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Why winning athletes are getting bigger
While watching swimmers line up during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, former Olympic swimmer and NBC Sports commentator Rowdy Gaines quipped that swimmers keep getting bigger, with the shortest...
Delinquent Behavior Among Boys 'Contagious,' Study Finds
Impulsive boys with inadequate supervision, poor families and deviant friends are more likely to commit criminal acts that land them in juvenile court, according to a new study. The most...
Science needs more Apollos
The Apollo project didn't just put men into space – it put vision and inspiration back into science. We need more of the same
Peregrine falcon born on U of C campus dies
One of three peregrine falcon fledglings hatched on a University of Calgary building has died, and a university employee who has designated herself the birds' foster mom is keeping a...
Pope "Hurt" in Fall on Vacation
Vatican Says Pontiff Not Seriously Injured, Taken to Hospital for Tests
Nano-earthquake to shake up drug screening
A thumbnail-sized chip is mimicking the turbulent conditions a drug experiences on its journey through the body
Advertising: Harry and Louise Return, With a New Message
The fictional suburban couple featured in a campaign about health care reform in the 1990s have changed their tune this time around.
A call for awareness on pregnancy, abortion and domestic violence
A new paper to be published in The Obstetrician and Gynaecologist (TOG) examines the relationship between abortion and domestic violence. The authors call for greater awareness about domestic violence, and...
Genes and the environment interact to influence adolescent alcohol use
Adolescent alcohol use and behavior problems are influenced by a combination of genetic and environmental factors. A new study has found that socio-regional factors moderate the importance of genetic...
PHOTOS: 8 Moon-Landing Hoax Myths -- Busted
Forty years have passed since humans first walked on the moon, but many conspiracy theorists still insist that it was all an elaborate hoax. Examine the evidence, and find out why experts...
How the "Monkey Crouch " Transformed Horseracing
Measurements reveal how awkward jockey pose gives horses extra speed
Teen grateful for 'most awesome' kidney donor
A Halifax teenager is getting a new kidney thanks to an old family friend.
Stark beauty of the Apollo TV coverage
Like the moon landings themselves, the 60s and 70s TV coverage had to make the most of crude technology and rely on human resourcefulness. If only it hadn't had a similar disappointing legacy
New Science of Learning Offers Preview of Tomorrow's Classroom
Of all the qualities that distinguish humans from other species, how we learn is one of the most significant. In the July 17, 2009 issue of the journal Science, researchers...
Ursano to Lead Largest Ever Study of Suicide in the Military
Robert J. Ursano, M.D., director of the Center for the Study of Traumatic Stress and chairman of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Department of Psychiatry, will...
Multitasking ability can be improved through training
Training increases brain processing speed and improves our ability to multitask, new research from Vanderbilt University published in the 15 June issue of Neuron indicates...
Knowing me, myself and I: What psychology can contribute to self-knowledge
How well do you know yourself? It's a question many of us struggle with, as we try to figure out how close we are to who we actually want to...
Acupuncture sites coincide with myofacial pain trigger points
There are 361 classical acupuncture pressure points and all are assigned to one of twelve 'meridians' in the body, which coincide with specific organs or regions. For centuries, acupuncturists have...
Newly discovered pheromone helps female flies tell suitors to 'buzz off'
There she is again: the cute girl at the mall. Big eyes. Long legs. She smiles at you. You’re about to make your move … but wait! What’s she wearing?...
Blacks are most obese group, study finds
ATLANTA (AP) -- New health statistics show that nearly 36 percent of black Americans are obese - much more than other major racial or ethnic groups....
Neighborhood unity offers behavioral protection for poor kids
In deprived areas, youngsters’ misconduct declines when community members know one another well.
Scientists deploy guerilla tactics at music festivals
Taste a brain made of cake, spy the moons of Jupiter, dance to fractals, hunt for the Higgs, and ponder how utterly astounding it is that you are reading these words at...
Swine flu will be biggest pandemic ever, warns world health chief
As swine flu sweeps the planet, Margaret Chan, head of the World Health Organisation, tells how she is leading the battle against it – and the personal price she is paying
Japanese people living longer than ever: government
Japanese people are living longer than ever, with the average life expectancy now 86.05 years for women and 79.29 years for men, the health ministry said Thursday.
Social reasoning and brain development are linked in preschoolers
New research at Queen's University shows that the way preschool children understand false beliefs can be linked to particular aspects of brain development. This landmark research may aid in understanding...
Health Care Vote Illustrates Stubborn Partisan Divide
The party-line Senate committee vote showed a lack of political consensus on a major policy overhaul.
Why We Must Ration Health Care
A utilitarian philosopher’s argument for placing a dollar value on human life.
Interview: Understanding the fundamentals
Morris Robins talks to Kathleen Too about turning crystalline sugars black, discovering Epivir and Cladribine and his new career in farming