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Firm Grip and Good Balance Could Lead to Long Life
People who were faster, stronger or better balanced more likely to outlive others.
Kids' Mental Number Lines Reveal Math Memory
Number lines show how well kids understand math concepts.
Leadbetter burgers linked to more E. coli cases
The number of cases of E. coli associated with eating Leadbetter Cowboy Beef Burgers has risen to five with at least one more suspected case being investigated.
Guardian Books Podcast: Booker shortlist, Seamus Heaney and Stephen Hawking
This week's unveiling of the Booker shortlist unleashed a host of questions about the nature of literary fiction – centred in particular on two of the shortlisted books. So we asked both writers...
Immigrants' mental health in spotlight
More attention should be paid to the mental health of immigrants, and greater cultural sensitivity used in assessing it, two experts in the field say.
Researchers Doggedly Investigate What Canines See
(PhysOrg.com) -- What do dogs see that catches their attention? The researchers in the Cognition Applied Research Laboratory (CARL) at Florida Institute of Technology are working to find the answer....
AIDS doctors, activists call for more health funds
(AP) -- Doctors and AIDS activists on Friday urged African governments to fulfill a decade-old pledge to spend more of their own money on health if they want international...
Researchers give robots the capability for deceptive behaviour
A robot deceives an enemy soldier by creating a false trail and hiding so that it will not be caught. While this sounds like a scene from one of the...
Plinth commemorates Huxley-Wilberforce evolution debate
The celebrated public clash between Darwin's great defender and one of his fiercest contemporary critics is being marked with a memorial plinthThe famous debate between "Darwin's bulldog", TH Huxley, and the Bishop of...
Romantic partner may play role in reducing vulvovaginal pain
An investigation published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine has found that male partners who express greater support, attention and sympathy to women's chronic vulvovaginal pain may trigger more pain,...
People learn new information more effectively when brain activity is consistent, research shows
People are more likely to remember specific information such as faces or words if the pattern of activity in their brain is similar each time they study that information, according...
Lack of trust in hospitals a major deterrent for blood donation among African-Americans
Disparities in healthcare between races exist in the United States. A new study published in the journal Transfusion explores why African Americans donate blood at lower rates than whites. The...
Mental maturity scan tracks brain development
Five minutes in a scanner can reveal how far a child's brain has come along the path from childhood to maturity and potentially shed light on a range of psychological...
Soldiers' helmets could control brain activity with ultrasound
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of DARPA's latest pursuits of cutting-edge research involves a neurotechnology lab at Arizona State University that specializes in ultrasonic brain stimulation. By implementing the technology in soldiers'...
Fight over bid to suspend California's global warming law gets ugly
George Shultz warns of the dangers of dependence on foreign oil, and backers of Proposition 23 respond with attacks on him and his co-chairman in the opposition campaign, Thomas F....
Response: Yes, today's workers have less freedom, but it's not all grim
Any measure of job quality must look at many factors including pay and working hoursIn his article on the grimness of contemporary work, Aditya Chakrabortty has done a great service in highlighting the...
To Get Big Attention, Stay Small - Large-scale Tragedies Get Less Notice
A million dollars is difficult to imagine but if someone is charging $2 instead of one, that gets attention. Likewise, a quote attributed to communist USSR despot Joesph Stalin...
LMK, IDK: Texting is writing, researcher says
(PhysOrg.com) -- The days of traditional college writing instruction are nearly over, contends a Michigan State University researcher who found that college students now rank texting as the No. 1...
Probing Question: Can dads get postpartum depression?
Celebrity moms Gwyneth Paltrow, Marie Osmond and Brooke Shields have all opened up publicly about their battles with postpartum depression, or PPD. As their stories make clear, while bringing a...
Young Black women at increased risk of self-harm, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Young, Black women are significantly more likely to self-harm than people from other ethnic groups, according to new research.
Stress 'imprint' may beget chronic problem
Some types of stress can leave an impression on the brain that makes a person hypersensitive to the next round of stress, leading to a chronic condition, say researchers at...
"False Dawn" This Week: Zodiacal Light Easier to See
The seasonal phenomenon creates a bright pyramid over the eastern horizon that will be easier than usual to see this week, astronomers say. ...
Study finds most Oregon hospices do not fully participate in the Death with Dignity Act
A survey in the latest issue of the Hastings Center Report found that most hospices in Oregon, the first state to legalize physician-assistance in dying, either do not participate in...
South Africans among world's fattest people, survey finds
Despite its sporty image, the country is 'slowly eating itself to death' says drug firm as research is publishedIt is renowned for surfing, rugby and the great outdoors, but South Africa is...
U.S. Government Appeals Stem Cell Injunction—Again
In the latest twist in an increasingly complex legal struggle, the Department of Justice...
Conversations: Views of Health Care Economics From a C.E.O. Named Bush
Jonathan Bush, nephew of one former president and cousin of another, built a small medical practice into a national enterprise with nearly 1,200 employees.
At Last, Science Figures Out The Keys to Sexy Dancing
Motion-capture technology allows an objective analysis of which dance moves are most attractive For Fred Astaire, it was best done cheek to cheek. Madonna made it all about getting into the groove. And...
Thank God (and Richard Dawkins) I'm no longer an 'angry atheist'
It's all too easy for atheists to imply that people who believe in God are stupid. That's a shame, because fanatical atheism can be as ugly as religious fanaticismThe front page of...