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Monitoring Mother
New technology is making it possible for adult children to monitor aging parents closely -- perhaps too closely.
Motherly love 'breeds confidence'
Babies whose mothers shower them with affection are better at coping with stress when they get older, researchers say.
Use of decision-aid program increases safety for women experiencing abuse
Intimate partner violence results in 2 million injuries among women in the U.S. each year, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. University of Missouri researchers are reducing...
ADHD, conduct disorder and smoking most strongly related to dropping out of high school
Teens with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - the most common childhood psychiatric condition in the United States - are less likely to finish high school on time than students with other...
Background music can impair performance, cites new study
For decades research has shown that listening to music alleviates anxiety and depression, enhances mood, and can increase cognitive functioning, such as spatial awareness. However, until now, research has not...
Cave Will Make Klingon Tourists Feel at Home
A new audio tour in Klingon will guide Trekkers through the spelunking frontier of Australia's Jenolan Caves.
Guilt increases job loyalty
A study has found that feeling a sense of guilt towards an employer can increase an employee's commitment to an organisation.
Conversations can 'couple' brain patterns
PRINCETON, N.J., July 27 (UPI) -- Some people in conversation with each other truly have a meeting of the minds as their brain patterns fall into step with each...
Abusive mothers improve parenting after in-home training, emotional support of therapists
Each year, US child welfare agencies log more than 3 million reports of child abuse and neglect. Many services aim to address child abuse but there's very little scientific data...
Keep weight off: use web more often
People who lose weight are better able to keep it off by consistently checking an interactive website, a new U.S. study suggests.
Spolchemie, DIC Form Partnership
Cooperation: Contract on alkyds deepens relationship between Japanese and Czech firms.
Orgasm and Desire Top List of Women's Sex Concerns
Survey reveals how sex complaints change with age.
Who gives a tweet? Nuanced feedback for microbloggers
Researchers are launching a study to understand what aspects of Twitter content are considered valuable, and how that impacts presentation and perception of online identity.
Many people can and do lead because they want to help others, research suggests
In an era when the motives and ambitions of leaders such as Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy and David Cameron are under constant public and media scrutiny, new research conducted in...
Wired Jacket Turns Website Members Into Masseurs
SOS: Stress Outsourced, adds a dimension to social networking by transforming the metaphorical touching into an actual massage.
Recalling the Salad Days of Greenpeace
Greenpeace began with a protest voyage that some considered a failure. But it attracted worldwide attention all the same.
New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans
(AP) -- Master Sgt. Todd Nelson lost his right eye and ear in a flash when a car bomb in Afghanistan exploded, sending fire up his arm and over...
Plentiful maternal affection in early infancy boosts adult coping skills
Mums who shower their infants with affection equip them to cope well with life stressors as adults, indicates research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health...
Paul Romer is a brilliant economist – but his idea for charter cities is bad
His wheeze that poor countries swap sovereignty for prosperity smacks of colonialismSome professors hold on to their careers for dear tenure, eking out threadbare research material and desperately placing articles in whichever journal...
Guiding Your Sleep While You’re Awake
Many therapists use behavioral interventions to help the waking patient toward having a mastery dream — using the conscious mind to control the wild ways of the unconscious.
Mattick On Transposable Element Function
John Mattick, University of Queensland, is one of the leading proponents of the idea that much -- perhaps most -- of the human genome is functional. He has been making...
Books on Science: Let There Be Dimmers on Our Glowing Planet
Jane Brox’s narrative is in many ways a social history, told through man’s relationship to light.
Should Nightmares Have Happy Endings?
Therapy may help people who suffer from chronic nightmares learn how to turn bad dreams into good ones. But some experts wonder if changing your nightmares robs the waking mind...
Personality types affect women's approach to childbirth - study
Institute of Social and Economic Research cross-referenced five personality traits with the ages of 16,000 mothersConventional wisdom says that the better educated a woman is, the more likely she is to delay motherhood....
Q & A: Big Dog, Small House
I want very much to have a big dog but am told the apartment is not large enough. What can I do?
Unmasking Silent Killer in Epilepsy
Sudep, for sudden unexplained death in epilepsy, accounts for up to 18 percent of all epilepsy deaths , yet many patients and their families never hear about it until someone...
Attention deficit medication helps drug addicts: study
The active ingredient in Ritalin, a medication used to control the symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, could help boost self-control in cocaine addicts, a study published Monday...
Early Puberty Tied to Obesity in Girls
A review of more than 100 studies found overweight girls tend to reach puberty earlier than their peers do.