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Personality Set for Life By 1st Grade, Study Suggests
It's tough to change personality. A new study shows our personalities stay the same throughout our lives, from child to adult.
Brain study shows that thinking about God reduces distress - but only for believers
Thinking about God may make you less upset about making errors, according to a new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The researchers...
Caltech: Gain and loss in optimistic versus pessimistic brains
Our belief as to whether we will likely succeed or fail at a given task - and the consequences of winning or losing - directly affects the levels of neural...
Fast forensic test can match suspects' DNA with crime samples in 4 hours
A newly developed test could make checking DNA from people arrested for crimes with DNA samples from crime scenes stored in forensic databases almost as easy as matching fingerprints. With...
Homes of the poor and the affluent both have high levels of endocrine disruptors
Homes in low-income and affluent communities in California both had similarly high levels of endocrine disruptors, and the levels were higher in indoor air than outdoor air, according to a...
Violent Dreams May Presage Brain Disorders Decades Later
The dream-enacting behaviors have been linked to dementia and Parkinson's disease.
World view: Not by experts alone
More and earlier public involvement is required to steer powerful new technologies wisely, says Daniel Sarewitz.
Shock Revelation: Drug Trials Funded By Drug Companies Show Positive Bias
Drug trials conducted by the very pharmaceutical company with an obvious vested interest in a positive result are far more likely to yield a... positive result! Perhaps not earth-shattering news to...
Winning record, team longevity, prime-time games influence NFL TV ratings
Many of the same factors that influence whether or not fans attend an NFL game in-person also influence a team's television ratings, according to research by a sports economist.
Fitness credit benefits affluent kids: study
Canada's fitness credit benefits wealthy families the most, a new study finds.
High school students build better wheelchair
A team of high school students from across Canada have used their summer vacation to invent a better wheelchair.
Booty Calls Exposed by Science
This sexual arrangement falls between a one-night stand and a serious commitment.
Smell the love
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mandrills can use body odour to identify potential mates, researchers have found, in a study which lends new support to the theory that humans also have the ability...
Financial impacts of 'cap and trade'
So-called "cap and trade" legislation has often been portrayed as a regressive policy -- one that would hit poor people the hardest. A new MIT study concluded that this is...
Pep talk to teens in the ER helped reduce violence, alcohol misuse
A brief, motivational talk in the emergency room reduced by half the chances that teenagers would experience peer violence or problems due to drinking, according to a study published Aug....
Memory-boosting drug may help cocaine addicts avoid relapse
A memory-boosting medication paired with behavioural therapy might help addicts stay clean, according to new animal research in the Aug. 4 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study suggests...
Emotions help animals to make choices
To understand how animals experience the world and how they should be treated, people need to better understand their emotional lives. A new review of animal emotion suggests that, as...
Judge changes Prop. 23 ballot description
Supporters of the measure prevail. Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, who wrote the original, calls the amendments reasonable. ...
Human toll of violence in Central African Republic documented
Human rights researchers have systematically canvassed nearly 2,000 households in the Central African Republic to document the devastating human impact of violence in the country. They present a stark picture...
Psychiatric Patients’ Advocates Sue New Jersey
Disability Rights New Jersey is seeking a court order to compel the state to provide judicial review of involuntary medication.
ScienceShot: A Birdsong Blast From the Past
Decades-old song and a nearby modern song elicit similar responses in white-crowned sparrows
Dorms With Dining Halls Might Add to Freshman Weight Gain
If college students gain weight during their first year in school, it might have a lot to do with how close they live to their campus dining halls and exercise...
Is Stimulus Spending Wasted on Science? Depends Whom You Ask
U.S. researchers remain caught in the middle of a continuing political debate over the...
Happy extraverts are more creative: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Outgoing people who are in a good mood are significantly more creative than people who keep themselves to themselves, according to a new study.
Gender-bias impacts women physicists
While some might argue that the lack of women in physics is down to personal choice or perhaps even biological determinism, Amy Bug, a physicist at Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania, USA...
Fujitsu's DDR3 DIMM Connector Design Enhances Memory Module Reliability
Fujitsu today released a DDR3 (Double Data Rate) DIMM (Dual Inline Memory Module) socket connector designed to reduce errors and intermittent faults associated with DDR3 memory modules.
Start of Ramadan could signal substantial stock gains
During the holy month of Ramadan, which starts next week, stock returns are almost nine times higher in predominately Muslim countries than during other times of the year, an indication...
Bottoms bring up the rear in suntan time trials
Study shows some body parts are more sensitive to the sun's damaging effects than othersSun-loving naturists, look away now: if you're soaking up the rays this summer with the aim of getting...