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Brain's role in jet lag studied
SEATTLE, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Jet lag has more impact on people going from west to east than in the opposite direction and may involve molecular processes in the...
Early human language like Yoda sounded
Researchers say first human language resembled word order used by Yoda, the Jedi master of "Star Wars" fame
'Never married' men still more likely to die from cancer
It is known that the unmarried are in general more likely to die than their married counterparts and there is some indication that the divide is in fact getting worse....
Urgent need for research in the diagnosis of miscarriage
The current ultrasound test to diagnose miscarriage in early pregnancy is based on limited evidence, raising questions about its reliability, according to a new paper published by researchers at Queen...
Dennis Ritchie, computer-programming pioneer, dies
(AP) -- Dennis Ritchie, a pioneer in computer programming, has died at age 70, according to his longtime employer.
Distracting Thoughts Block Women from Orgasm
A new study suggests that what's going on in a woman's head can make a big difference in bed.
Do US men value fatherhood over their careers?
A new US national study found that cultural and identity factors were more important than economic ones when considering men's feelings on fatherhood.
Taking steps to prevent 'going postal'
Workplace violence continues to be a topic of great importance to many companies, as tales of extreme cases hit the media. Today's human resources departments spend a great deal of...
Standing as a community
More than 50 students, faculty members, and administrators gathered Wednesday night to commemorate National Coming Out Day and to memorialize the bisexual, gay, lesbian, transgender, and queer (BGLTQ) students nationwide who committed suicide...
Association between menopause, obesity and cognitive impairment
In a study of 300 post-menopausal women, obese participants performed better on three cognitive tests than participants of normal weight, leading researchers to speculate about the role of sex hormones...
Regaining trust after a transgression
the disgraced politician, chastened business leader or shamed celebrity standing before a podium offering up their apologies as the news cameras flash. "Sorry" may be the hardest word to say,...
Permanently dismal economy could prompt men to seek more sex partners
Grim economic times could cause men to seek more sexual partners, giving them more chances to reproduce, according to research by Omri Gillath, a social psychology professor at the University...
Evolutionary Psychology: Bad Economy Means More Sex For Men
There may be a sexual upside to an economic downside; more sex. Maybe 'stimulus plan' means different things to different people.Omri Gillath at the University of Kansas says men are...
In teen drinking it's not who you know, it's who knows who you know
Teenage alcohol consumption may be influenced more by a date's friends than his or her own friends, according to Penn State and Ohio State criminologists.
Children, not chimps, choose collaboration
When all else is equal, human children prefer to work together in solving a problem rather than on their own. Chimpanzees, on the other hand, show no such preference. That's...
Drunk, powerful, and in the dark: The paradox of the disinhibited
Power can lead to great acts of altruism, but also corruptive, unethical behavior. Being intoxicated can lead to a first date, or a bar brawl. And the mask of anonymity...
'Bossy women have less sex': not proved by science | Sarah Ditum
Data on African women's decision-making has become journalistic fuel for western gender angstJournalism is a weird branch of alchemy sometimes. Information is lobbed in the fact cauldron, passes through several distillations of reporting,...
OPINION: Your brain knows the moves (you just get in its way)
Understanding how the brain is involved in body movements can be a key to treat brain disorders, Malcolm Home writes.
MP3 players 'shrink' our personal space
Researchers wanted to find out whether there is a way to make the intrusion of our personal space on the subway (underground railway) more tolerable. Their results reveal that listening...
Macroeconomic conditions and alcohol consumption: When the economy is down, alcohol consumption goes up
Previous studies have found that health outcomes improve during an economic downturn. Job loss means less money available for potentially unhealthy behaviors such as excessive drinking, according to existing literature...
A look inside: Quincy House
After slipping a wire through a damp block of white stoneware clay, Caroline Lowe ’12 shapes it into a ball and drops it onto the pottery wheel. “The most important thing is...
Fight fiercely, Harvard
Susan Seav ’12 hails from Los Angeles, and while the molecular and cellular biology concentrator unabashedly admits she’s not a big fan of the country’s eastern side, one activity has alleviated the burden...
Study locally, think globally
It will be news to few when we say that there is a veritable tsunami of youth interested in global health. In universities across the country, students are seeking out classes, organizations, and...
Teaching the teachers
They’re the sort of questions that keep public health officials up at night. How can the health system balance the rights of someone with a potentially deadly disease and the rights of...
Harvard’s year of exile
Lexington and Concord. April 19, 1775. Where and when the Revolutionary War started is well known. Not so well known is the fact that Harvard played an important, if odd, role afterward...
We're giving Sally Morgan the chance to prove her psychic powers
Simon Singh explains why he hopes psychic Sally Morgan will take up an offer to demonstrate her powers in a scientific testAfter concerns raised last month that celebrity psychic Sally Morgan may not...
Social media is mixed blessing in epidemics: WHO
Facebook, Twitter and other social media websites boost public awareness of disease outbreaks but also make it more difficult to separate fact from fiction, world health officials said Thursday.
Children taught to read at seven still learn at same pace as a four year old
(Medical Xpress) -- Research from the University of Warwick has found children who attend schools that opt out of the national curriculum and are not taught to read until they...