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Rerouting brain signals to paralyzed limbs causes movement, study shows
The research, which used monkeys, could one day lead to devices that allow people to regain some control of their limbs after suffering spinal cord injuries and other forms of...
Climbing Everest, K2 makes you dumb -- sort of
A study of professional mountain climbers has shown that high-altitude exposure can cause subtle white and grey matter changes to the area of the brain involved in motor activity, according...
People With Autism Make More Rational Decisions, Study Shows
People with autism-related disorders are less likely to make irrational decisions, and are less influenced by gut instincts, according to new research. The study adds to the growing body of...
A Walk In The Park Improves Attention In Children With ADHD
For children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder tasks that require concentration such as doing homework or taking a test can be very difficult. A simple, inexpensive remedy may be a...
Human Brain Still Awake, Even During Deep Sleep
Sleep in humans is divided in two main phases: non-REM sleep, which occupies most of our early sleep night, and REM sleep, during which our dreams prevail. Non-REM sleep is...
Early Exposure To Drugs, Alcohol Creates Lifetime Of Health Risk
Is it bad kids who do drugs, or doing drugs that makes kids bad? The answer is "both." People who began drinking and using marijuana regularly prior to their 15th...
Local training boosts rural employment
Aboriginal people living in remote communities have the most success with flexible employment training that is located on their own land, research has found.
Scientists View Both Obama, McCain as Supportive
Both presidential candidates more supportive of science than Bush administration, scientists say.
Paul G. Rogers, ‘Mr. Health’ in Congress, Is Dead at 87
Mr. Rogers was called Mr. Health by his fellow congressmen for his leading role in passing dozens of measures promoting health care and the environment.
A Good Appetite: Fit to Be Stuffed
Lacking the cult status of ripe summer tomatoes or the esoteric cachet of watermelon radishes and purslane, peppers may be one of the season’s least celebrated vegetables.
Dr. Allan Rosenfield, Women’s Health Advocate, Dies at 75
Mr. Rosenfield, a dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, became a leading advocate for women’s health during the global H.I.V./AIDS epidemic.
Webcams get you in the picture
Q. I am finally getting a grandchild - so I want to give my son and his wife and myself a webcam for Christmas so that I can see this...
Study looks at the lives of boys who commit dating violence
A new study sheds light on the lives of teenage boys who abuse their girlfriends. In their own words, the young men often describe facing challenges such as growing up...
Facial expressions say more than a thousand words
People talk to exchange information. Yet understanding another person involves far more than just the content of the message. Only with the correct intonation and facial expression does the message...
Experts seek cure to global hunger
(AP) -- Much of the world today is consumed by fears of recession and unemployment. But for nearly a billion people, the fear is more basic - having nothing...
Deal Or No Deal? The Role Of Emotions In Negotiating Offers
Do skilled negotiators simply go with their gut instinct every time or are they just extremely calculating, figuring out all possible outcomes before making a choice? Researchers examined how emotions...
Cosmic Log: Visualizing politics
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Computer wizards are serving up a whole new set of tools for visualizing political trends — and starting conversations.
Election blackout renegades could dodge prosecution
Elections officials will investigate people who illegally publicized early vote results only if they receive a written complaint.
VIDEO: Women Pray for Dog-Style Births
Believing dogs have easy pregnancies and births, pregnant Japanese women pray at shrines on the Day of the Dog in hopes of having "canine" birth experiences.
Nissan suit simulates older drivers' difficulties
(AP) -- Nissan calls it an "aging suit," a cumbersome, strap-on outfit that gives young auto designers the feel of driving with a bulging belly, arthritic joints and shaky...
Amazing Power of Music Revealed
Music has amazing power over our minds and bodies, including during sports.
School voucher adoption affected by political decision-making
In many countries, school vouchers have come to be a controversial policy which allows parents to pay for the education of their children at a school of their choice, rather...
Providing in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants increases college enrollment
Undocumented youth are not likely to go to college. Usually they do not qualify for financial aid and often come from low-income families with little ability to pay college tuition....
UCLA issues new report on Prop. 36
The effectiveness of Proposition 36, a ballot measure approved by California voters in 2000 that offers treatment instead of incarceration for nonviolent drug offenders is being undermined by inadequate funding,...
Blackout broken: Election results available early online
While Newfoundlanders watched their federal election results start to roll in at 8:30 p.m. local time Tuesday, residents of British Columbia and the Yukon weren't supposed to be able to...
Had an angioplasty? Maybe it wasn't needed
Most elective angioplasties, including those in Wisconsin, are done without checking to see whether they are needed by doing a non-invasive stress test, an analysis has found.
MySpace Karaoke puts amateur crooners on camera
MySpace has launched an overhauled karaoke channel that lets amateur crooners post online video of themselves in all their vocal glory.
NIH Suspends Grant to Emory Universi
Harshest punishment yet in wake of U.S. Senate investigation