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Playing along with the Mozart effect
Five months after we are conceived, music begins to capture our attention and wire our brains for a lifetime of aural experience. At the other end of life, musical memories...
Cannabis use in under 15s linked to psychosis
Using cannabis for the first time under the age of 15 is linked to an increased risk of hallucinations or delusions, a new study has found. However, the findings are still not...
Don't tell Captain Kirk
When you're making a television sketch show, every so often – quite frequently if it's written by people like me who have few life experiences other than watching television programmes and being annoyed...
Mouse model reveals a cause of ADHD
Although it's typically considered an adolescent curse, ADHD actually affects about five percent of adults as well. New research in a mouse model of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder suggests that the...
Dolphin cognitive abilities raise ethical questions, says Emory neuroscientist
Many modern dolphin brains are significantly larger than those of humans and second in mass to the human brain when corrected for body size, says a scientist. Some dolphin brains...
Brown recluse spider is sometimes to blame when anemia strikes
As spring approaches and people return to outdoor activities, caution should be taken in areas of the country that are home to Loxosceles reclusa, also called the brown recluse spider....
Corner Office: Talk to Me. I’ll Turn Off My Phone.
Tachi Yamada, president of the Global Health Program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, says “every moment counts, and that moment is lost if you’re not in that moment...
An H.G.H. Case Encourages Baseball and Football to Act
A disclosure that a rugby player in England tested positive for human growth hormone appeared to validate officials’ call to test for the substance in Major League Baseball and the...
No News Is Good News on Antidoping Testing at Olympics
Nearly 2,000 doping tests have been conducted in Vancouver, and the head of the I.O.C.’s medical commission called the lack of positive cases “very promising.”
My bright idea: Robert Winston
The scientist and TV presenter tells us why it's important to check out the dark side of inventions firstRobert Winston, Professor of Science and Society and Emeritus Professor of Fertility Studies at Imperial...
Naps can refresh brain power
Leonardo da Vinci took them, as did Napoleon Bonaparte, Johannes Brahms and Winston Churchill. You could probably use one right now.
Music is good for you at any age
It may be easier to learn young, but it may be more fun to learn later. Let's face it: Many of us looking to sharpen our intellectual edges have already passed the...
Effect of music on cognitive function
Playing an instrument seems to make learning math and foreign languages easier, but researchers aren’t sure why. ...
The old doctrines are not enough | Tom Sutcliffe
The church must provide a valid assertion of truth about life that can stand comparison truths and wisdom drawn from scienceOn the final day of the recent Church of England General Synod...
Guyana looks to Israel to face drought
Guyana is looking to Israel for technology transfer and assistance to alleviate the effects of drought on the Latin American country.
Video: Professor Robert Winston on scientific innovation
Lord Winston talks about the need for better communication in the scientific communityRobin McKieAndy Gallagher
Letters: Thanks - but science funding is still at risk
Phil Burnell (Letters, 25 February) seems to have reacted to my letter (24 February) from some sense of lack of appreciation of his personal efforts on our behalf while working for funding...
Military Gives OK toTwitter and Facebook
Decision Comes After Reviewing Threats and Benefits of Social Networks
Facebook users keep it real in online profiles
Young adults apparently present their true selves on the world's biggest social network
ADHD Girls Grow Up with Mood Problems
Girls with ADHD as children may grow up to have anxiety and other mental health problems.
Winter Olympics Science Notes: Skate Blades
The skates matter. The figure skaters competing in the women's long program tonight at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics would never be able to complete the jumps and spins needed...
Two U.S. Bills Seek to Lure Immigrant Entrepreneurs
Foreign scientists who want to start a U.S. company would have a better shot... [Read more]
Cambridge academic advises on young girls' perceptions of their body
(PhysOrg.com) -- A recent study by a Cambridge researcher has uncovered the startling way in which young girls view and feel about their bodies.
Micro-ear would listen to cells
OXFORD, England, Feb. 26 (UPI) -- British scientists say they're building a micro-ear that would let researchers listen to the inner workings of micro-organisms.
Cognitive behavioural approach improves back pain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Group cognitive behavioural approaches can reduce low-back pain, and at a low cost to the health-care provider, according to researchers at the University of Warwick.
Super Chicken Vision
Bring home a bucket of fried chicken and you may find that people have strong feelings about which part of the bird is best. Well, scientists at Washington University in...
Resting brain reveals connections
(PhysOrg.com) -- Images of the brain with various areas 'lighting up' in a rainbow of colours are now pretty familiar to many of us. These come from studies in which...
CeBIT 2010: Live 3-D-TV
Strikers and defenders furiously compete for the ball. Suddenly, the forward drops into the penalty area. Penalty shot. The penalty taker carefully sets the ball just right. Cut to the...