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VIDEO: Pope Benedict talks to astronauts
Pope Benedict XVI has made the first Papal call to astronauts in space.
How you think about death may affect how you act
How you think about death affects how you behave in life. That’s the conclusion of a new study which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a...
Highlights of the Third BHD Symposium
Last week, the Third BHD Symposium was held in Maastricht, the Netherlands. The two-day meeting was a huge success, bringing together over 80 BHD researchers, clinicians and patients from all...
Paralyzed man regains movement
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 20 (UPI) -- An experimental treatment has allowed an Oregon man, paralyzed from the waist down, to regain movement and even take a few steps, doctors...
Irreconcilable differences at the end of the day: Men, women and housework
Men, it's your health and happiness or hers. Women, it's your health and happiness or his. At the end of the day, if there's housework to be done (and there's...
Does eating give you pleasure, or make you anxious?
While most people have a great deal of difficulty in dieting and losing weight, particularly if a diet extends over many months or years, individuals with anorexia nervosa can literally...
Breaking rules makes you seem powerful
When people have power, they act the part. Powerful people smile less, interrupt others and speak in a louder voice. When people do not respect the basic rules of social...
New study reveals environment's role in post-natal depression
(Medical Xpress) -- As part of the continuing Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, launched in 1997, researchers, including Professor John Hobcraft, of Yorks Department of Social Policy and Social...
Extension School to host info session
Harvard Extension School will host a general information session on June 15 from 5:00 to 9 p.m. in Memorial Hall and the Science Center. The session is designed for anyone interested in...
Panasonic sees light after darkness of disaster
(AP) -- Panasonic Corp., which faces a tough road this year after Japan's earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis, believes it can turn disaster into opportunity as the country rethinks...
30% of Girls' Clothing Is Sexualized in Major Sales Trend
Girls' clothing often mixes childlike and sexual features, a new study finds.
Majority in US Back Same-Sex Marriage, Poll Finds
The boost in support runs along political lines, with Republicans no more supportive this year than last.
VIDEO: How to collar a 'problem bear'
Conservationists are fitting a GPS collar to a bear that has lost its fear of humans in a bid to understand its behaviour.
Drug companies should stay out of journalism
How does allowing writers paid by drug companies to write articles for medical journals help doctors choose the best drugs for their patients?When doctors are deciding which drug to prescribe a patient, the...
The New Old Age: Moving Murray
My father, Mr. Rationality, has decided it's time to move to an independent living facility.
Capital Health staff stressed but motivated
Employees of Nova Scotia's largest health district are stressed and distrustful of management, but generally like their jobs, according to a survey.
Computer game helps eye specialists treat disease in children
(PhysOrg.com) -- An eye consultant has drawn on his teenage passion for computer programming to create a special test to check the vision of children as young as four, in...
The psychology within LA Noire
The creation of Detective Cole Phelps shows that videogaming can be about so much more than shooting things up"Where Science bedews his dædal wings", Percy Shelly is just one of the delights...
Insurers Told to Justify Rate Increases Over 10 Percent
Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said insurers would have to defend rate increases in an environment in which they are doing well financially.
Bible's 'forgeries' are stirring up a fuss
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: A biblical scholar has raised a holy fuss by declaring that more than a third of the books of the New Testament are "forgeries."
Athletes taking banned drugs likely to try to cover their tracks, research shows
With the London 2012 Olympics fast approaching, the issue of athletes taking banned drugs is likely to come to the fore. Now new research shows that athletes who have taken...
Virtual reality players form real-world community
(AP) -- In a downtown New York restaurant, a high-ranking Mafia meeting was underway. Three men who robbed, murdered and extorted together were having a top-level sit-down.
Tan-free prom students comfortable in their skin
Some Canadian high school students are pledging to skip the prom tanning ritual.
Strobe eyewear training may improve visual abilities
Strobe-like eyewear designed to train the vision of athletes may have positive effects in some cases, according to tests run by a team of psychologists who specialize in visual perception.
Kiribati: Where the End of the World Will Begin
Some Christians say Judgment Day is this Saturday, May 21. If it were true, which country would experience the end of the world first?
Paris by neighborhood
As a professor in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures, Alice Jardine believes passionately in the value of studying abroad. “There are all the clichés, but it’s really impossible to describe how...
Researchers probe causes of math anxiety
Math problems make more than a few students - and even teachers - sweat, but new brain research is providing insights into the earliest causes of the anxiety so often...
Facebook to scan for child porn
Facebook's chief technology officer said Thursday that the social network will start scanning for child pornography and images of missing children.