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Rev. to Church Leaders: Thou Shalt not Facebook
N.J. Pastor Says 20 Couples Have Run into Marital Problems Due to Facebook; Orders 50 Married Officials to Delete Accounts
New approach finds success in teaching youth with autism
As the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders continues to increase, the one thing that won't change is the need for those children to develop social skills. Now,...
Study finds evidence of gender bias toward diagnosing boys with autism
Social factors can play a key role in whether or not a child is diagnosed as autistic, a new study has found. Boys were more likely to receive a diagnosis...
Online students match in-person peers
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- U.S. students taking online courses feel less connected and miss a sense of community but performed just as well as their in-class counterparts,...
Noted cosmologist Sandage dies
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- Allan R. Sandage, a prominent cosmologist who spent most of his career attempting to determine the precise age of the universe, has died...
Does sex matter? It may when evaluating mental status
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that differs between the sexes in terms of age at onset, symptomatology, response to medication and structural brain abnormalities. Now, a new study shows that...
Holidays not so bright for some
For most people, the holiday season is traditionally a time for giving thanks and celebrating, but for many, holidays can be lonely, discouraging times of isolation.
Women get the health message, but not from men
Women are much more likely to be persuaded to either eat healthily or undertake dangerous dieting by other women, not men, according to new ANU research.
Women who stutter have different brain connections than men who stutter; Findings may help explain why more men than women stutter
According to new research, women who stutter show brain patterns that are distinct from men who stutter. Finding diagnostic brain markers that are unique to people who stutter could help...
Are corporate bailouts effective?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Do corporate bailouts actually work? According to a recent study, some bailouts work better than others, depending on the conditions surrounding them.
Lacey Act - Sometimes Government Gets It Right
The federal government rarely succeeds in its attempts to legislate what I would call positive things - this is because the government has no power beyond restricting money and every...
Medical School’s Jocelyn Spragg, 70,
Jocelyn Spragg, faculty director of diversity programs and special academic resources in the division of medical sciences at Harvard Medical School (HMS), as well as a research scientist, educator, mentor, and tireless promoter...
Young African scientists must be able to contribute to development
Support for young African scientists is critical if they are to apply their knowledge to socio-economic challenges on the African continent says Christopher Chetsanga.
UK science will be judged on impact
Pilot scheme paves way for university research to be awarded on the basis of society benefits.
Study: Employers, workers may benefit from employee reference pool
With employers increasingly reluctant to supply references for former employees in order to avoid legal liability, the creation of a centralized reference pool for workers may make labor markets in...
Roach Elected President-Elect of Child Neurology Society
E. Steve Roach, MD, Chief of Neurology at Nationwide Children's Hospital, has been elected President-Elect of the Child Neurology Society (CNS). The CNS is the professional association of...
Disclosure changes worry privacy watchdog
Canada's privacy watchdog says the ability to assess breaches in privacy when new government programs are launched has been hamstrung by changes to the way government departments report potential risks.
Science communication: Scientist as star
Sleep researcher Sara Mednick has straddled the line between media darling and respected scientist. But why is there still a line at all?
Conflicting theories on Mexican blast
There are conflicting theories on what caused a weekend blast that tore through a lounge in a busy Mexican resort, killing seven people, including five Canadians.
Move Port Hope from radioactive soil: Caldicott
An international anti-nuclear activist who says the entire population of Port Hope, Ont., should be moved because of radioactive contamination took her message to residents Tuesday.
Pop psych nonsense and the Chandlers
Speculating on the psychological well-being of private people has become a media hobby, but it's misguided and intrusive.Of all the things to get annoyed about in the media on any given day,...
No ‘obesity crisis’, Prof claims
A researcher claims that the obesity ‘epidemic’ is not as serious as it is portrayed, opposing the idea of an obesity crisis.
Government's personal health record project meets with limited enthusiasm from patients
HealthSpace, the internet-accessible personal health organiser developed as part of the National Programme for IT in the National Health Service, was significantly less popular than anticipated, a research team from...
Brent geese show parents know best
Research from a six year study on migrating geese has discovered an interesting outcome - they return to the same spots they were taken to as youngsters...
As Bloomberg Fought Sodas, Nominee Sat on Coke Board
Cathleen P. Black, the mayor’s schools chancellor pick, was a board member when Coca-Cola aggressively attacked efforts to rid schools of sugary drinks.
Even Preschool Girls Favor Being Thin, Study Finds
Some preschoolers wouldn't even touch a game piece that depicted a fat girl, the study found.
Key support
Adela Penagos works in Cambridge, but her thoughts are never far from Mexico. The new director of Harvard’s Advising Programs Office (APO) grew up in Cordóba, Veracruz, and still has most of...
Research suggests mercury linked to dementia
New research by Northeastern University professor Richard Deth and academic colleagues in Germany suggests that long-term exposure to mercury may produce Alzheimers-like symptoms in people.