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Genetic Link Between Physical Pain And Social Rejection Found
Psychologists have determined for the first time that a gene linked with physical pain sensitivity is associated with social pain sensitivity as well. The research gives weight to the common...
Lead poisons 1,300 Chinese children near smelter
More than 1,300 children were sickened by lead poisoning in central China - the second such case in a month, state media said Thursday in Beijing.
Labor Induction Need Not Increase Cesarean Risk
Contrary to a belief widely held by obstetricians, inducing labor need not increase a woman's risk for cesarean section delivery in childbirth, scientists have found.
Is DNA no longer the blueprint of crime scene investigations?
This is truly troubling: the fact that DNA evidence can be fabricated for crime scenes takes away the one guaranteed test we had in order to establish criminality (or non-criminality),...
Heroin more effective in rehab than methadone: study
An experimental Vancouver program suggests that using a key ingredient of heroin is more effective than methadone at keeping addicts in drug treatment and out of trouble, according to a...
Mental Stress Training Is Planned for U.S. Soldiers
A new Army program is intended to prevent problems like post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.
US-born Asian-American Women More Likely To Think About, Attempt Suicide, Study Finds
Although Asian-Americans as a group have lower rates of thinking about and attempting suicide than the national average, US-born Asian-American women seem to be particularly at risk for suicidal behavior,...
Taking up music so you can hear
Anyone with an MP3 device - just about every man, woman and child on the planet today, it seems - has a notion of the majesty of music, of the...
Women, minorities face special hurdles in job market
A new study from North Carolina State University shows that white men receive significantly more tips about job opportunities than women and racial minorities - particularly among people in upper...
Low-income kids report first sexual intercourse at 12 years old in new national study
As a new mother herself, Brenda Lohman admits to being shocked by the results of a new study she co-authored. It found that among nearly 1,000 low-income families in three...
Links Between Video-game Playing And Health Risks In Adults Found
While video gaming is perceived as a pastime for children and young adults, the average age of US players is 35. Investigators analyzed survey data from 500+ adults (19 to...
Genetic diagnosis of embryos: Clear explanation, not rhetoric needed
In the area of genetic diagnosis of embryos, the choice of words matters as they can influence policies and perceptions, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)...
Future Angst? Brain Scans Show Uncertainty Fuels Anxiety
Anyone who has spent a sleepless night anguishing over a possible job loss has experienced the central finding of a new brain scan study: Uncertainty makes a bad event feel...
Common Variation In Gene Linked To Structural Changes In The Brain
Common variations in a gene -- previously shown to be associated with Retts Syndrome, autism, and mental retardation -- are associated with differences in brain structure in both healthy individuals...
Basics: Brain Is a Co-Conspirator in a Vicious Stress Loop
Chronic stress changes the brain, but relaxation can change it back.
Autobiographical and nonautobiographical memory functioning in PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a debilitating disorder characterized by altered memory functioning including the unintentional reliving of the traumatic experience. This feature of the disorder has been the focus...
Friends or Acquaintances? Ask Your Cell Phone
Study shows that mobile phone calls accurately reflect people's relationships
Study finds short- and long-term memories require same gene but in different circuits
Why is it that you can instantly recall your own phone number but have to struggle with your mental Rolodex to remember a new number you heard a few moments...
Monkeys booze because of genes
A study has shown that having a particular gene variant causes some macaque monkeys to drink more alcohol in experiments.
Verbal briefings defended by health minister
The cabinet minister responsible for Newfoundland and Labrador's $2.6-billion health ministry didn't receive any written information about issues in his department when he was appointed to the position last month,...
Indiana University Research at the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting
Researchers discuss studies involving the medicalization of mental illness and how it has done little to remove the stigma; and the polarization of American politics and how this works well...
Teens Have Less Sex After Middle-School Program
A new program that urges middle-school students to figure out their values regarding sex appears to reduce the likelihood that they will engage in early sexual activity, a study finds.
Adolescent Athletes Enjoy Better Sleep
Teens who exercise vigorously have a better quality of sleep than their couch-potato peers, according to a new Swiss study.
Study finds young women's satisfaction with own body image suffers after viewing ultra-thin TV characters
For 10 television seasons Friends was a top-rated feel-good sitcom, which, thanks to syndication now enjoys eternal life. But could something so good actually make people feel bad? Ryerson University...
Amish newspaper succeeds the old-fashioned way
(AP) -- The writers' grievances came in the form of angry letters, carried over bumpy rural roads to the newspaper office serving the Amish community.
40 percent of Twitter messages 'pointless babble': study
Forty percent of the messages on Twitter are "pointless babble" along the lines of "I am eating a sandwich now," according to a study conducted by a US market research...
White House changes email rules
The White House said Monday it will tighten its email sign-up rules after drawing fire from some recipients of a message about health care policies who complained they had not...
African universities 'face fresh Internet challenges'
Connectivity issues have largely been solved in African universities — now they face the challenge of making better use of the resources.