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China Should Score More Olympic Gold
China's growing population and wealth mean it should win more medals in this year's Summer Olympic Games than it did in 2004.
Spiders who eat together, stay together: UBC research
The ability to work together and capture larger prey has allowed social spiders to stretch the laws of nature and reach enormous colony sizes, UBC zoologists have found.
A New Look At How Memory And Spatial Cognition Are Related
In a study that sheds new light on how memory and spatial cognition are related to each other in the brain, researchers studied memory-impaired patients as they navigated their environment.
Why The Slow-Paced World Could Make It Difficult To Catch A Ball
Researchers have uncovered new information about how we perceive fast moving, incoming objects -- such as tennis or cricket balls. The new research studies why the human brain has difficulty...
Less REM Sleep Associated With Being Overweight Among Children And Teens
Children and teens who get less sleep, especially those who spend less time in rapid eye movement sleep, may be more likely to be overweight, according to a report in...
Pound slams IOC over handling of Internet censorship
Former IOC vice-president Dick Pound slammed the IOC on Tuesday for the way censorship of Internet sites by Chinese authorities had been handled ahead of the Olympic Games, claiming it...
Memory, depression, insomnia -- and worms?
Researchers have spent decades probing the causes of depression, schizophrenia and insomnia in humans. But a new study may have uncovered key insights into the origins of these and other...
Chronic Exposure To Estrogen Impairs Some Cognitive Functions
Chronic exposure to estradiol, the main estrogen in the body, diminishes some cognitive functions. Rats exposed to a steady dose of estradiol were impaired on tasks involving working memory and...
Checking In: Will Americans Accept Greener Hotel Rooms?
Compared to hotels abroad, the American hospitality industry does not yet have much of a culture of saving resources -- but some say changes are coming.
Britain has become a nation of positively effusive kissers
When did we all start smooching our friends, colleagues and acquaintances?
Study: Schizophrenia is price of evolution
LEIPZIG, Germany, Aug. 4 (UPI) -- British, German and Chinese researchers say they've determined schizophrenia is an unfortunate consequence of the rapid evolution of the human brain.
VIDEO: Emirates A-380
A bit of the flavor of Business Class and First Class aboard Dubai-based Emirates Airlines first A-380 into JFK airport in New York.
Positive parenting associated with less aggression in early-maturing teen girls
Adolescent girls who go through puberty early and have parents who do not nurture them, communicate with them or have knowledge of their activities appear more likely to display aggressive...
Study: Verbal Aggression May Affect Children's Behavior
The methods mothers use to control their children during playtime and other daily activities could have a negative impact on their child's self-esteem and behavior, according to a new Purdue...
Overworking husbands drive working wives back into the home, study finds
Americans work longer hours than ever. That not only hurts women's careers but also widens the gender gap and threatens to trigger a resurgence of the traditional homemaker/breadwinner family structure...
Keeping Migrant Workers' Children Healthy
As Ohio and Michigan fruit and vegetable farms yield this year's harvest, they also will provide data about the eating choices of Latino migrant children for a Case Western Reserve...
Not quite a teen, not fully an adult
(PhysOrg.com) -- Fueled by hormone fluctuations, the teenage years can be a time of huge emotional upheaval. But, as an initiative by MIT's Young Adult Development Project finds, the roller...
Job growth not the only factor in reducing poverty in large metro areas
A new study suggests that it may be easier for people living in small metropolitan areas to get out of poverty than it is for those living in large metro...
Teacher-student relationships key to learning health and sex education
When it comes to learning life-changing behaviors in high school health classes, the identity of the person teaching may be even more important than the curriculum, a new study suggests.
Heading to the Beijing Olympics? Pack medical information
Be aware of China's healthcare challenges, including payment issues and possible counterfeit drugs. Trip insurance that includes health coverage might be a good idea. ...
Floating Doctors' voyage could help cure America's image problem along the way
A small crew plans to sail to 51 countries in a 60-foot schooner to help those who need medical attention. ...
Interview: Chemistry's gain
Ryong Ryoo tells Rachel Cooper how he took a risk and became an expert in mesoporous materials
Evaluating Children In Preschools And Early Childhood Programs
Growing interest in publicly funded programs for young children has drawn attention to whether and how Head Start and other early childhood programs should be asked to prove their worth....
America Still on Top of R&D Despite "Healthy Competition"
Pete Engardio, senior writer for BusinessWeek, sees Americans remaining at the forefront of innovative R&D and having an opportunity to remain ahead, despite increasingly stiff global competition.
Simulating Age 85, With Lessons on Offering Care
Learning what it is like to be elderly can offer a chance to better understand one’s customers or even employees.
Epilepsy drug may help alcoholics recover from dependence
It's a Catch-22 of the highest order. People with alcohol problems often use alcohol to get to sleep -- but it actually keeps them from getting good-quality sleep all night...
Science Weekly: Magic, the Brain, and Doping at the Olympics
James Randerson discusses magic, the brain and doping at the Olympics with the help of special guest Julian Savulescu. Plus the exercise drug, and what happens when particle physics...
Study: Restaurant kids' meals loaded with calories
(AP) -- Parents looking for healthy meal choices for their children are likely to find slim pickings on the menus of the nation's top restaurant chains, according to a...