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Bell giving parents option to block cellphone porn
Bell Canada Inc. is looking to give parents the ability to block inappropriate websites on their children's cellphones, for a price.
Researcher's Techniques May Help Authories Find Missing Children
A Mississippi State University-Meridian researcher finds adults will likely recognize photos missing children more if they view photos of the children as they would likely see them. This researcher recommends...
U.S. Nicotine Addiction Reaches 15-year High
Nicotine dependence has reached a 15-year high, with nearly 75 percent of people currently seeking tobacco-dependence treatment categorized as highly nicotine dependent.
Gender affects perceptions of infidelity
A new study in the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy explored how men and women perceive online and offline sexual and emotional infidelity. Results show that men felt sexual...
Undecided voters may already have decided, study suggests
Do "undecided" voters actually make their choices before they realize? That is a question University of Virginia psychology professor Brian Nosek and his colleagues are trying to answer. "Many people,...
A Face By Any Other Name: Seeing Racial Bias
If Barack Obama had taken his mother's surname and kept his childhood nickname, American voters might literally see "Barry Dunham" as a quite different presidential candidate, a new study suggests....
Brain's 'hate circuit' identified
People who view pictures of someone they hate display activity in distinct areas of the brain that, together, may be thought of as a 'hate circuit,' according to new research...
Food That "Fools You" Into Losing Weight
Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full.
Designing Computer Therapy For Astronauts
Scientists are working on giving a computer the ability to offer some of the understanding guidance - if not all the warmth - of a human therapist, before psychological problems...
Send a canned reply in Gmail
Out-of-office messages are great when you want to send the same reply to everyone, but what if you want to send certain replies to certain messages?
System Mechanic restores that new PC feeling
What do you remember about your PC when it was new? Do you remember the excitement you felt when you brought it home and opened the box? It had that...
Frames are a picture of high-tech charm
Sharing photos is pretty easy these days, with Web sites such as Flickr and Facebook becoming a depository for our images and memories.
Independent brain pathways generate positive or negative reappraisals of emotional events
Scientists now have a better understanding of how the human brain orchestrates the sophisticated pathways involved in the regulation of emotions. The research, published by Cell Press in the latest...
Financial risk-taking behaviour is associated with higher testosterone levels
Higher levels of testosterone are correlated with financial risk-taking behaviour, according to a new study in which men's testosterone levels were assessed before participation in an investment game. The findings...
When you look at a face, you look nose first
While general wisdom says that you look at the eyes first in order to recognise a face, UC San Diego computer scientists now report that you look at the nose...
Pet bird linked to disease decades later
LONDON, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A British woman says she has been crippled by a respiratory disease linked to bird owners, despite having given her pet away in...
Boost fines for abusers of disabled-parking permits, advocates urge
A disabled-parking permit has become the ticket to free parking for thousands of people who are abusing the system, raising the ire of those who have a legitimate claim to...
Maryland triplets defy odds
When Lori and Dave Titus learned in March they were expecting naturally conceived identical triplets, they wondered how they would meet what they thought was their challenge of a lifetime.
Financial Message Boards: Birds of the Same Feather Flock Together
(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to the popular belief that online investment communities represent a melting-pot of ideas, where people come together to trade stock tips, share opinions and attempt to influence...
Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Study Shows Brain Functions Same Way Awake Or Asleep
Johns Hopkins researchers have found strong evidence supporting the view that the sleeping mind functions the same as the waking mind -- a discovery that could significantly alter basic understanding...
Majority of voters say election outcome will make a great deal of difference on key issues
As part of the ongoing poll series, Debating Health: Election 2008, the Harvard Public Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) and Harris Interactive conducted a...
Elections study: Voters like fresh faces at polling places
A new study shows counties can boost voters' trust in elections by making an investment in the human side of elections by recruiting new poll workers.
Technology Forges Relationships For Life
Over time, technology will help today"s children, teens and young adults maintain longer and stronger relationships with their friends than was the case with previous generations, writes CBS News technology...
Mom and dad are right: Good health equals better grades
Quit smoking. Turn off the computer. Go to bed. It could improve your grades. Of course, parents have always known that. Now, in the first study of its kind, researchers...
Science Weekly Extra podcast: Marcus du Sautoy talks about taking Richard Dawkins' position at Oxford University
Mathematician Marcus du Sautoy discusses taking Richard Dawkins' position at Oxford University
Feature: Aged care? Ask the elderly
If we really want to care for the elderly perhaps we should ask them what they want, writes Janine Sim-Jones.
TRAVEL/CULTURE PHOTOS WEEKLY: Halloween Dog Show, More
A Chihuahua struts during a Halloween dog show, a vendor strings marigolds for a Hindu festival, and more in our weekly update of culture photos.
Mary Midgley: Let Darwin, not Dawkins, be our guide
Mary Midgley: Our minds have developed from simpler ones by evolution, but what is so sinister about that?