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Some whites struggle more with obesity related to discrimination than blacks, Hispanics
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study confirms that discrimination is a stress factor that is related to obesity, but surprisingly, this is most true among ethnic white groups and not blacks...
Nurses 'forced us to become very public,' Williams says
Premier Danny Williams defended his government's new ad campaign about its contract dispute with nurses, saying he felt it was time the public knew exactly what nurses were being offered.
Alternative Theory Of Information Processing In The Cortex
With remarkable precision, neurons in the sound-processing part of the brain's cortex fire electrochemical pulses or "spikes" in sync with cues they receive from other neurons. Neuroscientists have demonstrated that...
Risk And Reward Compete In Brain: Imaging Study Reveals Battle Between Lure Of Reward And Fear Of Failure
Imaging study follows on previous lesion studies to pinpoint regions of brain involved in risk management: finds that individuals' response to risk and reward can be gauged from activity in...
Emotion and scent create lasting memories -- even in a sleeping brain
When French memoirist Marcel Proust dipped a pastry into his tea, the distinctive scent it produced suddenly opened the flood gates of his memory. read more
Sled dogs could hold clues to human health problems: researchers
Northern sled dogs, like the ones that run the Iditarod and the Yukon Quest, could help solve diseases in humans, according to an American researcher who has been looking into...
Consumers using more media, new and old, study says
(PhysOrg.com) -- Reports of traditional media's demise -- in favor of newer, high-tech forms -- have been greatly exaggerated. That's according to a four-year study led by an Iowa State...
World's first dog lived 31,700 years ago, ate big
An international team of scientists has just identified what they believe is the world's first known dog, which was a large and toothy canine that lived 31,700 years ago and...
ID-Scam College Student Gets 5 Years
A college student who with her boyfriend stole the identities of friends and neighbors was sentenced to five years in prison and ordered to pay more than $100,000 in restitution.
Mental health services need to improve, says N.B. ombudsman
The New Brunswick ombudsman has called on the provincial government to improve mental health services after a special care home in Shippigan, N.B., suddenly closed on Thanksgiving weekend.
Link between sleep and diabetes
We hadn't done this before. Two of us - one from our hospital's sleep center and the other from our diabetes program - were both listening intently to a teleconference...
Rumors of Gulf War Syndrome
Informal communication among British veterans of the first Iraq war may have shaped the vets' characterization of Gulf War Syndrome.
No Higher Risk Of Leukemia Found For Children Living Near Powerful Radio Or Television Transmitters
Children living in the vicinity of powerful radio and television transmitters are not significantly more at risk of leukemia than others, according to a new German study.
Online "LabSpaces" Connects Researchers, Students, Public
University of Iowa graduate student Alok Shah spends many hours in the lab studying the genetic causes of developmental defects and cystic fibrosis. In his free time, he takes part...
New research shows that the smell of smoke does not trigger relapse in quitters
Research into tobacco dependence published online today in the November issue of Addiction, has shown that recent ex-smokers who find exposure to other people's cigarette smoke pleasant are not any...
Economics Concept Explains Brain Mystery
Economic theory is revealing how information flows through the brain
Lawmakers need good scientific information too
Getting science into policymaking is challenging — but a recent workshop for African parliamentary researchers suggested new ways forward.
Farmers bring foot-and-mouth case
Fourteen farmers affected by last year's foot-and-mouth outbreak in England are to sue two labs and the government.
Portable Imaging System Will Help Maximize Public Health Response To Natural Disasters
Researchers have developed a low-cost, high-resolution imaging system that can be attached to a helicopter to create a complete and detailed picture of an area devastated by a hurricane or...
New Program Will Train Nurses in Forensics
The Connell School of Nursing in Boston will launch a new graduate program to educate nurses in forensics so they can address both the health and legal needs of victims...
Income gap between whites, Latinos has grown at four-year colleges
(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past three decades, the income disparity between Latino and non-Hispanic white students entering four-year colleges and universities has increased fourfold, with the difference in median household...
At the magical age of eight, belief synchs with behavior
(PhysOrg.com) -- I think I can, I think I can. Believe. You can fly if you just believe. I won't die if you just believe.
NJ flu-shot mandate for preschoolers draws outcry
(AP) -- As flu season approaches, many New Jersey parents are furious over a first-in-the-nation requirement that children get a flu shot in order to attend preschools and day-care centers....
Negative Political Ads Elicit Fear and Anxiety
Barack Obama and John McCain both accused each other, rather ironically, of negative campaigning.
Brain's reaction to yummy food may predict weight
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Drink a milkshake and the pleasure center in your brain gets a hit of happy - unless you're overweight. It sounds counterintuitive. But...
Scientists clash over wolves' endangered status
Legal and academic wrangling sees biologists accused of "crying wolf".
Persuading Novice Voters With Abstract Or Concrete Messages: Timing Is Everything
Political commentators and opinion page writers criticized Barack Obama for his lack of specifics, yet voters continued to respond to his message. Obama's reliance on lofty rhetoric has succeeded thus...
Bush Signs NASA Authorization Bill into Law
U.S. President Bush as signed an act into law authorizing an extra shuttle flight.