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Brain imaging, behavior research reveals physicians learn more by paying attention to failure
Research on physicians' decision-making processes has revealed that those who pay attention to failures as well as successes become more adept at selecting the correct treatment. The researchers also found...
Doctors could learn from Shakespeare's deep understanding of mind-body connection
Shakespeare was a master at portraying profound emotional upset in the physical symptoms of his characters, and many modern day doctors would do well to study the Bard to better...
Satellites and Sun connect isolated communities to the world
A mobile phone unit connecting isolated communities to the rest of the world using satellites and solar power has caught the attention of ESA and the World Economic Forum.
Dreaming 'eases painful memories’
Scientists have used brain scans to shed more light on how the brain deals with the memory of unpleasant or traumatic events during sleep.
New evidence of an unrecognized visual process
(Medical Xpress) -- We dont see only what meets the eye. The visual system constantly takes in ambiguous stimuli, weighs its options, and decides what it perceives. This normally happens...
Currents | Q&A: Q&A: Authors on Aging Boomers and Housing Options
A new book by an architect and a gerontologist collects examples of homes designed to bridge the distance between one’s vital and declining years.
Mothers who kill their babies may have medical reasons
Experts discuss neonaticide after 30-year-old Meredith Borowiec was charged with the attempted murder of one newborn baby and second-degree murder in the deaths of two others.
B.C. child poverty rate continues to climb
Child advocates have given B.C. another failing grade when it comes to serving children in need.
Faster than the speed of light? We'll need to be patient | Jim Al-Khalili
I'd love it if neutrinos really have exceeded the speed of light. But I'm not eating my shorts just yetThreats to eat one's boxer shorts on live television if one is proved...
Dr. Donald M. Berwick Resigns as Head of Medicare and Medicaid
Dr. Donald M. Berwick had faced opposition from Republicans in the Senate who refused to make is assignment permanent.
The New Old Age Blog: It's Mild Cognitive Impairment. Now What?
Researchers launch an effort to understand how patients cope after learning they have cognitive problems.
FOR KIDS: Young scientists work together and win
Broadcom MASTERS competitors qualified with individual projects, but won based on team challenges
Well Blog: Health Tips From the Thankgiving Help Line
Looking for vegetarian gravy or a gluten-free Kosher dessert? The Thanksgiving Help Line has the answers.
The Smallest Jumbo Squid
"How big is the squid?" the fifth-graders demanded when I showed up in their classroom with a cooler on Monday."Humboldt squid can get up to five feet long--about as big...
Women Fake Orgasm to Hang Onto Their Men
Women who distrust their partners are more likely to fake orgasms.
How the brain works with feelings
(Medical Xpress) -- People who claim to recognize a burned imprint of Jesus on a piece of toast are channeling what Northeastern University Distinguished Professor of Psychology Lisa Feldman Barrett...
Science's attitudes must reflect a world in crisis
Science's attitudes must reflect a world in crisisNature 479, 447 23112011 doi: 10.1038/479447aColin MacilwainColin Macilwain welcomes a wake-up call to science policy-makers to address the consequences of current political and...
A study looks at the nature of change in our aging, changing brains
(Medical Xpress) -- As we get older, our cognitive abilities change, improving when were younger and declining as we age. Scientists posit a hierarchical structure within which these abilities are...
OPINION: Growing pains: puberty responsible for most teenage self-harm
The most important factor of self-harm is underlying emotional problems with depression and anxiety, George Patton writes.
Nanotechnology risks get minimal press coverage
Newspaper articles are generally positive about nanotech, according to latest analysis
Nonverbal power cues: Higher rankings lead to less cooperative facial expressions
(Medical Xpress) -- New University of Michigan research indicates that people in higher-ranked positions tend to exhibit facial expressions that are perceived by others as less cooperative, influencing how others...
Foiling the plan of a cyberbully
Morgan Biggs, an eighth grade student at St. Anne's School of Annapolis in Maryland, has an opinion about cyberbullying. "Bullying comes in many different forms, from cyberbullying to physical bullying....
Computer spots micro clue to lies
(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether you are playing poker or haggling over a deal you might think that you can hide your true emotions.
Prescriptions Blog: Young Adults' Coverage May Cost Parents Even More
Some employers are charging "per participant" now that adults up to age 26 can be carried on their families' plans.
Vote for the greatest Science Geek Gift
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Dinosaur skulls? Uranium marbles? Cast your vote and help us crown the geekiest gift for the holiday season.
Wake Forest Baptist Offers Child Safety Tips For First-Time Parents
Some things all new parents should know not to do.
Optimal Performance Training Benefits Athletic Performance and Everyday Life
Biofeedback optimal performance training can benefit not only the sports performance, but also the overall life functioning of an athlete. Individual athletes, teams, and coaches can gain from a multidisciplinary...
Theatre Professor Designs Second Olympics Museum
When officials in Greece began assembling a team to create a museum dedicated to the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, they knew whom they wanted to design the project: Haibo...