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Playing video games for better, not worse
ANN ARBOR, Mich.---Some video games can make children kinder and more likely to help---not hurt---other people.
'Shortcuts' Of The Mind Lead To Miscalculations Of Weight And Caloric Intake, Study Finds
Psychologists have identified a cognitive shortcut they call "Unit Bias," which causes people to ignore vital, obvious information in their decision-making process, points to a fundamental flaw in the modern,...
Females are usually at higher risk than males in a maternal history of non-GCs
Gastric cancer (GC) is a major clinical challenge because of its frequency, and poor prognosis. The aetiology of GC is still uncertain, but its familial aggregation in a variable but...
'GEOSET' Putting Science at Teachers' Fingertips Worldwide
“What makes thunder?” “Why do frogs jump?” “What are we made of?” Those are the sorts of questions that curious children often spring on unsuspecting schoolteachers -- and that their teachers...
'April's Mom' Hoax Played on Faith
A pregnant young woman spent months blogging about her compelling personal journey of anguish.
PET scans may improve accuracy of dementia diagnosis
A new study shows that the use of positron emission tomography (PET) scans may improve the accuracy of dementia diagnoses early in disease onset for more than one out of...
Should Couples Be Able to Pick Babies By Gender?
Sex-selection techniques allow parents to pick a boy or girl. Is that right?
New issue of Reproductive Health Matters on task shifting
Amsterdam, 15 June 2009 - Elsevier announced today the publication of the May 2009 issue of Reproductive Health Matters, on the theme of task shifting. The issue describes innovative...
Less Than Half Of Older Americans Get The Recommended 8 Hours Of Nightly Sleep
Older Americans with depressive symptoms and poor mental health tend to get seven hours of sleep per night or less, according to new research.
Robot of the Week: the Friendliest Little Autonomous Explorer
Your mother told you never to speak to strangers, but what if the stranger was a robot on wheels, who was lost and needed your help? Thirty-eight people in this...
Booze ads target youth
New research has shown that many teens are exposed to alcohol advertising, most of which contains elements known to attract children.
Father's Day Gift? Special Packaging for Genes in Sperm
It was long believed that conception doesn't involve a meeting of equals. The egg is a relatively large biological factory compared with the tiny sperm. However, a new study from...
Scots nature reforms target invaders
Ways in which Scotland's "outdated" wildlife legislation could be reformed will be the subject of a public consultation.
Co-op compromise gives White House a health option
(AP) -- With Republicans fighting the idea of a government-run health insurance plan, members of President Barack Obama's team said Sunday that they are open to a compromise: a...
Better sleep, better living
Love and money, work and play, mood and math scores. They're just a few things related to a night's rest. ...
Colleges, communities combat off-campus student drinking
Programs that bring colleges and their surrounding neighborhoods together may help reduce off-campus drinking problems, a new study suggests.
Alan Berkman, 63, Activist Doctor, Dies
Dr. Berkman was a Vietnam-era radical who founded a group that helped make AIDS medications available to some of the world’s poorest people.
HAPPINESS: A THEORY -- THE FEELING OF AN OPEN MIND
A fair number of us – particularly those who keep track of developments in science – perceive ourselves as open-minded. But how often do we assess this quality in...
N.Irish sextuplets mum ignored advice to abort
A mother who gave birth to sextuplets told a British Sunday newspaper that she rejected doctors' advice to abort several of the foetuses because her children were a "gift from...
Science and religion: a history of conflict?
It's popularly imagined that the history of science and religion is one of violent conflict, but the facts don't bear this out
Minn woman who lost music-share suit gets replay
(AP) -- The Minnesota woman who became the nation's only music file-sharing defendant so far to go to trial is getting a replay two years after losing the case.
Pediatricians take on bullies, dating violence
(AP) -- The American Academy of Pediatrics wants doctors to take an active role in preventing bullying in schools and violence among dating teenagers.
Claim your URL early to avoid cybersquatters
With Facebook offering vanity URLs for the first time tomorrow, social media expert Susan Jacobson, of Temple University's journalism department, advises organisations as well as celebrities and politicians to claim...
Cocaine study that got up the nose of the US
In areas of moral and political conflict people will always behave badly with
Doctors may take N.B. government to court over wage freeze
New Brunswick's doctors say they will not withdraw their services in their fee dispute with the province but they may take the government to court.
Cellphone shields and brain cancer
Experts are wary of devices' claims to neutralize microwave radiation. ...
Staying Sharp: New Study Uncovers How People Maintain Cognitive Function In Old Age
Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level,...
Mind-Reading Tech May Not Be Far Off
Neuroscientists are already able to read some basic thoughts, like whether an individual test subject is looking at a picture of a cat or an image with a specific left...