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Traditional medicine gains ground in African universities
A WHO study has found that African governments are giving traditional medicine increasing support.
Why Teens Have Sex (Hint: It's Not About Vaccines)
Some argue that the HPV vaccine will spur teen sex, but studies and sex educators suggest that's not the case.
B.C. mental health funding frustrates advocates
Mental health advocates are urging the B.C. government to do more to help those battling mental illness, following a CBC Go Public report on the dilapidated conditions of the psychiatric...
Surrogate mother's troubles concern lawyer
A Bathurst mother's experience with an informal surrogacy arrangement is troubling, according to a lawyer who specializes in reproductive technology.
Facebook on D.C. hot seat over kids' privacy
Company reps meeting with lawmakers concerned over how much info it gives marketers, others, about kids who use Facebook
Does that hurt? Objective way to measure pain being developed
Researchers have taken a first step toward developing a diagnostic tool that could eliminate a major hurdle in pain medicine -- the dependency on self-reporting to measure the presence or...
Close Ties to Children May Ensure Grandkids Later
People with close ties to mom and dad are more likely to have kids of their own.
The ‘vast wasteland,’ reconsidered
It’s hard to envision, in the era of aggressive 24-hour political coverage, a government official telling television broadcasters what to do. But on May 9, 1961, at a meeting of the National Association...
Researchers utilize neuroimaging to show how brain uses objects to recognize scenes
Research conducted by Boston College neuroscientist Sean MacEvoy and colleague Russell Epstein of the University of Pennsylvania finds evidence of a new way of considering how the brain processes and...
Graduated licence benefits younger teens
Graduated licence programs seem to help prevent fatal crashes among 16-year-olds but not for older teens, a U.S. study suggests.
Facebook foul-up leaves user passwords vulnerable
For some odd reason, Facebook passwords are not completely case sensitive
Motor memory: The long and short of it
For the first time, scientists have unlocked a mechanism behind the way short- and long-term motor memory work together and compete against one another.
Not My Kid: Parents Severely Underestimate Teens' Drug and Alcohol Use
Parents severely underestimate teens' alcohol and drug use, a new study shows.
Older musicians experience less age-related decline in hearing abilities than non-musicians
Lifelong musicians experience less age-related hearing problems than non-musicians, new research shows.
Strong leadership necessary to provide more sophisticated care for aging population, study finds
Strong leadership, communication and teamwork are essential to successful organizations, especially health care facilities. However, how those organizations achieve improvement is not clearly understood, says a University of Missouri researcher....
New data tests the exercise 'talk test'
New research by University of New Hampshire exercise scientists confirms that a low-tech, easy-to-administer test is an effective tool for gauging exercise intensity, but that it does not correspond as...
Winklevoss twins poke Facebook fun with nut ad
Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss have shown a sense of humor -- and made a little extra cash presumably -- by starring in an ad for pistachios poking fun at their...
Primary schoolchildren that sleep less than 9 hours do not perform as well academically, study suggests
A new study explored the relationship between the sleeping habits, hours slept, and academic performance of children aged between six and seven years of age. Experts have found that sleeping...
When autism hits home
About one in 110 American children has an autism spectrum disorder, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. Its a sobering statistic to developmental psychologist Wendy Goldberg,...
Families slam aging, overcrowded psych ward
Several families with loved ones who are mentally ill are speaking out about what they call a decrepit, overcrowded, ineffective psychiatric facility at Vancouver General Hospital.
Turkish academics fight government interference
Academics will meet with the Turkish president to try to halt controversial government reforms
Getting Voice: New Speech Synthesis Could Make Roger Ebert Sound More Like Himself
After Roger Ebert lost the ability to speak in 2006 due to a post-cancer surgery tracheostomy, the film critic has communicated via Post-It notes, an eloquent and hilarious array of hand gestures, and...
SDSC, SDSU Receive NSF Grant toExpand Computer Science Curriculum
Program to offer "computer science principles" classes at high school, undergraduate levels.
Number of centenarians hits new high in Japan
The number of people aged 100 or older in rapidly greying Japan has hit a record high for the 41st consecutive year, the government said Tuesday.
Cybersex examined by UNB Fredericton student
A New Brunswick researcher is delving into the world of cybersex in a study that is drawing international interest.
The New Old Age Blog: Eavesdropping on the Nursing Home Staff
A new government reports offers interesting insights into how nursing home employees feel about their facilities.
Emotion sensor catches out liars
A sophisticated new camera system can detect lies just by watching our faces as we talk.
In praise of … mistranslations | Editorial
Languages don't translate, and when you think they do, you can easily come a cropperLanguages don't translate, and when you think they do, you can easily come a cropper. As Tony Blair...