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Brain Activity Predicts Recovery from Relationship Spats
Activity in a certain brain region can predict how well people recover after fights with their partners.
Mother of OD baby asked to try methadone
A Calgary couple argued about how their baby daughter got a hold of methadone rather than focusing on her health after she ingested the drug, a former friend testified in...
Just One Hitch in Choosing China's First Women Astronauts
China has selected two female pilots as its first women astronauts, but they had to pass the marriage test first.
Cocktails ward off the bulge
Large study links light to moderate drinking with less weight gain in middle-aged women
Abused children more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain, nausea or vomiting
Children who have been abused psychologically, physically or sexually are more likely to suffer unexplained abdominal pain and nausea or vomiting than children who have not been abused, a new...
Older = happier
(PhysOrg.com) -- UCI's Susan Turk Charles attributes study finding to seniors' ability to better regulate emotion.
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...
The World's First Commercial Brain-Computer Interface
The world's first commercial effort at a patient-ready brain computer interface is on display over at CeBIT 2010, but don't go throwing out your keyboard and mouse just yet. Intended for patients suffering...
Exposure to BPA may cause permanent fertility defects, Yale researchers find
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have discovered that exposure during pregnancy to Bisphenol A (BPA), a common component of plastics, causes permanent abnormalities in the uterus of offspring,...
Personal Health: To Keep Moving, Look Beyond the Physical
For many people, regular physical activity is as much about social interaction as it is about being healthy.
A Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory
Researchers have tested the Sensecam, which contains a digital camera and an accelerometer, as an aid to people with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders.
Pain's in the Genes
A subtle genetic variant seems to dictate how much pain people feel [Read more]
The Skinny On Soft Drinks In Schools
Imagine a child, standing in a school cafeteria. We'll assume that this child has reached or surpassed the age of reason (7 years old, for non-Catholics out there), meaning they...
Video: Toyota's Science in Question
Officials from Toyota are trying to rebut claims from prominent researchers who suggest that the automaker's solution to faulty brake pedals may not actually work.
Obama Says Health Overhaul Should Trump Politics
Before a crowd of students, President Obama took aim at critics who say that enacting the bill will hurt Democrats in November.
Boys and girls differ in genetic response to what mom eats
Placentas of female fetuses more sensitive to maternal diet
Violent crime 'race gap' narrows, but persists in US
The 'race gap' in the commission of violent crime has narrowed substantially yet persists, with murder arrest rates for African Americans out-distancing those for whites -- concludes a new 80-city...
Possible early glimpse of autism's impact on older siblings
A new study suggests a trend toward developing hyperactivity among typically developing elementary-school-aged siblings of autistic preschoolers and supports the notion that mothers of young, autistic children experience more depression...
Two-faced testosterone can make you nasty or nice
Is aggression always the best response to a challenge? Testosterone may not necessarily cause aggression but behavior can drive testosterone secretion.
Tax season bringing out the fraud artists
(AP) -- How do you know that the sender of an e-mail that has landed in your inbox is trying to steal your money or your identity? The message...
The influence of a romantic breakup on self-concept
When a romantic relationship ends, an individual's self-concept is vulnerable to change, according to research in the February issue of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
LED streetlights best buy for cities, Pitt researchers report
University of Pittsburgh researchers have conducted the first cradle-to-grave assessment of light-emitting diode (LED) streetlights and determined that the increasingly popular lamps strike the best...
All may look smooth, but there are 'bumps' along the way: Scientists describe how friction works
Friction in human relations is all too obvious and prevalent, but friction in physics has had a "secret life" of its own that has now been revealed by scientists at...
The truth about online dating and the link between depression and relational uncertainty
There's no doubt that meeting partners on the Internet is a growing trend. But can we trust the information that people provide about themselves via online dating services? And why...
Accents Trump Skin Color
Children, like adults, use three visible cues--race, gender and age--to arrange their social world. They prefer to make friends with kids similar to them on these traits. New research shows...
Intervention lowers drug use
People who get arrested for drug-related offences will often keep using – but state interventions can help, according to a recent study.
Legal beagles: Swiss reject plan to give animals their own lawyers
The Swiss vote by a large majority against a proposal to give animals the constitutional right to be represented in court.
N.B. woman wins N.L. pathology negligence suit
A New Brunswick woman has won a negligence lawsuit against a Newfoundland hospital and two pathologists after being told a mole she had removed was benign, only to find out...