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Alleged Army Whistleblower Felt "Isolated"
Bradley Manning Said To Have Leaked Sensitive Information Because He Wanted People To "See the Truth"
Muted emotions misleading in Alzheimer's disease
Watching a loved one struggle with Alzheimer's disease can be a painful process, but for the patient, the experience may be a muted one...
Racism shapes African-American women's views on depression care
African-American women's beliefs about depression and depression care are consistently and systematically influenced by racism, according to a new study conducted at Oregon Health and Science University. The results are...
Research: Schwartz Center Rounds encourage compassionate health care and better teamwork
Boston, MA – Caregivers who participated in a program where attendees discuss medical cases that were complex for psychosocial and emotional reasons were more likely to be attentive to the...
2nd judge rescinds newspaper story purge orders
(AP) -- A second central Pennsylvania judge has rescinded court orders directing two newspapers to delete archived stories about defendants.
Suicide attempt method affects prognosis
The method used for a suicide attempt is highly significant for the risk of subsequent successful suicide, reveals a long-term study from Karolinska Institutet. The results may be of help...
Lessons to Learn From Medicare Pilot
Authors of a new article caution innovators to look to the past as new money is spent on caring for enrollees.
Hacked climate emails: Timeline of events
In November 2009, scientists' emails were stolen and published online. Sceptics believed they had found the 'smoking gun', but the inquiry and reviews that followed found no evidence of any...
Rudeness at work causes mistakes
If someone is rude to you at work or if you witness rudeness you are more likely to make mistakes, says Rhona Flin, Professor of Applied Psychology at the University...
Should specialist medical training be more flexible?
Specialist medical training programmes should retain some flexibility to help trainee doctors make the right career choices, according to a study published on bmj.com today...
Am I Allowed To Say This?
Am I Allowed To Say This?Law is the means by which the simplest ideas are expressed in the most complex language. Civil law is the means by which private arguments are...
Science Of Soccer Balls - Houston, We Have A Drag Crisis
It's World Cup time and that means sports fans worldwide are focused on important issues, like complaining about vuvuzelas and this year's soccer ball, the Jabulani, which will push fan...
Monkey And Man - The Thatcher Illusion And Facial Recognition
We meet many of the same people every day but without the ability to recognize faces at first glance, our lives would be a confusing mess. Imagine asking your...
My, What Large (fake) Eyes You Have!
The fairy tale Little Red Riding Hood has been interpreted in myriad ways, particularly as sexual awakening or sexual coming of age (either biologically or socially, depending on which bath-house...
Space Policy Wonks Rejoice!
What do you get when you mix politics and space exploration?a) an impenetrable messb) an interesting clash between technology and peoplec) something scarier than sausage making For those who think politics...
Symbol Stacks And Science Communication
I happened to be reading Howard Bloom's book The Genius of the Beast when I saw something odd happening in social media - there was a minor blow up on...
Study links romantic rejection with reward and addiction centres in the brain
Researchers have linked rejection by a romantic partner to brain activity associated with motivation, reward and addiction cravings, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal...
How birds prepare for war
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as human soldiers show greater solidarity when entering combat zones, new research from the University of Bristol has demonstrated that birds also increase their affiliative behaviour in...
Nanotech for health needs the right environment
Nanotechnology's potential to improve public health will be maximised only with a conducive environment, argues Jayashree Vivekanandan.
Lone whales shout to overcome noise
Just like people in a bar or other noisy location, North American right whales increase the volume of their calls as environmental noise increases; and just like humans, at a...
ScienceShot: Incumbents Should Root for the Home Team
Outcome of local college football games affects voter choice
Extension Volunteer Program Helps Older Adults Ease Falling Fears
(PhysOrg.com) -- For many older adults, a fear of falling can steadily decrease their physical activity, well-being and independence. At a minimum, their quality of life is jeopardized.
Nexi robot: A matter of trust
(PhysOrg.com) -- What can a wide-eyed, talking robot teach us about trust? A lot, according to Northeastern psychology professor David DeSteno, and his colleagues, who are conducting innovative research to...
Netflix adds to online movies with Relativity deal
(AP) -- Netflix Inc. is adding to the group of movies that its subscribers can watch online or over Internet-connected devices at the same time as they would have...
Serve veggies first, and kids will eat them
Health officials and parents everywhere continue to puzzle over how to get kids to eat their fruits and vegetables. But I discovered the answer a few weeks ago.
Sexual jealousy | Ask Carole, evolutionary agony aunt
Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: Sexual jealousyFrom an anonymous maleDear Carole, I have in the past suffered from "retroactive jealousy": an irrational jealousy focused...
Gooooal! Science and Football Share the Spotlight
The World Cup football tournament is being discussed almost as much as science at ESOF
Hunger atlas takes a new look at an old problem
World hunger is often seen as the result of overpopulation, bad geography or natural or human-made disasters. But a new book, "The Atlas of World Hunger," reveals that the contours...