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Duke scientist's cancer research is questioned

12 years ago from Physorg

(AP) -- Concerns are being raised about the validity of research done by a Duke University cancer scientist who recently was placed on leave while the school investigates whether he...

Beijing: Google Agrees to Obey Censorship Law

12 years ago from CBSNews - Science

First Public Statement by China on Decision to Renew Google's License to Operate in the Country

Why does everything look grey when you feel blue?

12 years ago from

Regardless of culture, language, era, or individual artist, the arts consistently depict depression using darkness. Scientific findings now lend empirical support to this representation of depression that everything looks grey...

Brain cells 'trained' to tell time

12 years ago from UPI

LOS ANGELES, July 20 (UPI) -- The brain's ability to tell time is key to how humans interact with the world, U.S. scientists say, so they're "training" brain cells...

‘The friend of my enemy is my enemy’: Virtual universe study proves 80-year-old theory on how humans interact

12 years ago from Science Daily

A new study analyzing interactions between players in a virtual universe game has for the first time provided large-scale evidence to prove an 80-year-old psychological theory called Structural Balance Theory....

Why music is good for you

12 years ago from News @ Nature

A survey of the cognitive benefits of music makes a valid case for its educational importance. But that's not the best reason to teach all children music, says Philip Ball.

Ontario eco fees officially scrapped

12 years ago from CBC: Technology & Science

Ontario Environment Minister John Gerretsen confirms the province is scrapping its eco fee program, saying the government did a poor job of telling the public about the new fees.

Can blocking a frown keep bad feelings at bay?

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Your facial expression may tell the world what you are thinking or feeling. But it also affects your ability to understand written language related to emotions, according to research published...

New study challenges stereotypes of adolescent sex offenders

12 years ago from

Adolescent sex offenders are often stereotyped and treated as socially inept, but new research negates this image, finding that they are more likely to be characterised by atypical sexual interests...

Transparency through open notes

12 years ago from

Technology has placed vast amounts of medical information literally a mouse click away. Yet what often may be central - a doctor's notes about a patient visit - has traditionally...

God in the classroom | Alom Shaha

12 years ago from The Guardian - Science

All science teachers, whatever their specialism, have to deal with questions about God. We should be prepared"Do you believe in God, sir?" I imagine that this is a question that science teachers,...

Foreign accents make speakers seem less truthful to listeners

12 years ago from

A foreign accent undermines a person's credibility in ways that the speaker and the listener don't consciously realise, new research at the University of Chicago shows...

Video: MySpace Hangs On By A Thread

12 years ago from CBSNews - Science

The Sony Walkman has a new karaoke mode, Facebook gets a small update to events pages, and MySpace acquires Threadbox.

LSU researchers survey health impacts of Deepwater Horizon disaster on coastal Louisiana residents

12 years ago from Science Blog

BATON ROUGE — LSU Sociology Professors Matthew Lee and Troy Blanchard have conducted a survey to gain an understanding of the health impacts the ongoing Deepwater Horizon disaster is...

Coyote attacks alarm New York suburb

12 years ago from LA Times - Science

Injuries to two girls in Rye have police and residents on alert – and some wondering why the town let it get this far. The attacker pounced from behind a large rock...

Attention Disorders Can Take a Toll on Marriage

12 years ago from NY Times Science

Symptoms of attention disorders - distraction, forgetfulness, disorganization - can take a heavy toll on a relationship.

Screening speech may aid autism diagnosis: study

12 years ago from Reuters:Science

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A device may be able to automatically screen young children for autism based on how they talk, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Essential ingredients of supportive sibling relationships

12 years ago from Science Daily

Many moms and dads say the toughest part of parenting is keeping the peace when their kids squabble and bicker. But making an end to conflict your primary focus is...

Kids with autism early fussy eaters: study

12 years ago from CBC: Health

Infants later diagnosed with autism may be slower to eat solid foods and be fussier eaters, but their growth doesn't seem to be impaired compared with children without the disorders,...

Rare Sri Lankan primate gets 1st wide-eyed closeup

12 years ago from AP Science

By KRISHAN FRANCIS 2010-07-19T17:22:57Z GALLE, Sri Lanka (AP) -- A nocturnal, forest-dwelling primate with orb-like eyes and short limbs...

Battlefield psychologists investigate stress in combat and after

12 years ago from Science Blog

Psychologists aren’t usually called to the battlefield, but the 2008-09 Gaza War gave Tel Aviv University researchers a unique picture of how anxiety manifests during stressful situations. In...

A dead Sirt(3) to protect preimplantation embryos

12 years ago from Physorg

Infertility affects approximately 10% of couples worldwide. Although assisted reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization are commonly used in developed countries to treat infertile couples, the processes remain relatively...

400 participants already enrolled in new healthcare job training program

12 years ago from LA Times - Health

Through the state-funded project, low-income and unemployed adults take free classes and complete paid internships as medical assistants, pharmacy technicians and certified nursing assistants. ...

Terapixel Project: Lots of Data, Expertise

12 years ago from Physorg

How can you achieve the impossible? Easy -- as long as you have the right people and the right tools. The Terapixel project from Microsoft Research Redmond is proof positive.

Most parents interested in at-home personal genetic tests for their kids

12 years ago from

The latest results from the C.S. Mott Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health show more than half of parents are interested in having their children checked for disease risks...

'Winner effect' linked to changes in brain circuitry, study finds

12 years ago from Physorg

The next time the Brewers go on a road-trip skid, it might not be their fault. The "winner effect," in which animals that win a competition win subsequent ones, occurs...

U.S. Allows BP to Keep Well Closed for Another Day

12 years ago from NY Times Science

Despite concerns about problems on the seafloor near the well, government officials on Monday said they would allow the pressure test to continue.

UK 'must move' on low-carbon road

12 years ago from BBC News: Science & Nature

The UK risks being left behind unless support for low-carbon technologies is first protected and then increased, say government advisors.