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New clue why autistic people don't want hugs
Why do people with fragile X syndrome, a genetic defect that is the best-known cause of autism and inherited mental retardation, recoil from hugs and physical touch - even from...
Most pandemic plans in Ontario hospitals have not been tested
One quarter of Ontario hospitals surveyed in a Queen's University-led study do not have an influenza pandemic plan and few plans that do exist have been tested. In addition, key...
Genes linked to stuttering identified
The genes are the first to be associated with the speech impediment that affects as many as 1% of adults. Experts say the finding should relieve guilt feelings in parents who think...
Scientists find clue to anxiety drug addiction
LONDON (Reuters) - Valium-like drugs use the same potentially addictive "reward pathways" in the brain as heroin and cannabis, scientists said on Wednesday, findings which may help in the search...
Bees attracted to nicotine, caffeine
HAIFA, Israel, Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Israeli scientists say they've discovered bees prefer nectar with small amounts of nicotine and caffeine over nectar that does not include those substances.
Headache may linger years later in people exposed to World Trade Center dust, fumes
Workers and residents exposed to dust and fumes caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, frequently reported headache years later, according to new research.
Study shows popular people are influenced by others
(PhysOrg.com) -- Marketers looking to tap into social influencers as a means to promote their products should recognize that popular people aren't always the trailblazers.
Calgary med students volunteer at homeless shelter
A six-week pilot project at the Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre gives medical students hands-on experience with real patients who often have trouble accessing medical care.
London to open 1st exercise area for older people
(AP) -- Swinging London will take on a whole new connotation for the capital's aging baby boomers, who will soon get their own specially designed outdoor playground.
Suspect: It Was Just Online "Rape Fantasy"
Wyo. Man Charged with Carrying Out Craigslist-Arranged Rape Pleads Not Guilty; Victim's Ex Posted Ad without Her Knowledge
People with anxiety disorder less able to regulate response to negative emotions, study shows
People with generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, have abnormalities in the way their brain unconsciously controls emotions. That's the conclusion of a new study, and the authors say the findings...
Does Selective Brain Damage Underpin Spirituality?
Although it is well established that all behaviors and experiences, spiritual or otherwise, must originate in the brain, information on the causative link between brain activity and spirituality is lacking....
The DSM-V: The New, The Revised, The Opportunities For Pharma
If the folks behind the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) were crafty, they would have latched on to the upcoming movie, "The Crazies," for some free publicity.1...
Are Robot Scientists the Future of Laboratory Research?
There was a time when science produced robots, but a paper published recently in the Automated Experimentation Journal suggests that in the future robots will autonomously produce science. It's not just a matter...
fMRIs reveal brain's handling of low-priority ideas
Brain networks that allow individuals to put social decisions on the back burner are impacted by genetics, a new study indicates. This capability has been shown to be abnormal in...
Eczema in early childhood and psychological problems
Eczema in early childhood may influence behavior and mental health later in life. This is a key finding of a prospective birth cohort study to which scientists of Helmholtz Zentrum...
Touchless iPoint Presenter used by celebrity cook
Master chef Johann Lafer is a virtuoso in the kitchen -- and with modern technology too. At his cookery school the TV celebrity adopts a high-tech approach to make things...
Unorthodox
Ciliates - single-celled organisms and February's Life-form of The Month - engage in all kinds of peculiar sexual activity.
Orion in a New Ligh (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Orion Nebula reveals many of its hidden secrets in a dramatic image taken by ESO`s new VISTA survey telescope. The telescope`s huge field of view can show...
A face is more than the sum of its parts
You stop at a shop window and wonder why someone inside is blatantly staring at you -- until you realize this person is you. Scenarios like this are impossible for...
Intense sweets taste especially good to some kids
PHILADELPHIA (February 10, 2010) -- New research from the Monell Center reports that children's response to intense sweet taste is related to both a family history of alcoholism and...
Video: YouTube's Parental Controls
Google has unveiled a new parental control feature on their video sharing site YouTube to help filter sexual explicit material from children. Kelly Wallace reports.
A stammerer's second life | Michael Grant
Although my voice rebels against me on a daily basis, the internet has allowed me to finally say what I wantMy mouth gulps soundlessly again and again as if I am auditioning...
Sacking of Christian science teacher divides town in Bible belt
A class experiment has left a deep mark in a strongly religious communityJennifer Dennis studied her 13-year-old son's skin and was uncertain which to be more astonished by: the shape made by...
The DSM story
A look at the 58-year history of the psychiatry manual. ...
Revising Book on Disorders of the Mind
Changes to the psychiatry guidebook that largely sets society’s line for normal behavior could affect treatment.
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Seeing the brain hear reveals surprises about how sound is processed
Neurobiologists have discovered information about how the brain processes sound that challenges previous understandings of the auditory cortex. Their research shows our brains are a lot more chaotic than previously...