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Video: Farm Haven
With the help of young volunteers from troubled backgrounds, full-time veterinarian Rob Teti has created an animal farm sanctuary which acts as a haven for all. Seth Doane reports...
Teens View Reality Makeover TV as ‘Inspirational’
Reality TV shows tout happiness as just a nip and tuck away.
N.S. doctor picks N.B. because 'nobody cares'
A rheumatologist who moved her practice from Nova Scotia to New Brunswick says she left because of pay and felt unsupported by the health region in Dartmouth.
In Your Face Fitness: This magazine cover is not a health guide
A blueberry weight-loss phenomenon. A soap that shrinks cellulite. Publishers want you to buy this advice, but the old truth remains. You must develop good habits and stick to them. ...
Artists In Residence: What Are They And When Are They Useful?
I've recently had two similar, yet very different, experiences in my day job as a science writer. A few months ago I was assigned to write a piece for symmetry...
'Path of mental illness' follows path of war, 20 years after conflict ends
Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health assessed the geographical distribution of the long-term burden of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in a region of Liberia and report that...
A 'shoot-out' between methods won't help us teach more children to read
Schools need large, robust randomised trials to help them decide which teaching methods to useIt's the near misses that make you want to shoot your own face off. This week the Centre...
Brain waves can reveal 'guilty knowledge'
EVANSTON, Ill., July 30 (UPI) -- The brain waves of people holding "guilty knowledge" could someday be used to see "inside" the minds of terrorists planning attacks, researchers say. ...
My Turn: The hand that rocks the cradle can shake up the diet
I have always loved helping people achieve their fitness goals, whatever they may be.
This column will change your life: Forgiveness
If hanging on to old resentments is bad for your health, what's the solution?Nothing in the lexicon of popular psychology triggers my inbuilt wince response quite so powerfully as the word "forgiveness". Apart...
ACS Again Appeals Leadscope Case
Intellectual Property: Society and amicus partners will seek a decision from the Ohio Supreme Court.
Body of evidence: New fast, reliable method to detect gravesoil
Nothing against bloodhounds, but finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered can be difficult. However a new technique developed by scientists at the National Institute of...
Study: Personality is 'set' at early age
RIVERSIDE, Calif., July 30 (UPI) -- To determine what kind of adult your child will grow into pay attention to school report cards and teachers' personality assessments, researchers say. ...
Study: Imitation important to learning
VIENNA, July 30 (UPI) -- Dogs automatically imitate the body movements of their owners, and such imitation is also a crucial part of social learning in humans, Austrian researchers...
Pilot study supports adolescent diabetes patients through personalized text messages
Jennifer Dyer, MD, MPH, an endocrinologist at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, has developed and completed a pilot study that uses weekly, customized text messages to remind adolescent diabetes...
Same-sex relationships increase self-esteem, decrease homophobia in teens
Involvement in a same-sex relationship boosted self-esteem in teen males and lowered internalized homophobia in teen females who identified as gay, lesbian or bisexual, a new University of Michigan study...
3-D Brain Model Could Revolutionize Neurology
The Whole Brain Catalog project compiles data from across the research spectrum
Interactive Game Keeps Jogging Buddies In Touch
Scientists have come up with a way to turn jogging into a game involving multiple participants.
Is DNA evidence enough? An interview with David Kaye
(PhysOrg.com) -- Law professor David H. Kaye shares his insights into how the the use of DNA evidence has impacted our legal system. While its use has far-reaching implications, Kaye...
The Logic Of Illogical Optimism
I was on the phone the other night with a friend. She is in a bit of bind. Every conversation we’ve had recently, we’ve been doing the same thing. We...
Probing Question: Do boys or girls suffer more from poor body image?
Picture a crowded beach at the height of summer. Boys and girls of all shapes and sizes cavort in the waves and lounge on beach towels. It`s the skin-baring season...
Consumer gene test results misleading
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People who send off their saliva to genetic testing companies to find out their risk for prostate cancer or diabetes are likely to get different results, depending...
Educated people cope better with dementia
LONDON (Reuters) - Educated people are better able to cope with the physical effects of dementia, and even one extra year of education can significantly cut the risk of developing...
Catalytic reaction lends a hand with sensing
Boronic acid sensing of saccharide is enhanced by coupling it with a catalytic reaction claim Chinese scientists.
Back in Touch With Her Inner Camper
Even as a boy scout's mother was struggling to keep warm, she could appreciate what she had been missing by staying in hotels.
Dance Memory: Studying how the mind remembers physical movement
Human memory - taking in information, storing it and retrieving it accurately - is key to a variety of crucial decisions made in medicine or law and physical movements like...
The Science Of Pleasure: Part One- The Allure Of Asymmetry
What happens in your brain when you experience pleasure? Why are fantasies so powerful? Why do our brains love dopamine so much? Why do some images arouse, while others turn...
Books of The Times: Stefanie Syman’s Yoga History, ‘The Subtle Body’
Stefanie Syman’s book examines how yoga, the centuries-old spiritual discipline, became a fitness routine for American athletes, C.E.O.’s, movie stars and soccer moms.