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The Most Influential Video Games of the Last 50 Years
Electronic games have had a global impact on society and culture, changing how people play, learn and connect with each other.
Young Britons see significantly more smoking in movies than US peers
Young Britons see significantly more on-screen smoking in movies than their US peers, finds research published ahead of print in the journal Tobacco Control...
Leeches studied for reproductive behaviors
PASADENA, Calif., March 18 (UPI) -- U.S. biologists say they have discovered the leech is a good model for studying reproductive behavior.
Mother is 'more essential' to orphans than breadwinner father, research suggests
The role of a mother in African families is even more essential to the well-being of a child than the role played by the breadwinner father, according to a new...
Media reports may paint overly optimistic view of cancer
Newspaper and magazine reports about cancer appear more likely to discuss aggressive treatment and survival than death, treatment failure or adverse events, and almost none mention end-of-life palliative or hospice...
Google China Partners Face Uncertainty
Google Advertising Partners In China Appeal For Information On Company's Plans
Researchers ID brain abnormalities in children exposed to methamphetamine in utero
It has long been known that alcohol exposure is toxic to the developing foetus and can result in lifelong brain, cognitive and behavioural problems. Now, a new report out of...
Scientists urge treaty panel to reject ivory sale by Tanzania, Zambia
The fate of many African elephants, according to a group of scientists, hinges on a decision to be made this week in Qatar by a host of countries operating under...
Childhood adversity may promote cellular ageing
Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse could be faced with accelerated cellular ageing as adults, according to new research published by Elsevier in Biological Psychiatry...
Anti-obesity drugs unlikely to provide lasting benefit according to scientists
Scientists at the University of Liverpool argue that anti-obesity drugs fail to provide lasting benefits for health and wellbeing because they tackle the biological consequences of obesity, and not the...
Quebec health board not obliged to accommodate
Quebec's health insurance board has no obligation to accommodate special requests related to religious or cultural beliefs, the province's human rights commission has ruled.
Calliope Art Attack
I'm launching a satellite to make music from the ionosphere. But what would that look like, in a dramatic sense? In an evocative sense? In a perfect world, I could just...
Jane Bryson obituary
From the age of 19 my wife Jane Bryson, who has died aged 61 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, was passionately involved in agricultural development and education in Africa, starting with an 18-month...
China debates university reform
Academics lobby for more autonomy, but fear losing powerful connections with government.
Smoking May Cause Memory Impairment In Women
A history of alcohol abuse is unlikely to cause long-term memory impairment in men and women, but smoking just might in women, a new study has found. The findings are based...
Ireland's ethnic minorities want more self-expression in St. Patrick's parades
Those members of Ireland's ethnic minorities who participated in last year's St Patrick's Day parade in Dublin want to be able to express their own cultures more fully in future...
Ball catchers track motion
Researchers have a new theory on how people figure out where a ball will land, based on tests with an outfielder and a virtual ball.
Getting women into science | Latoya Peterson
It's not a lack of ability holding women back in scientific careers but gender-based stereotypingWhat is to blame for the persistent lack of women in the hard sciences and in technology? The...
Psychosurgery makes gentle comeback
Psychosurgery is making a comeback. Recently published case series have shown encouraging results of so-called deep brain stimulation (DBS) in treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder, depressive disorders, and Tourette syndrome. In the...
Rwandan genocide survivors provide new insights into resilience and PTSD
The 1994 genocide in Rwanda resulted in the mass killing of up to one million people over the course of about 100 days. Although the exact death toll is unknown,...
New study reveals prevalence of cyberbullying and its psychological impact on nonheterosexual youth
Schools are typically on guard against students who bully by inflicting repeated violence on other students. But technology has given rise to a relatively new form of bullying which inflicts...
What your brain does in an emergency
Research into people's reactions to emergencies aims to make sure there are more survivors in futureImagine you're stuck in a burning building, trying desperately to escape. After stumbling to the end of a...
Advertising: Rebellion Against the UsuallyEvasive Feminine Care Ad
A campaign for U by Kotex skewers the indirect approach taken in ads for products like tampons and pads while pushing for more frank discussion.
Yellow fever strikes monkey populations in South America
A group of Argentine scientists have announced that yellow fever is the culprit in a 2007-2008 die-off of howler monkeys in northeastern Argentina, a finding that underscores the importance of...
'Mean' girls and boys: the downside of adolescent relationships
Psychology researchers exploring relational aggression and victimisation in 11-13 year olds have found adolescent boys have a similar understanding and experience of 'mean' behaviours and 'bitchiness' as girls...
Video: The Power of Pigeons
A former LA gang member found a new start when he decided to help kids by using pigeons. Steve Hartman has this week's "Assignment America."
New study could help predict suicidal behaviour in older adults
(PhysOrg.com) -- Focussing too much on the present and not using past experience to make decisions could be linked to suicide in elderly depressed adults, researchers from Cambridge and Pittsburgh...
Neil Armstrong, First Moonwalker, Lands in New York
Neil Armstrong touched down in rainy Manhattan Sunday and urged the public to take a more active interest in the military conflicts facing the United States.