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Dodgers the most frequent donor of free tickets to L.A. Mayor Villaraigosa, his lawyers say
More than 400 pages of records include an e-mail exchange in which a lobbyist for Staples Center's owner seems to advise how the mayor could cite 'official' business as a way to...
Neuroscientists can predict your behaviour better than you can
In a study with implications for the advertising industry and public health organisations, UCLA neuroscientists have shown they can use brain scanning to predict whether people will use sunscreen during...
Group will sue McDonald's over Happy Meal toys
(AP) -- Are the toys in your child's Happy Meal making him fat? The Center for Science in the Public Interest says they are. The Washington-based consumer advocacy group...
Companies gain when employees substitute volunteering for regular work
(PhysOrg.com) -- Employees who leave the office to volunteer in the community may actually boost the company`s bottom line by performing better on the job, a new University of Florida...
Does Insomnia Always Have an Underlying 'Cause'?
Sleep experts now believe that insomnia is not always related to stress, pain or another underlying condition.
About Myself
I really didn't want to have to publish this, but some of the comments I'm getting on my last article make me feel compelled to do so. Ubiquitous affluence may not...
Personality Predicted by Size of Different Brain Regions
The size of certain brain regions agrees with people's personalities, a new study suggests.
Brain scans read your mind better than you can
Brain scans may be able to predict what you will do better than you can yourself, and might offer a powerful tool for advertisers or health officials seeking to motivate...
Mothers of children with autism pay price in workplace
Mothers of children with autism see their careers disproportionally affected as they confront greater demands on their time, inflexible workplaces and increased medical costs, according to a new study.
No link between early childhood cancers and living near mobile phone base station during pregnancy
A new study looking at the patterns of early childhood cancers across Great Britain has found no association between a mother living near to a mobile phone base station during...
Study finds that caring for an elderly, sick spouse sometimes has positive elements
Although long-term care of sick or disabled loved ones is widely recognised as a threat to the caregiver's health and quality of life, a new study led by University at...
Growing brain is particularly flexible
Science has long puzzled over why a baby's brain is particularly flexible and why it easily changes. Is it because babies have to learn a lot?
Sleep quality of soldiers with migraine is poor
Some 19 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq have migraine and migraine is suspected in another 17 percent. While prevalence of migraine among the U.S. military is well documented...
Experts look to music as way to uncover past buried by dementia
One had to look closely, but the white sneaker definitely tapped the floor. Slightly, softly, steadily. Like a heartbeat.
Abnormal brain activity in migraineurs is not restricted to attacks
Typically, migraine is considered to be an episodic disorder with discrete attacks of headache. But new research by Dr. Till Sprenger and his team from UCSF Headache Group and...
Sri Lanka criticizes UN human rights probe
Sri Lanka criticizes UN human rights probe By BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI 2010-06-23T08:02:57Z u COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP)...
From the archive, 22 June 1956: Higher I.Q. in children of the atomic age
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 22 June 1956Intelligence tests recently carried out among more than a thousand children in Wolverhampton schools appear to show a striking and quite unexpected increase in...
U.S. Halts Use of Beetle to Attack Tamarisk
An Asian import likes to eat tamarisk, which seemed like a good idea. Enter the Southwestern willow flycatcher.
Cuba: Gender and geography influence childhood obesity
Being a girl, or growing up in an urban setting, are factors conducive to unhealthy childhood weight gain in Cuba, says Manuel Hernández-Triana.
Experts call for science communication policies
Experts have issued a declaration asking for national and international policies on science communication and the ‘professionalisation’ of the field.
Open Access And Good Citations: The PLoS Factor
The big war in science during this decade has not been Republicans against human embryonic stem cell research or Democrats against agriculture, it has instead been open access publishing versus...
Einstein Medical Students Claim Top Fellowships
Several medical students at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have earned coveted fellowships and prestigious awards for the 2010-2011 academic year.
Utah Supreme Court: Online petition signatures OK
(AP) -- The Utah Supreme Court said Tuesday that state election officials must accept online petition signatures to qualify individuals for the ballot.
Facebook game encourages healthy changes
A new Facebook game tries to improve the lives of people with Type 2 diabetes by motivating them to be healthier.
7 High-Tech Helpers to Get Fit
Technology is giving fitness a makeover, promising simple ways to track performance progress and stay connected with like-minded enthusiasts.
Care home wants Alzheimer's patient sedated
A Vancouver woman says a local care home is demanding she either agree to have her elderly mother put on sedatives, or take her home from the facility.
AIDS researcher cleared of misconduct
Berkeley cites academic freedom and lack of evidence as it wraps up investigation over contentious paper.
7 Amazing Superhuman Feats
The stories of a mother picking up a car to free her trapped child seem to be more of an urban legend than the retelling of an actual incident, and...