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Recognition of anger, fear, disgust most affected in dementia
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study on emotion recognition has shown that people with frontotemporal dementia are more likely to lose the ability to recognise negative emotions, such as anger,...
Women And Weight Gain: Your Brain On Estrogen
Women often gain weight as they age and a new study in Cell Metabolism says the sex hormone estrogen, and estrogen receptor-α (ERα) has an important yet underappreciated, role in those...
Music-Based Cartoons Boost Verbal IQ In Kids
Musical cartoons can boost verbal intelligence? We'll hiatus Science 2.0 and start watching "Phineas&Ferb" right now.Researchers writing in Psychological Science say pre-schoolers improved their skill after only 20 days of classroom...
Preterm infants exposed to stressors in neonatal intensive care unit display reduced brain size, study finds
New research shows that exposure to stressors in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is associated with alterations in the brain structure and function of very preterm infants. According to...
New findings validate the accuracy of autism diagnosis in children with Down syndrome
New findings from a 16-year study confirm that the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders, the gold-standard for the classification of mental health conditions, can be used to accurately...
Depressed Patients May Process Hate Feelings Differently
Feelings of hate may be different for those with depression, a new study suggests.The results show depressed people have abnormalities in the brain's so-called "hate circuit." Normally, brain activity is...
Growing up in bad neighborhoods has a 'devastating' impact, study finds
Growing up in a poor neighborhood significantly reduces the chances that a child will graduate from high school, according to a new study. And the longer a child lives in...
Texting More Popular Than Talking? (Infographic)
A study shows that nearly a third of young adults would prefer getting a text message to talking on the phone.
Bush responded to 9/11 according to traditional US foreign policy
The war on terror that former U.S. President George W. Bush declared following the 9/11 attacks has been criticised for being incompatible with American traditions. Yet a new doctoral thesis...
Cleaners set to spy on dopers
Cleaning and security staff will be tasked with informing on doping cheats during next summer's Olympics games.
Explorer: Hitler's GI Death Camp Pictures
When Americans think of GI’s and the Holocaust they envision young soldiers liberating death camps. They never think of American GI’s themselves as being victims of the Nazi’s Final Solution....
Music on … Photography: Henry Rollins
For 30 years, Henry Rollins—spoken word artist and former Black Flag frontman—has traveled to the world’s toughest corners, sharing observations through words, images, and music. His new book, Occupants, pairs...
'Benevolent sexism' is not an oxymoron and has insidious consequences for women
Recent debate about whether acts of "benevolent sexism" harm women are addressed in a new commentary published in Psychology of Women Quarterly.
A Shot of Cortisone Stops Traumatic Stress
As soldiers return home from tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, America must cope with the toll that war takes on mental health. But the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder...
Research uncovers what increases chicken wellbeing
Researchers from the University of Bristol's School of Veterinary Sciences have concluded that the wellbeing of barn chickens is increased if they have activity objects, perches and other stimulation.
What it takes to make every vote count
Eleven years after the disputed 2000 presidential election thrust the subject of electoral integrity into the spotlight, many of the challenges that jeopardized that election remain unresolved, voting experts said at an MIT-hosted...
Burton S. Sperber dies at 82; landscape company founder
Beginning with a nursery business as a teenager, Burton S. Sperber built the company into ValleyCrest Landscape, the nation's largest landscape services company. He was also a gifted magician.He was...
In West Texas, a parched football field spells crisis
Robert Lee High School's typically lush, green field is bone-dry and dusty this year, on account of punishing drought. In a place where football is a religion, locals do all...
Social media sites may reveal information about problem drinking among college students
Social media websites, such as Facebook and MySpace, may reveal information that could identify underage college students who may be at risk for problem drinking, according to a new study.
Suspects of child abuse homicide are convicted at rates similar to suspects of adult homicides, study finds
Child abuse homicide offenders appear to be convicted at a rate similar to that of adult homicide offenders in Utah and receive similar levels in severity of sentencing, according to...
VIDEO: Girls and concussions
Girls have higher rates of concussions than boys in basketball, soccer and other high school sports, say researchers who are trying to understand why.
Report Warns of Prescription Drug Abuse by Medicare Beneficiaries
Investigators from the Government Accountability Office said Medicare officials had been slow to recognize and act on the evidence of abuse, which is to be presented at a Senate hearing...
Virtual reality worm-tracking challenge leads to new tool for brain research
Using new optical equipment, researchers put roundworms into a world of virtual reality, monitored both their behavior and brain activity and gained unexpected information on how the organism's brain operates...
In reading facial emotion, context is everything
In a close-up headshot, Serena Williams' eyes are pressed tensely closed; her mouth is wide open, teeth bared. Her face looks enraged. Now zoom out: The tennis star is on...
Significant variation in organ donations across all four UK countries
There are significant variations in the number and type of organ donations made across all four UK countries, new research reveals.
Hard Times For Unscientific Blogging
Hard Times For Unscientific BloggingPseudo-skeptic claims of Arctic ice recovery have been followed by further losses in the real world. Evidence of global warming is accumulating to such an extent...
HASI lends a hand
Parents are parents. Of course they want to help their children to learn, but some parents may not have the tools or tips on hand to offer good homework help at home....
The Recently Discovered Molecules That Could End Up Affecting Your Memory
The Puzzle of Memory Pixelclash.eu/Shutterstock Our friends at io9 have a great little overview of what we scientific types like to call the Eternal Sunshine Molecules (note: no scientific types...