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Impact of positive parenting can last for generations
A new study that looks at data on three generations of Oregon families shows that "positive parenting" - including factors such as warmth, monitoring children's activities, involvement, and consistency of...
The link between weight and importance
Weighty. Heavy. What do these words have to do with seriousness and importance? Why do we weigh our options, and why does your opinion carry more weight than mine?...
A new solution to guarantee privacy and freedom in scientific research
In the science fiction movie Gattaca, Ethan Hawke stars as a man with 'inferior genes' who assumes another's genetic identity to escape a dead-end future. The 1997 film illustrates the...
Children With Autism Use Alternative Keyboard To Communicate With Their Families And Their World
Autism can build a wall of poor communication between those struggling with the condition and their families. While a personal computer can help bridge the divide, the distraction and complexity...
Researchers show early life nurturing impacts later life relationships
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Centre, Emory University, have demonstrated that prairie voles may be a useful model in understanding the neurochemistry of social behaviour. By influencing early...
Children are not the only ones in the game when it comes to sports
Parents who sign their children up for sports as part of an educational experience and to learn about teamwork may be learning some of the same lessons themselves, according to...
New family care model aids at-risk families
Many families struggle on a day-to-day basis with insufficient in-home care or problematic out-of-home care for their emotionally or behaviourally troubled children and adolescents. Researchers have recently shown that an...
Mommyhood Is Destiny - 'What About Mom? Is Lost In The National Health Care Debate
Thirteen percent of pregnant women in the United States have no health insurance. The president, when not worrying about the gun nuts, wants to cover them. One would think these facts alone...
Lakers' Kobe Bryant talks 'NBA 2K10' video game
(AP) -- Kobe Bryant isn't just the "NBA 2K10" cover athlete, he also makes a good mermaid.
Jobless and homeless, blogger scores Elle job
(AP) -- Six months ago, Brianna Karp found herself living in an old truck and camper she inherited after the suicide of a father she barely knew.
Basics: Skipping Spouse to Spouse Isn’t Just a Man’s Game
For women, too, it can pay to be the remarrying kind.
Poll: More in U.S. expect to get H1N1 bug
PRINCETON, N.J., Aug. 31 (UPI) -- More Americans now say they expect to catch the H1N1 virus, nearly doubling the number who said in May they thought they'd catch...
Festival of Idiots #14: Brad Pollitt for Banning Bad References to Evolution
It is illegal to make references to the Nazi party in Germany. At Smith-Cotton High School (Sedalia, MO), it is not acceptable to make references (even wildly inaccurate ones) to...
Access to motorbikes without taking a prior exam increases the number of accidents
Pedestrians and motorcyclists continue to be those most vulnerable in traffic accidents. A team of researchers has demonstrated an increase in the number of injuries among users of lightweight motorcycles...
Sexual curiosity normal for most children
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Many sexual behaviors are within the range of normal child development and should not be a cause for concern, a behavioral scientist in...
New Zealand moves to Firefox
An increasing number of New Zealanders are swapping Microsoft's Internet Explorer for Firefox, research has revealed.
Court 'soft' on nice women killers
A research has found that women charged with homicide are more likely to get away with it if they are portrayed as nurturing and remorseful.
Multi-taskers are prone to distraction
Single-taskers did better at filtering out unrelated stimuli compared with multi-taskers in a study. ...
The Caucus: Stronger Prospects for the President on a Health Care Bill
President Obama may have a better chance of achieving his health policy goals than surface impressions of the Congressional recess indicate.
Answers to Life’s Worries, in Three-Minute Bursts
For those needing a quick dose of advice, a “speed shrinking” event offered sessions with eight psychologists and psychiatrists in less than half an hour.
Light Shed On Cause Of Down Syndrome And Other Genetic Disorders
Scientists have a better understanding of what causes an abnormal number of chromosomes in offspring, a condition called aneuploidy that encompasses the most common genetic disorders in humans, such as...
Electroweak Physics at PIC 2009
This morning I attended the first session of the Physics in Collisions conference in Kobe, which dealt with Electroweak Physics. The four talks I could listen were all of very...
Video: Polaroid's Second Act
Polaroid pictures became antiques last summer when the last company stopped making the film. That was the end, or so it seemed. As Mark Phillips reports, Polaroid may have a...
Neuroscientists Find Brain Region Responsible For Our Sense Of Personal Space
In a finding that sheds new light on the neural mechanisms involved in social behavior, neuroscientists have pinpointed the brain structure responsible for our sense of personal space. The discovery...
Opinion: Rethinking workplace motivation
Employee motivation extends far beyond receiving a paycheck and taps into the notion of self-identity in the workplace, writes Shaun Ryan.
Feature: Engaging in science
For the new Dean of Science at the University of Melbourne, science is finding the right balance of imagination and discipline.
New communication disorder drug
Researchers have found a drug that improves the speed of language processing and can treat communication disorders.
Shocking Stats on Texting While Driving
Larry Magid: Jarring UK Video May Not Effect Teen Behavior