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Cosmic Log: Bridging the science gap
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A new survey shows that there's a big disconnect between scientists and the wider American public, but a new book suggests ways to close the...
Study finds job programs protect public health during periods of recession
A rapid rise in unemployment can be linked to an increase in suicides, homicides, and alcohol abuse, but job programs can successfully mitigate these rates, according to a new study...
Painstaking Search For Quotes In Television Programs Comes To An End
The journalist recalls more or less what Ulla Schmidt said regarding the health reform, but needs the exact wording to be able to cite her. A new speech recognition system...
Magnetic Brain Stimulation Speeds Up Motor Learning
I was always told that learning a skill like juggling or playing an instrument requires three things: practice, practice and practice. Now, researchers have found a way to shorten the path to new...
Brown professor continues debate over recovered memory
Fuelling the debate over the controversial psychiatric disorder known as dissociative amnesia, or repressed memory, Brown University political scientist Ross Cheit is challenging claims by two Harvard University psychiatrists. At...
Patients fret over proposed Tylenol restrictions
CHICAGO (AP) -- Proposed limits on Tylenol, a painkiller as common as pain itself, have left many consumers fearful, confused and wondering where to turn for...
Woman in chronic pain but lacking physical proof is awarded millions
Judge believes Toronto-area plaintiff whose life changed after hospital fall
African think tanks to get funding boost
Decade-long funding will give 24 African think tanks the opportunity for long-term, rather than isolated, analysis.
Online computer games could encourage children to eat healthy foods
Children who play an online game promoting healthy foods and beverages appear more likely to choose nutritious snacks than those who play a game promoting unhealthy products, according to a...
Crisis and violence in Mumbai: Experiences from a centre for vulnerable women and children
In this week's open access journal PLoS Medicine, Nayreen Daruwalla and colleagues describe the Centre for Vulnerable Women and Children, which serves clients coping with crisis and violence in the...
Worries about paying bills can cause people to pack on pounds
Stressing out can cause people to gain weight, according to a study appearing in the July 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology. This new study is believed to...
Finding fear: Neuroscientists locate where it is stored in the brain
Fear is a powerful emotion and neuroscientists have for the first time located the neurones responsible for fear conditioning in the mammalian brain. Fear conditioning is a form of Pavlovian,...
Students with depression twice as likely to drop out of college
College students with depression are twice as likely as their classmates to drop out of school, new research shows...
Mental history predicts well
A study has found that the severity of mental illness can be predicted well from family history – when the family are willing to give one.
Paper displays hidden messages
A sheet of paper turns into a cheap electronic display for point-of-care diagnostics
Health Co-op Offers Model for Overhaul
The Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound has embraced electronic medical records and a collaborative model of primary care, drawing the attention of Capitol Hill.
Athletes, Spectators Faced Unprecedented Air Pollution At 2008 Olympic Games
Particulate air pollution during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing constantly exceeded levels considered excessive by the World Health Organization, was far worse than other recent Olympic Games, and was...
Vital Signs: Behavior: Money Not a Motivator in Losing Weight
Losing weight is so hard you cannot even pay people to do it.
Essay: A Doctor by Choice, a Businessman by Necessity
A greater focus on money comes at a cost to the medical profession.
How about those Glial Cells
For many years neurons have been considered the main act within the cerebral cortex, responsible for our thoughts, emotions, and movements. Of interest is the fact that neurons only account...
Simple Ways to Improve Your Healthy Brain Lifestyle
To reduce unhealthy stress levels, take up yoga, meditate, laugh, exercise, or care for a pet. The easiest way to challenge your brain is to choose a “word of the...
Social Security Numbers Are Easy to Guess
Numbers can be predicted with public data, triggering fears of identity theft
Battle of the sexes benefits offspring, says research
Parents compensate for a lazy partner by working harder to bring up their offspring, but not enough to completely make up for the lack of parenting, says research by bird...
China issues 50-year science strategy
China's 50-year science roadmap has been pronounced "visionary" by some and "full of uncertainty" by others.
Difference In The Way Children With Autism Learn New Behaviors Described
Researchers have uncovered important new insights into the neurological basis of autism.
Intimate abuse study finds clear links with poor health and calls for holistic primary care approach
Nearly a quarter of married and cohabiting women who took part in a survey said that they had been sexually, psychologically or physically abused by their partner, according to research...
Crack found in fractal laws
Researchers have discovered a flaw in two widely-used fractal science laws – and have come up with a fix for them.
STD testing overlooked for South Asian women: activist
Women in Toronto's South Asian community are not being tested for sexually transmitted diseases during checkups as consistently as other women, a health activist says.