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Teens' Failure To Use Condoms Linked To Partner Disapproval, Fear Of Less Sexual Pleasure
Approximately one in four teens in the United States will contract a sexually transmitted disease (STD), according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Experts believe a major contributing...
Near-Death Experiences: What Really Happens?
Scientists aim to study what really happens to the brain and consciousness when someone is on the verge of dying.
70 Years Old And Going Strong With Down Syndrome And No Dementia
In the world of Down syndrome, 'Mr. C' is a rarity. A real person whose progress has been tracked for the past 16 years, at seventy, 'Mr. C' has well...
Women In Crowded Homes Are More Likely To Be Depressed Than Men
Seeking to determine whether gender-specific responses to the stress of crowded living situations exist, sociologists have examined data from a survey of Toronto residents and analyzed levels of depression, aggression...
Parenting Children With Disabilities Becomes Less Taxing With Time
Having a child with a disability takes a toll on parents' mental and physical health, yet new research suggests that, over time, parents learn to adapt to the challenges of...
Boss’ Gender Impacts Employee Stress Levels
Worker mental and physical well-being are influenced by gender in the workplace, according to a study that analyzed the impact of supervisor and subordinate gender on health.
Diversity At Medical Schools Makes Stronger Doctors, Study Shows
A new UCLA study disputes controversial legislation like Prop. 209 that claimed campus policies to promote student-body diversity were unnecessary and discriminatory. UCLA researchers found that medical students who undergo...
Indian teenage suicide over black hole test: reports
An Indian teenage girl killed herself because she feared that a massive experiment to re-create the birth of the Universe would herald the end of the world, reports said Thursday.
Immaturity Of The Brain May Cause Schizophrenia
The underdevelopment of a specific region in the brain may lead to schizophrenia in individuals. According to research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal Molecular Brain, dentate gyrus,...
Fewer med students becoming internists
CHICAGO, Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Fewer U.S. medical students are choosing internal medicine as a career because of concerns about lifestyle and patient complexity, a study said.
Sexual harassment 10 times more likely in casual and contract jobs
Women employed in casual and contract jobs are up to ten times more likely to experience unwanted sexual advances than those in permanent full time positions, a University of Melbourne...
Tsunami survivors experienced complex trauma and grieving process says new study
People who survived the Indian Ocean tsunami or lost loved ones in the disaster went through a complex process of trauma and grief, according to research published in the latest...
Abuse of painkillers can predispose adolescents to lifelong addiction
No child aspires to a lifetime of addiction. But their brains might. In new research to appear online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology this week, Rockefeller University researchers reveal that adolescent...
Report reveals communication needs, recreation use during fires
The effectiveness of the media to inform the public during evacuations and wildland fire effects on recreation are some topics addressed in a U.S. Forest Service report published this month...
Researcher Begins Study Of Osama Bin Laden Audio Tapes
More than 1,500 audio cassette tapes taken in 2001 from Osama bin Laden's former residential compound in Qandahar, Afghanistan, are yielding new insights into the radical Islamic militant leader's intellectual...
Study shows how false memories rerun 7/7 film that never existed
People claim to have seen CCTV footage of Tavistock Square bomb, say researchers
Tim Radford on science's shifting pantheon
Should children know about Darwin and not Galton? Tim Radford asks what, and who, determines a generation's science heroes
Some Must Touch Before They Buy
The feel of a cup can affect how tasty people find the beverage within it, especially those who have a "high need" for touch.
Kids with chronic illnesses feel left out of care decisions: study
Kids with chronic illnesses told a researcher for a Calgary pediatric study that they want to play a bigger role in their own treatment, including learning how to talk to...
Never knew about prior lab problems, oncologist says
A leading St. John's oncologist has testified that questionable breast cancer tests may have been reviewed sooner had she known that pathology testing was temporarily shut down in 2003.
Searching in space and minds: New research suggests underlying link
New research from Indiana University has found evidence that how we look for things, such as our car keys or umbrella, could be related to how we search for more...
Job seekers log on, link in, meet up
When Jen Vargas suddenly was laid off from her job as a senior administrative assistant at Universal Orlando in June, the 30-year-old's resume was out-of-date and she had no active...
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Study tracks 'pathways to terror'
Psychologists believe they have a clearer idea of what makes a terrorist after interviewing a group of Islamic extremists in Pakistan.
Brazil invests US$12 million in biodiesel research projects
The Brazilian government seeks to minimise the potential impact of biodiesel on the environment and public health, among other goals.
Brazil pushes PhDs – but needs to create new jobs
Brazil places tenth in the worldwide ranking of new PhDs per year, but still has just 4.4 doctors per 100,000 habitants, says a study.
Harmonize rules for internet, TV, CRTC told
A background report commissioned by the federal broadcast regulator concludes that new media broadcasting should have the same regulatory treatment as television broadcasting.
Study finds link between a mother's stress and her child becoming overweight
A mother's stress may contribute to her young children being overweight in low income households with sufficient food, according to a new Iowa State University study published in the September...
