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Study links mental health issues to youth violence
(Medical Xpress) -- Serious mental health issues in childhood may predict future youth violence, according to a UT Dallas study sponsored by a grant from the National Institute of Justice.
WikiLeaks says breach exposed unredacted U.S. cables
Anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks said Thursday that its massive archive of unredacted U.S. State Department cables had been exposed in a security breach it blamed on its onetime partner, Britain's Guardian...
Parents' Stress Alters Kids' DNA
When toddlers witness their parents stressing out, the experience literally "gets under their skin," making changes to their DNA that are still present years later, when the kids are teenagers.
Don't walk alone: A bullying prevention primer
Understanding the line between harmless teasing and abusive bullying can mean the difference between interfering parents and those who help their children overcome painful child abuse, according to the newly...
Wakeup call for college students: New research finds you need to catch more z's
A new study finds that college students are spending too much time burning the midnight oil and not enough time gaining the sleep that will benefit their ability to learn.
Recession Could Reduce Achievement for Children of Unemployed
The Great Recession could have lingering impacts on the children of the unemployed. There is growing evidence that parental job loss has adverse consequences on children's behavior, academic achievement...
Happiness depends on who you know and your goals, study of college students suggests
A new study involving extroverted college students and their less socially inclined peers found that less-outgoing happy people relied less on partying and drinking to be happy and more on...
Computers are oversold and underused, research on educational programs suggests
According to new research which studies educational programs in Bahrain, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates, information and communication technology (ICT) is not effectively utilized in classrooms in the Middle...
Location, location, location: Study shows the middle is the place to be
Choice is a central tenet of a free society. From the brand of cereal we eat for breakfast, to the answers we give on a survey, or the people we...
Fathers' presence linked to enhanced intellect, well-being among children
Fathers who actively engage in raising their children can help make their offspring smarter and better behaved, according to new research. The long-term study examined how fathers can positively influence...
MHC Offers Expert on 9/11 Mourning and Memorial
As the world prepares to observe the 10th anniversary of the terror attacks, Mount Holyoke College Professor Karen Remmler is available to discuss mourning, remembrance and the new National...
Alex Campbell obituary
My father, Alex Campbell, has died two days short of his 90th birthday; but we will still open the bottles of champagne he bought for the party and drink to the memory...
Fall-Prone Older Adults Often Fail to Adjust to Diminished Eyesight
Among older adults, falls are a common problem. About one-third of those over age 65 fall once each year. Visual information helps us to coordinate our movements so that we...
Study shows willpower traits appear to be lifelong for some people
(Medical Xpress) -- In an interesting and unique study, researchers have followed up on an experiment conducted several decades ago designed to point out the varying levels of willpower in nursery school age...
Localizing language in the brain
New research suggests that there are parts of our brain dedicated to language and only language, a finding that marks a major advance in the search for brain regions specialized...
Recipes for Health: Stuffed Yellow Peppers With Israeli Couscous and Pesto
The large spherical couscous that we know as Israeli couscous actually has its origins in North Africa.
Special American Chemical Society Symposium on Communicating Science to the Public
Amid ongoing concerns about scientific illiteracy -- with studies indicating that many citizens lack a firm grasp of basic scientific concepts and facts -- the world's largest scientific society today...
All events live in some form for Olympics on NBC
(AP) -- NBC's Olympic coverage in London will look very familiar, with one major twist.
British court hears cases of two suspected teenage hackers
A British court on Tuesday heard the cases of two teenagers accused of being key players in the LulzSec computer hacking group, which has claimed responsibility for a wave of...
Freshmen face sleep problems
When Kathryn Orzech attended the College of William and Mary in Virginia, she participated in drama and choir. Rehearsals that would have ended at 10 p.m. in high school now...
Suicide methods differ between men and women
Women who commit suicide are more likely than men to avoid facial disfiguration, but not necessarily in the name of vanity. Valerie Callanan from the University of Akron and Mark...
Eating speed linked to weight
Eating more slowly is less likely to lead to overweight or obesity issues than eating at a faster pace, a new study shows.
Better safe than sorry in a hurricane? Some not so sure
Second-guessers turn on Irene evacuation order but disaster experts say right choices got made
Awareness of ethnicity-based stigma found to start early
A new study examines more than 450 second and fourth graders in New York City with ethnic-minority and -majority backgrounds. Researchers asked children questions pertaining to their anxiety toward school...
Anxiety interferes with some children's capacity to form friendships
Socially withdrawn children, who have less contact with peers, may miss out on the support that friendships provide. In a new study about the peer relationships of almost 2,500 fifth-graders...
Research indicates certain probiotics may influence brain functioning
(Medical Xpress) -- It was just last year that a certain company selling a special probiotic enhanced yogurt was ordered by a U.S. court to stop suggesting in its advertisements...
Study suggests people with neurotic personality traits do not enjoy growing older as much as peers, may need extra help
While most adult Americans report feeling more cheerful, content and other positive emotions as they reach their middle and later years, a subset who have more neurotic personality traits do...
OPINION: Shaping up: a blueprint to reverse our 40-year weight gain
The government, investments and policy interventions should lead on reversing the phenomenon of obesity, Gary Sack writes.