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Sleep Paralysis: A Science Excuse In Case You Are Caught With A Succubus
If you've ever thought you were being abducted by an alien or, if you are 400 years old, seduced by a succubus, and couldn't move, you are not alone. ...
Narratives In Medicine: The Story Behind The Science Could Help The Public
Anecdotes are not data, the saying goes, but people sure believe them. An article in JAMA says doctors should consider the use of narrative, patient stories and testimonials, to boost...
Eat Slow, Lose Weight
If you are of a certain age, perhaps your parents told you to eat slowly. They may have said something about better digestion but if you were one of many...
Extreme antisocial personality predicts gang membership
Research into the 2011 London riots found they were mostly committed by antisocial persons, less than 20% of whom were explicitly gang members. This is because gang membership is primarily...
Steve Jobs gets the last word on Adobe Flash
More than a year ago, Jobs warned of mobile Flash's shortcomings; Adobe should have listened
The road to fraud starts with a single step
The road to fraud starts with a single stepNature 479, 151 09112011 doi: 10.1038/479151aJennifer CrockerThe extensive academic fraud of Diederik Stapel has rocked science. Social psychologist Jennifer Crocker traces the...
Do plants perform best with family or strangers? Researchers consider social interactions
In the fight for survival, plants are capable of complex social behaviours and may exhibit altruism towards family members, but aggressively compete with strangers.
Negative anti-smoking ads may overlook intended audience
Younger adults who generally feel anxious tend to immediately avoid anti-smoking videos that describe how cigarettes can lead to death, disease and harm to others, before considering the message, according...
Cognitive reframing can help dementia caregivers with depression, stress
Family caregivers of people with dementia experience more burden and are at greater risk of developing depression than caregivers of people with a chronic illness. A new evidence review from...
For new microscope images, less is more
When people email photos, they sometimes compress the images, removing redundant information and thus reducing the file size. Compression is generally thought of as something to do to data after...
Benefits of working from home depends on family demands
If you work from home part of the week as a teleworker, does it help reduce work exhaustion caused by juggling work and family commitments? The answer may depend on...
Scale assessing suicidal ideation saves lives through high predictive validity and use of common language
(Medical Xpress) -- Work to advance suicide prevention and increase the reliability of suicide risk assessment received a significant boost this week through findings of a new study of the...
Would a psychopath by any other name be as scary? | by Martin Robbins @mjrobbins
Jon Ronson's new book, The Psychopath Test, raises troubling questions about society's use of labels in tackling mental health issues.Labels are powerful things. Several years ago the anxiety and depression I've lived with...
Being smart is already part of your mental toolbox, psychologist says
(Medical Xpress) -- Intelligence and smart thinking are not the same, according to University of Texas at Austin psychologist Art Markman, who studies how best to apply knowledge for smarter...
'I was an E-4.' Cutting jargon from resumes helps veterans find civilian jobs, career counselor says
University at Buffalo career counselor Holly Justice is hosting a workshop Nov. 10 to help student veterans translate their military experience into resumes that will catch the attention of civilian...
Richard Dawkins is wrong to call William Lane Craig morally repulsive | Andrew Brown
Whatever Lane Craig's failings, it cannot be wrong to believe the suffering of innocents will be redeemed by going to heavenWilliam Lane Craig was last month's story, but I am still puzzled...
Under money strains, some older adults may turn to alcohol
During financial hard times, some older adults may turn to alcohol or cigarettes as a way to cope, according to a study in the November issue of the Journal of...
Archaeologists Fear Outcome of Congressional Debate on Highway Bill
When engineers rebuilding a beach near Lewes, Delaware, in 2004 began finding bits of...
US teens say peers are 'mostly kind' online: study
Most US teenagers who use social networking sites say their peers are "mostly kind" to one another online although the vast majority have witnessed mean or cruel behavior, a study...
'Lost Interview' shows a younger, healthier Jobs
(AP) -- A recently discovered video copy of a 1995 interview with Steve Jobs shows the Apple co-founder at a healthier time, not long before he rejoined and revitalized...
Study: Fear a factor in stock decisions
BERKELY, Calif., Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Investors fearful about their stocks project that fear onto others which then leads them to sell stocks earlier than they might otherwise, U.S....
Status quo blues
Americans suffering through a fourth year of economic hardship and worried about the future are closer than ever to casting aside both major political parties in favor of a postpartisan ticket in...
Take the big blue test and change the world of a person with diabetes
People living with diabetes can help change the lives of others with diabetes in need as they do something in unison exercise. Every time someone participates in the Big...
Video-chatting may be the answer to literacy problems for rural and isolated students
Distance may no longer be an obstacle for struggling students living in rural and isolated areas. According to the new study "Voice-over-the-Internet-Protocol as a Medium for Delivering Reading Intervention: Evidence...
Why am I so excited about 11/11/11?
Friday marks The Date That Most Resembles Corduroy. I'm so excited I just can't contain myselfI have been waiting for more than three years to write this column. This is no exaggeration,...
Mars 'astronauts' are still friends after 520 days locked up together
The six men say they are now like family at their first public appearance since they undertook a simulated mission to MarsAfter 520 days locked in a container in a Moscow car...
UCSB psychology professors study gene-culture interaction
Two psychologists at UC Santa Barbara have provided a new twist on the old adage that people are products of both nature and nurture, in introducing a framework for...
US appeals panel upholds Obama health care law
A US appeals court panel Tuesday upheld the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul, in the latest legal challenge to the law which is expected to end...