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Hippocampal volume and resilience in posttramatic stress disorder
The hippocampus, a brain region implicated in memory and interpreting environmental contexts, has been the focus of a controversy in post-traumatic stress disorder. A new study has found that larger...
Gaps in U.S. health care limit options for older adults, expert says
There are 50 million family members providing care to older adults. When older persons are hospitalized and discharged, their families face numerous choices about providing care. An eldercare expert says...
'New' welfare reforms in UK hark back to Victorians, historian argues
A historian draws parallels between past and present medical negligence in the UK.
Study shows exposure to female managers increases their popularity
Do common stereotypes about female characteristics keep the number of women in management roles low? This is the question posed by Janka Stoker and her colleagues from the University of...
Critical thinking: How do children learn who to trust?
A UT Dallas researcher is examining how children evaluate information to solve problems and learn how to think critically, with the aim of combating misleading advertising aimed at young people.
Adidas wants generalised 'Better Cotton' use by 2018: report
The German sporting goods group Adidas wants to make all its cotton clothing with material that has earned the "Better Cotton" label by 2018, an executive said Tuesday in a...
New Book Describes Workplace Substance Abuse Prevention Programs for Young Adults
A new book edited by RTI International and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration describes the adaptation and implementation of workplace substance abuse prevention programs intended for young...
Is that 911 call a real emergency? Emotion detector made for call centers
A system for emergency call centers that can assess a caller's stress levels or emotional state, and hence the urgency of the call, could reduce the impact of any given...
Well: When God Is Part of Therapy
More patients are seeking counselors who can discuss their problems and goals from a religious frame of reference.
Well: The Family Pet Slideshow
From a dog that eats guests' property to a beloved pet of a dying cancer patient, readers share stories of how animals have changed the dynamics of family life.
Missing every beat
Université de Montréal post-doctoral researcher Jessica Phillips-Silver describes the very first case of beat deafness studied in a laboratory.
Lingering seeds of the sexual revolution
The sexual revolution, commonly defined by The-Pill-enabled swinging 60s, actually started earlier, continued longer and sparked much broader consequences than the proliferation of free love, according to a new study...
Watson computer's ability to diagnose illness tested
Watson, IBMs celebrity supercomputer, has already trounced the two best human Jeopardy! players. But does the computer, which uses natural language processing to interpret complex, nuanced questions and provide accurate...
Sociologist examines a new American elite
Shamus Rahman Khan, an assistant sociology professor, is interested in elites. As a graduate of St. Pauls School, one of the most prestigious boarding schools in the nation, he thought...
In matters of body image, one size doesn't fit all
(PhysOrg.com) -- While female perfection is often portrayed in the media as young, white and thin, body-image issues and eating disorders affect all ethnic groups, says a Northeastern psychologist.
N.L. town wants substance-abuse MD to return
People in an eastern Newfoundland town want a doctor who lost his licence because of a substance abuse problem to return to their community now that he can practise again.
There is no hiding with LSD | Sue Blackmore
Beyond the flowers that turn into cats, an acid trip forces users to face whatever comes up, and self-knowledge often followsThe question: Did the drugs work at all?Is LSD a great spiritual teacher?...
People that think they're more attractive are less likely to offer to pay, according to research
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by the University of St Andrews suggests that good looking women are most likely to sit back and allow their male date to pay.
Study finds reports of domestic violence rise 10 percent after NFL upsets
Calls to the police reporting men's assaults on their wives or intimate partners rose 10 percent in areas where the local National Football League team lost a game they were...
How London is bouncing back from the recession | Aditya Chakrabortty
London has recovered from the banking crisis far more sharply than almost everyone predicted, while much of the rest of the country remains in the doldrumsLast week I discovered a place where...
Video: DeNiro, Cooper on "Limitless" roles
Robert DeNiro and Bradley Cooper star in the new thriller, "Limitless," which envisions a world where a pill can make a person remember virtually everything. CBS News'
G. A. Marlatt, Advocate of Shift in Treating Addicts, Dies at 69
Mr. Marlatt challenged the belief that substance addiction is incurable and can be controlled only by abstinence.
A better test for human papillomavirus
A new test for human papillomavirus (HPV) is just as sensitive as the old one, but more specific for detecting cervical cancer, meaning that it has fewer false positive results,...
First Mention: In Vitro Fertilization, 1974
When The New York Times first mentioned in vitro fertilization, the paper might have been reporting on a casually uttered lie.
Readers’ Photos: A Family’s Best Friend?
Photos and stories of pets that were viewed differently by family members.
Dutch woman, 63, gives birth: new country record
A 63-year-old Dutch woman gave birth to a daughter on Monday, becoming the oldest-ever new mother in the Netherlands, the hospital and news reports said.
American University Files Campus Plan for Next Decade
2011 Campus Plan reflects American University's desire to further strengthen its growing academic prestige
Bees could reveal key to dementia
Scientists have succeeded in reversing the aging process in the bee brain – findings which she believes may bring hope to people with dementia.