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People Who Wear Rose-colored Glasses See More, Study Shows
A new study provides the first direct evidence that our mood literally changes the way our visual system filters our perceptual experience suggesting that seeing the world through rose-colored glasses...
Women May Not Be So Picky After All About Choosing A Mate
Men and women may not be from two different planets after all when it comes to choosiness in mate selection, according to new research. Women, it turned out, were not...
Interactive game helps teach history to high-school kids
Students who have trouble staying awake in history class now have a new way to learn about the Civil War and other topics: an interactive video game where they try...
Easier access to media by children increases risk for influence on health issues
With children having easier access to media and a wider variety of content, the possible negative influence on health issues such as sex, drugs, obesity and eating disorders is increased,...
Cognitive behavioural intervention helps prevent depression among at-risk teens
Adolescents at an increased risk of depression who participated in a group cognitive behavioural intervention significantly reduced their symptoms and episodes of depression compared to teens who received usual care,...
Cruel and inhuman treatment causes more mental damage than physical torture
New research findings published today by Dr Metin Basoglu, Head of Section of Trauma Studies at King's College London and the Istanbul Centre for Behaviour Research and Therapy, examines the...
Why dishing does you good: U-M study
Why does dishing with a girlfriend do wonders for a woman's mood? A University of Michigan study has identified a likely reason: feeling emotionally close to a friend increases levels...
Single women gaze longer
In the study, published in the March issue of Human Nature, women both with and without sexual partners showed little difference in their subjective ratings of photos of men when...
Despite Increased Danger, Youth Gang Members Still Feel Safer
Children who join gangs feel safer despite a greater risk of being assaulted or killed, according to federally funded research.
Australian men risk being lonely and isolated in retirement: Survey
Men are planning for their financial security in retirement but not for their happiness, according to a survey revealing that more women than men plan for their health and leisure...
Be your best friend if you'll be mine: Penn's Alliance Hypothesis for Human Friendship
University of Pennsylvania psychologists studying the cognitive mechanisms behind human friendship have determined that how you rank your best friends is closely related to how you think your friends rank...
Cell phone ringtones can pose major distraction, impair recall
A flurry of recent research has documented that talking on a cell phone poses a dangerous distraction for drivers and others whose attention should be focused elsewhere. Now, a new...
Potion Put a Smile on Dead Faces
A plant-based potion forced smiles on the faces of the condemned 2,800 years ago.
Recent smoking-cessation research highlights importance of keeping teens from smoking
Despite the efforts of college students to quit smoking, recent research conducted by Joyce M. Wolburg at Marquette University suggests that an extended trial and error period is necessary. Given...
China Blocks Twitter, Hotmail and Flickr
China ramps up Internet censorship as the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre approaches.
People with Down syndrome oppose universal prenatal testing
Some people with Down syndrome say Quebec's health minister should spend time getting to know them before bringing in universal prenatal testing for the chromosomal disorder, which they would consider...
Parents Beware: Bing Previews Video Porn
Kids can find porn with Google and other search engines, but Larry Magid writes Bing makes it easy to kids to bypass filters.
Universities like women in sciences; women aren't so sure
Women with advanced degrees in math, science and engineering are more likely than men to be chosen for faculty positions and promotions -- when they apply.
Role reversal undermines speed-dating theories
Women become less choosy when they, rather than men, move from table to table.
Economist's research sheds light on consumption patterns of nation's poor
(PhysOrg.com) -- The research of University of Notre Dame economist James X. Sullivan sheds light on how best to measure the well-being of the nation`s poorest families so policies can...
Much riding on success -- or failure -- of Palm Pre
(AP) -- When Palm Inc.'s and Sprint Nextel Corp.'s latest bundle of smart phone joy, the Pre, arrives Saturday, it will be entering an increasingly crowded market backed by...
Women Bridging Gap in Science Opportunities
Although women continue to face inequalities in salary, prospects for female scientists and engineers at major research universities have improved.
Expand sex ed to all grades: report
Teens are being sexual active but are not getting the information or services they need to be properly educated about sex, according to a report on sexual health released Tuesday.
Well: My Brief Life as a Woman
New York Times writer Dana Jennings writes about coping with an advanced form of prostate cancer.
3 Questions: Alice Amsden
In this installment of "3 Questions," Alice Amsden, Barton L. Weller Professor of Political Economy in the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, discusses issues of international development.
Happiness Has Nothing to Do with Wealth
Wealth, fame and good looks may be a formula for anxiety rather than happiness, a new study suggests.
Reality check
The leading computer scientist Wendy Hall tells Anthea Lipsett why she accepted a damehood, but doesn't Twitter
Feature: How Do I Feel about Myself?
An ongoing psychological study explores the relationship between body image and body mass in children as they approach adolescence.