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Vital Signs: Sleep: Study Finds Many Are Too Tired for Sex
A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups’ habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.
A high-tech handrest
University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels, brushes and tools over a wider area than...
Farm-to-school programs motivate school food service professionals
St. Louis, MO, March 8, 2010 -- During the school day, children eat roughly one-third of their nutritional needs while at school. Besides lunch, breakfast and snacks may...
Genome-wide study of alcohol dependence points to chromosome 11
Both genetic and environmental factors affect susceptibility to alcohol dependence (AD). To date, researchers have identified several genes associated with AD. Findings from a new genome-wide association study support an...
Online daters behave similarly to those who meet face-to-face, researcher says
Researchers surveyed more than 5,000 participants in a national Internet matchmaking service to determine what kinds of people are most likely to lie during the online dating process.
Archaeologists amend written history of China's first emperor
Researchers have integrated textual information with archaeological research in order to further understand the impact of the reign of China's first emperor.
Science Weekly podcast: Libel Reform Week and the importance of being vague
Science writer Simon Singh and Tracey Brown from Sense About Science tell us about Libel Reform Week and the campaign to change Britain's libel laws and protect scientific freedom of expression. Simon is...
Einstein's theory of relativity on display for first time
In a darkened room in Jerusalem, the world was given a rare glimpse on Sunday into the mind which unlocked the secrets of the universe.
Virtual stroll helps study brain
People with Parkinson’s often suffer from ‘freezing gait’ – using a virtual world and a brain scanner, a new study may find out why.
Ideas for modern living: mutuality
Mutuality, rather than independence, is the chief characteristic of human lifeYou and I have almost certainly never met, but what happens to you matters to me – your health, your happiness and...
Robert E. Litman, co-founder of suicide prevention center, dies at 88
Dr. Litman opened the pioneering L.A. center, the first of its kind, in 1958, when research into suicide was almost nonexistent; its innovations include a 24-hour suicide hotline. ...
Good Form: Centering body and mind
Have you noticed that, when you're stressed and your mind is scattered, it's hard to find your balance? Practice the tree pose to help you feel centered and to focus...
Infants do not appear to learn words from educational DVDs
Among 12- to 24-month old children who view educational baby videos, there does not appear to be evidence that overall general language learning improves or that words featured in the...
Miami Board Looks to Close Two Hospitals
At risk of running out of money in May, Miami’s public health care system is also considering laying off 4,487 employees, a third of its work force.
Recent research on memor, learning
Are we over estimating remembering and underestimating learning? In a recent study, people failed to predict that they would be able to remember more words after studying more.
What I'm really thinking: The IT support worker
'I'm busy dreaming about being a web designer or a rock star'It's a cliché, but "Have you turned it on and off again?" is the first thing that comes to my mind...
This column will change your life: With friends like these… | Oliver Burkeman
Are our friends really little more than marketing tools with which we should improve our own lives?"Real power comes from being indispensable," declares Keith Ferrazzi, who has carved out a high-profile niche for himself...
Before-and-After Pictures: Underwater Church Reappears
Severe droughts have drained a reservoir in Venezuela, exposing a church that's been "missing" since 1985.
" CRUCIFIXION (Stigmata) "
In the movies on the crucifixion were committed a serious mistake, from the medical point of view, probably dictated by the official iconography that sees the crucifixion with the sounding...
Xbox Live lifts taboos on race-sexual preference
Xbox Live users are now free to express their race, religion, nationality and sexual orientation in profiles at the popular online videogame community.
Teaching self-control skills to children reduces classroom problems
Children taught skills to monitor and control their anger and other emotions improved their classroom behavior and had significantly fewer school disciplinary referrals and suspensions, according to a new study.
Murder A 'High Status' Victim, Get A Harsher Sentence?
According to a new study of 504 death penalty cases in Harris County, Texas between 1992 and 1999, a defendant is much more likely to be sentenced to death if...
Why do nice girls fall for bad boys? | Ask Carole, evolutionary agony aunt
Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: bad boysIrresistible rascalsFrom a nice girl, aged 37Dear Carole, Why do girls – even nice girls – fall for...
Alcohol distills aggression in large men
Study supports notion that bigger men are meaner drunks
Pseudoscience And Sex-Segregated Education
Do boys and girls learn differently? Differently enough to justify sex-segregated classes and schools? The ACLU says no and is involved in a case in Louisiana: read more
Male mice sing ultrasonic love songs
The ultrasonic songs vary widely, with some winning males emitting tunes that prove irresistible to females. Love song - Music - Business - Arts - Lyrics
Study: Happiness Is Experiences, Not Stuff
People become less happy with their material purchases over time, and happier with experience-related ones, a new study says.
Human Movements Largely Predictable
Although people may not think their actions are foreseeable, a new study shows that we may be more predictable than we think.