods for teens
Parents of teen girls are more ready to accept their daughters being offered birth control pills and condoms during doctor visits than other, more effective and long-acting contraceptive methods, according...
SAT Not Biased Against Low-Status Students, Study Finds
A new study suggests the SAT is effective at predicting college success and isn't biased against students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.
How early social deprivation impairs long-term cognitive function
Children who suffer severe neglect have cognitive impairments as adults. A new study shows for the first time how functional impairments arise: Social isolation during early life prevents brain's white...
Do SAT scores help or hurt in decisions about who will do well in college?
Every year, nervous high school juniors and seniors sit down and take the SAT. Their SAT scores will take on considerable importance over subsequent months, as college admissions teams choose...
Honestly? Just sign here -- first; Signature placement curbs cheating, study shows
Tax collectors and insurance agencies trying to boost honest reporting could improve compliance simply by asking people to sign their forms at the beginning instead of at the end. That's...
Brain’s white matter diminished in isolated mice
Experiments may illuminate plight of neglected children
Study: One in four divorces 'inefficient'
(Phys.org)—Many people divorce with hope of finding greater happiness than they did in a "bad" marriage. But a new national study by an Iowa State University economics professor found that...
Figuring out fairness
Most parents like to believe that their children are more intelligent and insightful than the average person realizes. When it comes to concepts of fairness, they might be right, according to Harvard researchers....
'Humble' Neil Armstrong Remembered In Poignant Speech at Memorial | Video
The Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington, Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, spoke of the great example Neil left behind in his actions; reflecting a credo to 'selflessly serve...
False positives: fraud and misconduct are threatening scientific research
High-profile cases and modern technology are putting scientific deceit under the microscopeDirk Smeesters had spent several years of his career as a social psychologist at Erasmus University in Rotterdam studying how consumers behaved...
Elderly people living in rural areas facing social isolation, study shows
Services for older people in rural areas need to be 'rural-proofed' to help prevent more older people becoming isolated, a new report finds.
New wrinkle cream helps fight the signs of scientific evidence | Dean Burnett
Yet another new wrinkle cream is being described as a 'miracle breakthrough'. But as with most miracles, is it just hype and scientifically unlikely claims?Looking young/younger is a full time preoccupation for many...
Article highlights counterfeit medicine debate
A new article highlights the current debate surrounding the under-investigated, and politically sensitive, issue of counterfeit medicine.
Children's own perspectives on the Christchurch quakes
The ways that school-age children experienced the after-effects of the Christchurch earthquakes have been documented in a new University of Otago study.