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Father involvement in pregnancy could reduce infant mortality
Studies have shown fathers who are active in their children's upbringing can significantly benefit their children's early development, academic achievement and well being. Now, a new study by University of...
P.E.I. autism plan short on financial support
Parents of children with autism on P.E.I. are still facing serious expenses despite a new autism strategy from the provincial government.
Using science to identify true soccer stars: Researchers find a new approach to ranking and rating soccer players
Luís Amaral combined his love of soccer with his research team's computational skills to measure and rank the success of soccer players based on an objective measure of performance instead...
Why Some People Crave More Salt
Some people experience the taste of salt more intensely than others, and this taste difference might be due, at least in part, to hereditary factors, a new study suggests.
Hand study reveals brain's distorted body model
Our brains contain a highly distorted model of our own bodies, according to researchers. A new study on the brain's representation of the hand found that our model of our...
Damage to the frontal cortex of the brain affects ability to react quickly to a stimulus
Researchers of the University of Granada have demonstrated that patients who have damage to the right prefrontal cortex of the brain - the part involved in anticipation and quick reaction...
Guidance on cross-examination improves accuracy of witness testimony, study finds
Researchers have found that witnesses who receive guidance on cross-examination techniques present more accurate court testimony than those who are unfamiliar with the style of questioning.
On the face of it, voting's superficial
Are voters truly sophisticated and rational decision makers? Apparently not. Their choices are heavily influenced by superficial, nonverbal cues, such as politicians' appearance, according to Christopher Olivola from University College...
Video: 11-Year-Old Draws for Gulf Relief
So many people across the U.S. want to help with the oil spill, especially an 11-year-old girl who used her talent of drawing to help with Gulf relief. Steve Hartman...
Robert Zucker to Receive Highest Award for Research on Alcohol Use, Abuse
Robert Zucker, Ph.D., director of the University of Michigan Addiction Research Center, and the Substance Abuse Section in the Department of Psychiatry, has been named recipient of the 31st annual...
Ubisoft getting videogame players off the couch
Ubisoft is tapping into camera and motion-sensing technologies to pump out videogames that get players up and moving, sometimes even away from television screens.
Obituary: John Newson
Psychologist whose work focused on the role of parentsJohn Newson, who has died aged 84, was one of the leading, yet unorthodox, developmental psychologists of his generation. With his wife, Elizabeth, he conducted...
Neurobiological cause of intergroup conflict: 'Bonding hormone' drives aggression towards competing out-groups
Researchers in the Netherlands provide first-time evidence for a neurobiological cause of intergroup conflict. They show that oxytocin, a neuropeptide produced in the brain that functions as hormone and neurotransmitter,...
Training eye movement may reduce driver distraction
More than 16 people are killed and more than 1,300 people are injured each day in crashes involving a distracted driver, a phenomenon that could be reduced with the right...
Bright light therapy improves sleep disturbances in soldiers with combat PTSD, research finds
Bright light therapy has significant effects on sleep disturbances associated with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new research.
BP's 'Nightmare Well' is Now Everybody's
A sheaf of documents reveals a push to save money and time in the days preceding the gulf well blowout.
Can mental activity protect against memory problems in MS?
A new study shows that a mentally active lifestyle may protect against the memory and learning problems that often occur in multiple sclerosis (MS). The study is published in the...
Children living in areas where homicides committed have lower reading, verbal test scores
Children living in areas where homicides are committed have lower reading and verbal test scores, a study by New York University Sociology Professor Patrick Sharkey shows. The research, which appears...
Simian Solicitude: Like Humans, Chimpanzees Console Victims of Aggression
Chimpanzees may comfort others in distress in ways very similar to how people do, according to what may be the largest study of consolation in animals by far. The new...
Autistic soccer league scores with Ont. parents
Soccer, known as the beautiful game, has proven to be a beautiful blessing in the lives of children with autism in Windsor, Ont., and for their parents as well.
Use of unproven mammography tool soars with Medicare coverage
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) — In a study illustrating the potentially powerful influence of political pressure on medical practice, a UC Davis physician-researcher has found that use of a largely...
Personal Health: Getting On With Life After a Partner Dies
Every year millions of Americans are thrust into the role of widow and widower, forced to learn how to cope on their own.
NASAJPL Facebook Fans Design Fantasy Space Vacation
Enjoy some creative fantasy space vacation ideas from our friends on the NASAJPL Facebook Page.
Ernest Fleischmann dies at 85; manager who guided Los Angeles Philharmonic's transformation
Fleischmann, a visionary administrator who had a hand in every decision made about the orchestra for nearly 30 years, was pivotal in raising its profile and quality. ...
UC Irvine seeks to suspend Muslim student group
The Muslim Student Union at UC Irvine should be suspended for one year for its involvement in repeated disruptions of a February speech by Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren, according to...
HIV funds slow to reach Africans: activists
The Global Fund to Fight HIV, Malaria and Tuberculosis is achieving results, but AIDS activists from Africa say the money is sometimes too slow in reaching those who need it.
Microfinance tied to economy, study finds
A nation's economy plays a surprisingly large role in the success or failure of microfinance - the practice of making small loans to farmers or business owners too poor to...
Supreme Court ruling in favor of immigrant clarifies automatic-deportation law
The Texas man was ordered deported for possession of a marijuana cigarette and one Xanax pill. But justices says only serious crimes warrant the removal of legal immigrants from the...