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Video: On Facebook, Don't Panic!
Sony lets you mix and match your laptop keyboard, mouse, and frame color; a bicycle lock messages you if someone is stealing your wheels; and the Facebook panic button may not be...
ScienceShot: How Ugly Finches Get the Girls
Finches with undesirable colors join groups of other unattractive males
Unique program boosts safe-sex habits among high-risk African-American couples
A new study has found that heterosexual African American couples in which only one partner is HIV-positive practised safer sexual behaviours after participating in a culturally specific intervention program designed...
Superstition Validated? Only When It Works
Superstition may work if you think it works. If only voodoo were so easy, we'd love to have an army of zombies at our command. But people, and certainly athletes,...
Why (smart) practice makes perfect
A new study demonstrates neural basis for observation that practicing several skills in single session works better than narrow drills on one skill. Study also helps define time window for...
Sexual abuse survivors have increased of psychiatric disorders
New research finds that a history of sexual abuse, regardless of the victim's gender or age when the abuse occurred, correlates strongly with a lifetime diagnosis of multiple psychiatric disorders...
Study: Diversity of grieving among Alzheimer's caregivers
New research from the University of Michigan reveals racial and ethnic differences in the emotional attitudes of caregivers of Alzheimer's disease patients...
Simple tools help parents understand a child's risk of obesity, make positive changes
Some simple interventions used by paediatricians were enough to change a parent's perspective about a child's being overweight or obese, and change the parent's behaviours at home to reduce those...
A person's language may influence how he thinks about other people
The language a person speaks may influence their thoughts, according to a new study on Israeli Arabs who speak both Arabic and Hebrew fluently. The study found that Israeli Arabs'...
Self-hypnosis training may help children with Tourette syndrome, study finds
Children and teens with Tourette syndrome found help for their tics via sessions of self-hypnosis, according to a new study published online Monday in the Journal of Developmental &...
Could our minds be tricked into satisfying our stomachs?
Research to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), the foremost society for research into all aspects of eating and drinking...
Low vitamin D levels associated with cognitive decline
Older adults with low levels of vitamin D appear more likely to experience declines in thinking, learning and memory over a six-year period, according to a new study.
Johnson & Johnson Buying Micrus Endovascular
Johnson & Johnson will pay $480 million in cash for Micrus Endovascular, which makes catheters and other devices to treat stroke-related problems in the brain.
Observatory: Referees’ Calls May Get Lost in Their Translation
A study found that soccer experts whose languages read left to right call more fouls when the action moves in the opposite direction, or right to left.
Few cough, sneeze in sleeve: N.Z. study
Most people have habits that aren't very sanitary and that sometimes can be plain disgusting, a New Zealand hand hygiene study suggests.
18 and Under: Q. Did You Ever Smoke Pot? A. It’s Complicated.
How parents should handle questions from their children on the topic of alcohol and drug use.
Talking to Kids About Your Drug Use
What do you say when your child asks you if you've ever used illegal drugs? It may not be a question you particularly want to be asked, but it's a...
Mind: Accepting That Good Parents May Plant Bad Seeds
We marvel at the resilient child who survives the most toxic parents, yet the converse — the notion that some children might be the bad seeds of more or less...
Conde Nast's Reddit asks readers for help
(AP) -- Though it's owned by deep-pocketed media company Conde Nast, Reddit needs money, and it's turning to its loyal audience for help.
Argentina fights to save its China soya trade
BEIJING, July 12 (UPI) -- Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner pursuing a restoration of $2 billion soya trade with China in talks begun after she arrived in Beijing...
Penguin males with steady pitch make better parents
Courtship calls help penguin females decide which males are likely to be devoted dads, according to a new study. By listening to male courtship calls, a female can tell how...
Study implicates new epigenetic player in mental retardation and facial birth defects
Boston, Mass. — A subtle mutation affecting the epigenome — – a set of dynamic factors that influence gene activity — may lead to an inherited form of mental...
Iraqi Kurds clarify oil trade policies
ERBIL, Iraq, July 12 (UPI) -- Reports that oil traders in Iraqi Kurdistan are doing business with Iran are inaccurate, a statement from the Kurdish government in Iraq said. ...
Answers for Tough Questions About Alzheimer's
A new guide to caring for those with Alzheimer's does not shy away from difficult and sensitive issues.
Unpredictable Monsoon Season Almost Under Way?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The monsoon is coming. Perhaps this weekend. Maybe. It's always a guessing game when and where and to what extent the annual summer thunderstorms will appear. This year...
E-Waste Policy is Complicated, Often Lax, Study Finds
(PhysOrg.com) -- In their evaluation of laws and public policy affecting the management of e-waste, Maya Abela and Jacob Campbell found that lax oversight and a lack of...
Middle-Age Women Sexually Adventurous as Fertility Dwindles
Women in their 30s and 40s are more willing to engage in a variety of sexual activities to capitalize on their remaining childbearing years
New research finds no evidence that popular slimming supplements facilitate weight loss
New research evaluating the effectiveness of a broad selection of popular slimming supplements sold in pharmacies and health food shops has found no evidence that any of them facilitate weight...