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Mephedrone on borrowed time
'Legal high' set to become illegal despite resignation of crucial drugs adviser.
'That was my idea' - Group brainstorming settings and fixation
When people, groups, or organisations are looking for a fresh perspective on a project, they often turn to a brainstorming exercise to get those juices flowing. An upcoming study from...
Practice doesn't make perfect, but it comes fairly close
We are not all blessed with the brains, beauty, luck, and capital that we associate with highly successful business people or entrepreneurs. Although most new business ventures fail, a few...
New ethical guidelines needed for dementia research
How do we handle the ethical dilemmas of research on adults who can't give their informed consent? In a recent article in the journal Bioethics, ethicist Stefan Eriksson proposes a...
Iraq war stunts children’s growth, researchers find
A study carried out by Royal Holloway, University of London has discovered Iraqi children born in areas affected by high levels of violence are shorter in height than children born...
Business Affiliation Could Increase Potential Risk of Farm-to-Farm Transmission of Avian Influenza
A new study examines the potential influence that the business connections between broiler chicken growers may have on the transmission of avian influenza, H5N1. The risk of between-farm transmission is...
Health Care Law Includes Some Surprises
Among the many provisions in the law are an excise tax on indoor tanning and money for abstinence programs.
Pass notes No 2,753: Happiness
The Movement for Happiness is recruiting a director. Are you perky enough?Age: Born anew with every child's smile, bird's song or fistful of MDMA. Delete according to taste.Appearance: Notoriously fleeting.So . . ....
'Supertaskers' That Can Drive and Talk on Phone Rare
A very small percentage of the population can safely drive while talking on their cell phones, but chances are high that you're not one of these "supertaskers."
Ottawa to create city autism registry
Ottawa is set to become just the second Canadian municipality to create an autism registry, a tool that police hope will help first-responders locate and assist autistic children and adults.
Junk-food addiction may change brain
Compulsive eating triggers some of the same addiction-like responses in the brain as heroin, a study on rats suggests.
Weathercasters take on role of science educators; feel some uncertainty on issue of climate change
In a time when only a handful of TV news stations employ a dedicated science reporter, TV weathercasters may seem like the logical people to fill that role, and in...
What Were the Worst Subway Attacks in History?
Monday's twin suicide bombing attacks in two of Moscow's busy subway stations mark the latest in a history of deadly subway attacks around the world.
IT-enabled change must involve the entire organization
The secret to successful IT-enabled change is the right balance between "hard" factors like planning, goals, structure and system architecture and "soft" factors like mindset, culture and organisation. This is...
EU project to keep older professionals in the workforce
They are healthier than ever and highly competent, but tend to leave the labour market.
Cyberbullying Continued After Teen's Death
Parents Downplay Role Online Taunts Had in Leading to Daughter's Suicide, but Barbs Didn't Stop Even after She Died
Boeing: Key 787 Test Results "Positive"
Stress Tests on New Dreamliner Flex Wings Upwards of 25 Feet
Thai PM, protesters meet again after live TV talks
BANGKOK (AP) -- Thailand's prime minister and his political opponents sat down Monday for a second set of talks meant to defuse tensions over a protest...
Could new psychological treatment be a viable alternative to anti-depressants?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), an emerging psychological treatment which focuses on targeting negative thinking and behaviour, is the subject of new research at the Universities of Bristol and...
Rushing mephedrone ban is wrong | Richard Garside
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs has been put in an impossible position on the classification of mephedroneThe home secretary might try to brazen out Penny Taylor's resignation from the Advisory...
Mobility important for kids
A study has found that children thrive on a sense of independence and physical mobility, which sets them up for later life.
Why we’re getting fatter
Another article about the health risks of obesity without one word about the reason why Americans are getting fatter [ Obesity's Role in Cancer March 22]. The most important...
Life Before Life" A Case For Life After Life
"When I was your age, I used to change your diapers," said eighteen month old Sam Taylor to his father. Two years later, Sam correctly picked out his grandfather from...
Video: DNA Death Row Dilemma
The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to delay the execution of a Texas man who's seeking to have DNA evidence tested may give hope to many convicted felons. Manuel Gallegus reports.
Missing lawyer says he is living in northern China
BEIJING (AP) -- A dissident Chinese lawyer who was missing for more than a year suddenly resurfaced Sunday, saying he is now living in northern China...
Flt Lt Leslie Stephenson
My father, Leslie "Steve" Stephenson, who has died aged 88, was a decorated wartime RAF nightfighter pilot and, latterly, a successful research chemist with Glaxo. On the outbreak of war, he volunteered to...
Network problem harms brain
A new study has found that Alzheimer’s makes parts of the brain shrink because messages aren’t getting through.
Google goes it alone in China censorship fight
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in a major speech on Internet freedom two months ago, called on US technology firms not to support online censorship.