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Psyched out by stereotypes: IU research suggests thinking about the positive
In a new study, cognitive scientists have shown that when aware of both a negative and positive stereotype related to performance, women will identify more closely with the positive stereotype,...
Birds can dance, really
People aren't the only ones who've got rhythm. Two reports published online on 30th April in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, reveal that birds - and parrots in particular...
Caltech researchers pinpoint the mechanisms of self-control in the brain
When you're on a diet, deciding to skip your favourite calorie-laden foods and eat something healthier takes a whole lot of self-control - an ability that seems to come easier...
Research finds photos more useful than words
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that pictures allow patients with very mild Alzheimer's disease (AD) to better recognise and identify a subject as compared to...
A glimpse at vision: First impressions count
Human beings far outpace computers in their ability to recognise faces and other objects, handling with ease variations in size, colour, orientation, lighting conditions and other factors. But how our...
Animals Shown To "Dance" To Music
After studying a cockatoo that grooves to the Backstreet Boys and about 1,000 YouTube videos, scientists say they've documented for the first time that some animals "dance" to a musical...
Study analyzing dialogue between neurologists and epilepsy patients identifies significant gaps
For 2.7 million Americans with epilepsy, seizures are not the only concern. People with epilepsy frequently face mood and behavior challenges and side effects from their medications, such as sleep...
Report: US cyber warfare needs oversight, debate
(AP) -- Shrouded in secrecy, the U.S. government's policies on how and when to wage cyber warfare are ill-formed, lack adequate oversight and require a broad public debate, a...
Research finds perceived warmth, 'babyfaceness' positive characteristics for black CEOs
As President Barack Obama commemorates his 100th day as the country's first black commander-in-chief, a new study by Kellogg School of Management researchers examines the intersection of race and power...
The use of wooden casks or steel tanks for Chardonnay influences its fermentative aroma
After analysing different points of the process of the transformation of grape juice to wine, Ms Ana González Marco concluded that the type of container (wooden cask or steel tank)...
Effects of Infidelity on Men vs. Women Surprise Researchers
A recent study discovered that men feel guiltier following sexual infidelity, while women feel guiltier after emotional transgression.
Teen drug education also helps curb risky sexual behaviour, study finds
School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behaviour in addition to curbing substance abuse, according to a new RAND Corporation study...
New Robot With Artificial Skin To Improve Human Communication
Work is beginning on a robot with artificial skin to be used to investigate how robots can help children with autism learn about social interaction.
Why are so many caesarians performed?
30% of births end up in caesareans. This is demonstrated by a research project led by researchers from the Public Health Agency of Barcelona (PHAB), which relates two of the...
The hippocampus plays a fundamental role in the computing of uncertainty
The hippocampus, a key brain region for memory and learning, codes the degree of uncertainty of potential reward situations. This fundamental role has just been demonstrated by Giovanna Vanni-Mercier and...
Why all this fuss about a lotion that works?
Swine flu: For once the media are right
Charter school staff face dilemma on benefits
Workers at three campuses must decide whether to give up lifetime coverage, change schools or retire. ...
Study suggests doctors could add to Wikipedia
(AP) -- Researchers are suggesting that doctors could be spending more time writing and editing Wikipedia pages on medical topics, despite questions that have been raised about the collaborative...
No Data Supporting Antipsychotic Drug For Low-IQ Kids With ADHD
A new review finds no evidence to support the use of risperidone to treat attention- deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in people with intellectual disabilities, even though the review authors say this...
Country singer Vern Gosdin dies at age 74
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Singer Vern Gosdin, who recorded country music hits like the award-winning "Chiseled in Stone" during a 30-year career, has died. He was...
First neuroimaging study examining motor execution in children with autism reveals new insights
In the first neuroimaging study to examine motor execution in children with autism, researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute have uncovered important new insight into the neurological basis of autism....
U.S. Needs to Clarify Cyberwar Plans, Panel Says
A three-year study concluded that the veil of secrecy that has surrounded cyberwar planning is detrimental to America’s military policy.
2 men jailed in Britain on terrorism charges
LONDON (AP) -- Two men cleared of helping to plot London's 2005 suicide bombings were each sentenced Wednesday to seven years in prison on charges connected...
Star Trek-like technology offers noninvasive monitor for patients and athletes
How long will it take to develop Star Trek-like medical technologies? The gap between science fiction and reality is closing faster than many people may think.
Brain processes written words as unique 'objects'
A new study provides direct experimental evidence that a brain region important for reading and word recognition contains neurons that are highly selective for individual real words. The research, published...
Families flying toddlers to China for stem-cell treatments
Driven mostly by hope, two California families will travel more than 6,000 miles to China for an experimental stem-cell treatment for their children.