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Monkeys also reason through analogy
Recognizing relations between relations is what analogy is all about. What lies behind this ability? Is it uniquely human? A study carried out by Joël Fagot of the Laboratoire de...
Study 'changes our understanding' of youth voting behavior
Low-income youth are more apt to vote if they are engaged in political activism and influenced by friends and family, according to a new study.
What employers look for of those re-entering the workforce
Finding a job in today's economy is difficult in the best of circumstances, but many women are facing an even bigger challenge: returning to the workforce after a long absence....
Getting a glimpse into the "movies in our minds"
Breakthrough experiment reconstructs visual experiences from brain activity evoked by natural movies
Grad student receives Canada-U.S. Fulbright
Steven Hoffman has been selected as one of the recipients of a 2011-12 Fulbright Canada Student Award. The grant is allowing Hoffman to pursue a Ph.D. in health policy at Harvard and...
Biomed Analysis: Take charge of chronic disease epidemic
Healthcare policies and research strategies in developing countries must adapt to the new big killers, says Priya Shetty.
Russia believes US, Israel behind Iran worm attack: official
Russia believes Israel and the United States were responsible for unleashing the malicious Stuxnet computer worm on Iran's nuclear programme last year, a top official said Friday.
Glenn Beck, Joel Klein, Amar’e Stoudamire and Others Reflect on Their Education
During the opening days of my freshman year at Bryn Mawr College in the fall of 1964, I joined my classmates in a large Gothic hall to be greeted by...
Learning and remembering linked to holding material in hands, new research shows
New research from the University of Notre Dame shows that peoples ability to learn and remember information depends on what they do with their hands while they are learning.
Parents, siblings, and people with Down syndrome report positive experiences
Three related surveys led by a physician at Childrens Hospital Boston suggest that the experience of Down syndrome is a positive one for most parents, siblings and people with Down...
Pakistan seeks Asian help in dengue research
Pakistan is tapping Asian expertise in dengue research, but this does not extend to improving surveillance.
Abusive men likely to repeat violence if attraction to women is superficial
(PhysOrg.com) -- Abusive men who select partners mainly based on appearance are likely to be violent again after completing an abuser intervention program, according to a new University of Michigan...
Cellphones spread into pre-teen demographic
Brandon Gonzales has been carrying his black Pantech cellphone with the slide-out keyboard for two years. Brandon is 12.
West Africans at risk from bat epidemics
West Africans at risk from bat epidemicsNature News , 22092011 doi: 10.1038/news.2011.545Natasha GilbertEcologists hope to avert public-health disaster without a cull.
Scientists Honored For Outstanding Achievements in Mental Illness Research
The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation will honor 8 extraordinary scientists with Outstanding Research Achievement Prizes for their accomplishments in brain and behavior research in New York City on October...
Single-sex schooling does not improve academic performance and can lead to gender stereotyping
Social scientists have found that there is no well-designed research that demonstrates that single-sex schools improve student's academic performance. However, there is evidence that sex segregation increases gender stereotyping among...
Brain-Scanning "Painometer" Is an Attempt to Measure Pain Objectively
Pain Detection Sean Mackey, M.D., Ph.D. Pain must be the bane of many a doctor's existence. It's a major symptom and indicator of many illnesses, but doctors have to rely on humans...
Iran Reschedules Espionage Trial for Texas Graduate Student
A doctoral student at the University of Texas (UT), Austin, who has been detained...
Some brain wiring continues to develop well into our 20s
The human brain doesn't stop developing at adolescence, but continues well into our 20s, demonstrates recent research. It has been a long-held belief in medical communities that the human brain...
Improving South African schooling
When South African Al Witten was a doctoral candidate at the Harvard Gradate School of Education (HGSE), he dreamed of connecting Harvard scholars with educators in his homeland. Slowly, that dream is becoming...
Research focus hitting undergrad education
The quality of undergraduate education is suffering under a stronger focus on research at universities, says a new study by the Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada.
Safra Center seeks fellowship applicants
The Edmond J. Safra Center for Ethics at Harvard is seeking applicants for the center’s graduate fellowships in ethics. Applications are invited from graduate students who are writing dissertations or are engaged in...
Robot influences behavioral development of quail chicks
(PhysOrg.com) -- In one of the latest studies in the growing field of animal-robot interaction, researchers have found that young quail chicks that interact with autonomous mobile robots have improved...
Bijou's abnormally large clitoris leads to big surprise
Bijou is an 18-month old French bulldog that appears perfectly normal at first glance. She is healthy and her behavior is exemplary. However, her owner brought her to the Université...
Support local governance to get research into policy
To see the research they fund in action, donors should work with good local governance, not informal networks, writes Justin O. Parkhurst.
Cancer survivor goes it alone
A St. John's woman who ran into difficulty getting fundraising support for her rare type of cancer is taking matters into her own hands.
Email sexual advice study highlights problems raised by different ages and cultures
More than two-thirds of men who contacted an email advice service run by a leading sexual advice charity had erection problems, which were frequently linked to loss of sex drive....
Composers in tune with British stereotype
British composers would appear to live up to their national stereotype of weather obsession, as they are twice as likely to have written music with climate themes as their counterparts...