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Emotional effects of heavy combat can be lifelong for veterans
The trauma from hard combat can devastate veterans until old age, even as it influences others to be wiser, gentler and more accepting in their twilight years, a new study...
Siblings of autistic children may share some symptoms
Survey finds surprising number of girls affected but not diagnosed
GUMC researchers find the blind use visual brain area to improve other senses
People who have been blind from birth make use of the visual parts of their brain to refine their sensation of sound and touch, according to an international team of...
Science council takes on research fraud
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The Swedish Research Council says it will take strong action against researchers and scientists who are found to have committed research fraud.
Trouble Over a Gelada Baby
Researchers in Ethiopia have observed a rare episode of violence between female gelada monkeys over a baby.
Chinese Company Pleads Guilty in Growth-Hormone Case
GeneScience, a Chinese drug maker, and its founder, are expected to enter guilty pleas to illegal distribution of a human growth hormone that had not been approved by the F.D.A.
Plan for addiction institute splits NIH
Researchers are divided after a vote to combine work on drugs and alcohol in one unified body.
Psychologist finds 'shocking' impact on name recall
Psychologists have found a way to improve the recall of proper names. In a recent study, she found that electric stimulation of the right anterior temporal lobe of the brain...
Science Friday On NPR Faces A Funding Crisis
NPR, National Public Radio, is in a tough spot - they are constantly accused of liberal bias (and, let's be honest, they have never done a story on how taxes...
A Tale Of Two Cities: Interventions At The Local Level
If you want something done right, do it yourself. Or, if you're tired of waiting for someone else to do it, give it the ol' college try yourself. So saith...
Edmond J. Safra graduate fellowships in ethics 2011-12
Applications are invited from graduate students who are writing dissertations or are engaged in major research on topics in practical ethics, especially ethical issues in architecture, business, education, government, law,...
Flexner Revolution At 100: Reflections On The Nexus Of Science And Medical Education
Reflections on the Nexus of Science and Medical Education and Medical Education on the 100th Anniversary of the Flexner Revolution. How Much Basic Science Does a Clinician Need to Know? read more
Africa needs a culture of science
The first step towards an African culture of science is to make science relevant to local people, says development expert Oyeniyi Akande.
A thirst for excitement is hidden in your genes
Sensation seeking—the urge to do exciting things—has been linked to dopamine, a chemical that carries messages in your brain. For a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of...
Evening the odds on pokies
Displaying the odds of winning and pm losing on every poker machine could be a fair and simple way to reduce problem gambling.
Once Chinese Equals Three Times Spanish
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Saving species: our requests for action
We have written to environment ministers around the world to consider proposals for protecting biodiversityThis week we launched the second phase of the Guardian's Biodiversity100 campaign. We're asking selected G20 governments around the...
Morality beyond God | Mary Warnock
Calls for a return to faith assume God is the only moral authority, but sympathy with human need is the bedrock of good behaviourWhat is faith without God?It is often assumed that...
Keeping foreign health workers focus of pilot
A new pilot project for Atlantic Canada is aimed at getting and keeping foreign health-care workers by integrating them into the community.
Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm child's behavioural or intellectual development
Light drinking during pregnancy does not harm a young child's behavioural or intellectual development, reveals research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health...
Unlikely Allies in Bulgaria Reveal Fatal Mental Health Neglect
Prosecutors and human rights lawyers have revealed a grisly picture of neglect at Bulgarian state homes for mentally disabled children, including 238 deaths since 2000.
Stem Cells in Court, Scientists Fear for Careers
Hanging in the balance are thousands of jobs and millions in grants that support more than 200 research projects.
Web-based creativity: Can working in virtual communities be more effective than face-to-face cooperation?
Common sense and experience would suggest that people are more creative when they work together in a face-to-face environment. But, as remote working and online interactions become more and more...
Hawks' repeat Cup chances challenged by salary cap
By IRA PODELL 2010-10-05T21:37:23Z NEW YORK (AP) -- Forget about celebration hangovers and short summers, the biggest threat to...
When photography became art
Alfred Stieglitz (1864-1946) is credited with getting photography accepted as an art form — reason enough for him to be the first subject in this year’s series of In-Sight Evenings at the...
Can Science 2.0 Make You Fat?
I am on a diet, to the delight of my impossibly chic wife, who has no problem at all eating cake and pasta in front of me while I consume...
Study links bullying to depression, other adult ailments
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona family studies researchers report in the journal Developmental Psychology that high school students whose sexual orientation is at odds with social gender norms often...
Unraveling stress: Understanding the mechanisms for coping
Stress is one of life's universal experiences -- everyone is familiar with it, regardless of who they are, where they live, or what they do. But while stress is common,...