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President Honors Outstanding Early Career Scientists
Spelman College creates a pipeline for women to excel in math and science. Two alumnae receiving the PECASE award demonstrates that its programs and mentoring lead to the country's...
Active Video Games A Good Alternative To Moderate Exercise For Kids, Study Suggests
Scientists have found that playing active video games can be as effective for children as moderate exercise.
Set Of Genes Contributes To Stress; Possible Drug-Taking Behavior Discovered
A researcher has found a set of genes that modulates stress responses that could cause some people to take drugs, specifically alcohol consumption.
Children with FASD have more severe behavioral problems than children with ADHD
Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) have a high risk of psychiatric problems, particularly attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, or both. Often children with FASD are...
Childhood Adversity May Affect Processing In The Brain's Reward Pathways
Childhood adversity is associated diminished activation in the regions the brain that anticipate reward, according to a new study. Using fMRI, researchers examined the brain activity of individuals who had...
The folly of pretence
We must not preserve the myth of God – it was a useful crutch, but we've outgrown it
Addiction scientists call for end to executions for drug offenders
The death penalty for those convicted of drug trafficking and other drug-related offences should be abolished as it is both ineffective as a policy measure and a violation of human...
Early-life experience linked to chronic diseases later in life: UBC research
People's early-life experience sticks with them into adulthood and may render them more susceptible to many of the chronic diseases of ageing, according to a new UBC study...
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Simulated 105-day Mars mission ends … Staphylococus infection genetically mapped … New monkey subspecies found in Brazil … 43,000 children injured by bathroom falls ... Health/Science news from UPI.
Old cellphones given to children as toys still call 911
An RCMP detachment in Alberta dealing with hundreds of accidental 911 calls is asking parents to disconnect the battery in old cellphones before giving them to children as toys.
U. of I. education expert: Community colleges undervalued, underfunded
Popular culture may have an uncharitable attitude toward community colleges, but a University of Illinois expert in education says they are an underfunded community asset and an invaluable resource for...
MTV survey cranks up the volume on loud music's impact on hearing
Children and adults at risk of permanent hearing loss due to repeated exposure to loud music would turn down the sound or use ear protection if told to do so...
Neuroimaging suggests that truthfulness requires no act of will for honest people
A new study of the cognitive processes involved with honesty suggests that truthfulness depends more on absence of temptation than active resistance to temptation...
Viewing child porn not a risk factor for future sex offences
For people without a prior conviction for a hands-on sex offence, the consumption of child pornography alone does not, in itself, seem to represent a risk factor for committing such...
Understanding the process of homosexual identity formation among Asian and Pacific Islander youth
Young American-raised Asian and Pacific Islanders (API), who are in the sexual minority, face psychological and social stresses in dealing with their families' values and ancestral cultures that significantly impact...
Indiana reflects national trend as geography literacy declines
A study in the Journal of Geography reports that despite increased support for K-12 geography education over a 15-year period, geography knowledge among Indiana college freshmen has not improved.
How noise and nervous system get in way of reading skills
A child's brain has to work overtime in a noisy classroom to do its typical but very important job of distinguishing sounds whose subtle differences are key to success with...
Non-drugs soothe pre-op kids
A study has shown that clown doctors and hand-held video games could be used instead of drugs to keep kids calm before an operation.
New syndrome of allergy, apraxia, malabsorption characterized
A landmark study conducted by Children's Hospital & Research Center Oakland is the first to reveal a new syndrome in children that presents with a combination of allergy, apraxia and...
Nobody Wants to Talk to a Physicist
When people find out what Michael Tuts does, they don't want to talk. Shame.
Help call for vanishing honeybees
The UK's honeybees are vanishing at an "alarming" rate, yet the government is taking "little interest", a group of MPs says.
Vocal Minority Insists It Was All Smoke and Mirrors
Forty years after men first touched the lifeless dirt of the Moon, polling consistently suggests that some 6 percent of Americans believe the landings were faked.
World Stem Cell Summit to be held in Baltimore
This summit will attract more than 1,200 experts from more than 25 countries and across the United States. This is your chance to meet and talk to all the experts...
Dogs understand gestures as well as toddlers
Dogs possess a 2-year-old child's capacity to understand human pointing gestures, with dogs requiring next to zero learning time to figure out the visual communication, according to two recent studies.
105-Day Mars Simulation: U.S. Studies Focus on Improving Work Performance
For 105 days, a crew of 6 lived in an isolation chamber, simulating a Mars mission. US teams led 3 experiments testing solutions to conditions that impact job performance: lighting...
Cambridge Physicists Devise Working Scientific Model for Successful Revolutions
Overthrow the establishment using empirically-derived strategies Researchers at the University of Cambridge have come up with a model for overtaking the majority leadership in any competitive field. But instead of studying psychology...
Male Penguin Couple Splits Over Female
In San Francisco Zoo, Linda Comes Between Harry and Pepper, Who Were Item for 6 Years
Monkey economy works
(PhysOrg.com) -- A monkey that has acquired the sole power to hand out apples is generously rewarded with grooming sessions by the other monkeys in its group. But as soon...