Latest science news in Psychology & Sociology
Kagan opposed military stance on gays
It is one of the few times the Supreme Court nominee has expressed a deeply held view on a controversial legal matter. A controversy over military recruiting at Harvard Law School while...
Study: Rural children not anthropocentric
EVANSTON, Ill., May 13 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say they have found children from rural communities don't share the human-centered pattern of reasoning evident in urban children.
Differences in language circuits in the brain linked to dyslexia
Children with dyslexia often struggle with reading, writing, and spelling, despite getting an appropriate education and demonstrating intellectual ability in other areas. New neurological research has found that these children's...
Dementia takes away the meaning of flavours
Flavour is literally the spice of life and for many people life without the pleasures of the table would be unthinkable. Yet just this aspect of everyday life is vulnerable...
Zero tolerance ineffective in schools, MSU study finds
Zero tolerance policy in schools - which can mandate automatic punishment for weapons, drugs, profanity and various forms of disruptive behaviour - is failing to make students feel safe, contends...
Moving in circles: Book scrutinizes successes and failures of a unique government experiment
In 1994, the United States government launched an ambitious social experiment: Federal officials offered thousands of families who were receiving housing subsidies - and living in some of the...
Telephone therapy for depression? Study says yes
A trial shows professional counseling for depression may be just as effective over the phone as traditional face-to-face consultations.
Paternal mice bond with offspring through touch: Males generate new brain cells and form memories leading to positive relationships
New research by neuroscientists shows that paternal mice that physically interact with their babies grow new brain cells and form lasting memories of their babies. A recent study found that...
Video: 'Food Party' Finds Television Success
After finding the videos on YouTube, IFC picked up the cooking adventure series "Food Party." Creator and host Thu Tran spoke with CBSNews.com on her transition from internet to television.
N.W.T. health plan raises human rights question
The N.W.T.'s proposed changes to its supplemental health benefits policy could result in human rights complaints from non-aboriginal residents who might not be covered, according to critics.
Parents need help encouraging their kids in science, survey finds
Nearly all science teachers wish their students' parents had more opportunities to engage in science with their children, and many parents admit they need help, a new survey has found.
A new method for developing safer drugs
Amodiaquine was introduced as an antimalarial drug, but was withdrawn when serious adverse effects were observed. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now developed a method that can...
Sweden pushes condom use as study hints risky sex common
Only 56 percent of young Swedes always use a condom when having casual sex, a study published Monday showed, as health authorities launched a campaign to promote condom use in...
Philippines elections marred by violence, voting-machine glitches
Tens of millions of Filipinos flocked to the polls Monday to elect a new president amid widespread violence and flaws with ballot-counting machines that many blamed on the corrupt politics...
Mozart's music does not make you smarter, study finds
For over 15 years, scientists have been discussing alleged performance-enhancing effects of hearing classical music. Now, researchers in Vienna, Austria present quite definite results on this so-called "Mozart effect" that...
Gamblers' Brains See 'Near Misses' as Wins
Problem gamblers have a stronger response in the reward section of their brains to "near misses" than do people causal gamblers.
Psychologists say babies know right from wrong even at six months
(PhysOrg.com) -- The currently prevailing theory on human development is that human beings start their lives with a "moral blank state," but new research contradicts this view. The researchers have...
Indian Mystic Claims Not to Eat for 70 Years
Has this Indian mystic really not had anything to eat or drink for 70 years?
Half of Chilean researchers with doctorates 'have migrated'
The dean of the main Faculty of Science in Chile has warned of a brain drain due to the lack of national policies to job placements.
The majority of people still idolise the bronzed look of a tan
When it comes to tanning, dermatologists have long suspected that most people need an attitude adjustment. Now, results of a new survey by the American Academy of Dermatology (Academy) confirmed...
My Turn: The reluctant athlete
"I haven't done this since the eighth grade, so be gentle with me." Those were my first words to William, a personal trainer, at our first session.
Letters: Sex, risks and video games
Re: " Sex and Risk Among People in Their 20s" May 3, California has a little advertised but fabulous program called FPACT (Family Planning, Access, Care, Treatment) that was...
Weighing in on the Shake Weight
The dumbbell-shaped device has spring-loaded weights on each end. FitnessIQ claims in six minutes you can get a full upper-body workout. Can you? Of the hundreds of exercise gadgets that have graced TV...
Lena Horne dies at 92; singer and civil rights activist who broke barriers
Horne achieved a place in the pantheon of female jazz vocalists and broke ground in Hollywood as an African American star in the '40s. She also won acclaim on Broadway and as...
Why is late-life depression harder to treat?
Scientists have found an important clue in the quest to understand why people who suffer from depression in later life are harder to treat and keep well in the long...
Return home from war not always peaceful for young vets
When young servicemen and women return home from a tour of duty, their family and friends breathe a sigh of relief, knowing their loved ones finally are safe and sound....
The Guardian's Science Weekly podcast: Extreme physics and the UK election's impact on science
Anil Ananthaswamy discusses some of the extreme locations where scientists are carrying out incredible experiments. His new book The Edge of Physics is out now. We dial up researcher and science policy expert...
How an unfixed Net glitch could strand you offline
(AP) -- In 1998, a hacker told Congress that he could bring down the Internet in 30 minutes by exploiting a certain flaw that sometimes caused online outages by misdirecting...