Partner Behavior Better Predicts STD Risks

Risky behaviors such as not using condoms or having sex with multiple people put young adults at risk for contracting sexually transmitted diseases, but perhaps not as much as the...

Researchers Identify Personality Traits Of Centenarian Offsprings Which May Influence Longetivity

Researchers have noted specific personality traits associated with healthy aging and longevity amongst the children of centenarians.

Troops give new meaning to distance learning

The day starts before 8 a.m. for Jonathan Richman, a religious-program specialist 2nd class with the U.S. Navy, based at Joint Task Force-Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Japan child robot mimicks infant learning

The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it's slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship.

Childhood Abuse Associated With Onset Of Psychosis In Women

Researchers have published new research which indicates that women with severe mental illness are more likely to have been abused in childhood that the general population. But the same association...

Groups call gray wolf delisting premature

MILWAUKEE, April 4 (UPI) -- The Humane Society of the United States says it will challenge a federal decision to remove the gray wolf from protections of the...

At&T and union talks continue ahead of deadline

(AP) -- Negotiations between AT&T Inc. and more than 100,000 workers are continuing, with the union saying the two sides are still far apart. Contracts covering most of AT&T's landline...

Does your shift at work put you at a greater risk for developing cancer?

Does your shift at work put you at a greater risk for developing cancer? The answer may surprise you in that studies are finding that late-night exposure to light may...

Phasic firing of dopamine neurones is key to brain's prediction of rewards

Researchers are one step closer to understanding the neurobiology that allows people to successfully learn motivated behaviours by associating environmental cues with rewarding outcomes, according to a study published yesterday...

Research and nonsense: which is news?

Some employers offer rewards for workers' healthful behavior

Check your benefits to see if your business pays you to lose weight, quit smoking or exercise more, or gives discounts at gyms. ...

Habits can be broken, but not forgotten

Though studies have shown ingrained habits can't be completely unlearned, training the mind to control ingrained behavior is within our reach. ...

NSF teams with NASCAR to reveal 'The Science of Speed'

Science educators have a new way to engage science students in grades 8-12; they can turn to NASCAR. A new online series of videos called "The Science of Speed"--announced today...

Bees' brains morph to avoid mid-life crisis

A person changing jobs at mid-life might wish for a redesigned brain up to the fresh task. Honeybees go through just such a metamorphosis, a new study finds.

N.B. says privacy policy violated after health records vanished

The New Brunswick government is acknowledging that its privacy policies were not followed after the health records of 203 people went missing from a regional health authority in February.

Study says chocolate helps brain function

LONDON, April 3 (UPI) -- People who binge on chocolate could find mentally challenging tasks less exhausting, says a study presented to the British Psychology Society.

Louisiana Crayfish: Good, Bad and Delicious

Student researchers head to China to study the impact of Louisiana crayfish on the environment and people.

Does the stress of being a parent lead to decay in children's teeth?

A team of scientists from The Ohio State University has examined the stress levels of parents whose young children either had no cavities or so many cavities that the children...

Interview: Making logical connections

Henry Rzepa tells Carl Saxton about the potential for creativity in both research and teaching activities

Betting on hope: Mother of an autistic college professor reaches out to other parents

Eustacia Cutler sat at a piano, practicing Bach. Her daughter, Temple Grandin, was on the floor -- lost in her own world. Lost inside her 2-year-old mind.

Oldest Woman is 130?

A Kazakh woman claims to be 130 years old, making her the oldest living human in history. Her doctor believes she's 130, and her passport is offered as proof, but...

WEEK IN PHOTOS: Fire-Blowing Robot, Meerkat View, More

See a giant, fire-breathing "baby", a meetup with meerkats, an icy wake in Midwest floodwaters, and more in this week's best news pictures.

Beating the back-up blues

That sinking feeling when your hard disk starts screeching and you haven't backed up your holiday photos is a step closer to becoming a thing of the past thanks to...

Mothers plan breastfeeding protest in Calgary pool

A group of mothers plan to breastfeed in a Calgary pool Sunday morning to protest what they are calling harassment from lifeguards.

Maternal personality affects child's eating habits

Mothers with many negative thoughts and feelings are more likely to give their children unhealthy food. This is shown in a study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH)...

University of Kansas graduate student takes aim at deadly brain tumours

Natalie Ciaccio, a fourth-year graduate student researcher in the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at the University of Kansas, is investigating what might be an ideal target for anti-cancer drug therapy,...

New Drug To Curb Smoking Shows Positive Results

Research has shown that varenicline tartrate - a novel new drug specifically developed for smoking cessation - allows smokers to abstain from cigarettes significantly longer and more effectively than smokers...

Researchers Wanted: Humans Need Not Apply?

(PhysOrg.com) -- As science fiction plot lines go, the unintended consequences of yielding tasks too complicated or dangerous for human hands to computers and robots is a popular one. Yet...