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Husband: Giffords would be OK with flight decision
(AP) -- The astronaut husband of wounded Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said his wife would be "very comfortable" with his decision to go back into space and he expects her...
How Expectations Speed Up Perception
The human brain works incredibly fast but visual impressions are so complex that their processing takes up to several hundred milliseconds before they enter our consciousness. Researchers say they know why...
The New Old Age: The New Business of Old Age
The new business of old age involves technologies and services that promote wellness, mobility, autonomy and social connectivity.
Income inequalities are increasing the occurrence of depression and suicide attempts during the current financial crisis
Due to the recent economic crisis, an increase of health inequalities between socio-economic groups has been noticed in both developed and developing countries. There is evidence that such inequalities not...
Cornell researchers find a strong community protects adolescents from risky health behaviour
Growing up poor increases a person's likelihood of health problems as an adult, but a new study led by a Cornell University environmental psychologist shows that being raised in a...
Drug Abusers Can't Read Faces, Study Suggests
Abusers had trouble identifying wrath, disgust, fear and sadness by facial expression.
Sideline test accurately detects athletes' concussions in minutes, study shows
A simple test performed at the sideline of sporting events can accurately detect concussions in athletes, according to a new study. Current sideline tests can leave a wide amount a...
Assisted reproductive technologies: Uterine health more important than egg quality, study shows
For women seeking pregnancy by assisted reproductive technologies, such as in-vitro fertilization, a new study shows that the health of the uterus is more relevant than egg quality for a...
Children's genes influence how well they take advantage of education
New research from the Twins Early Development Study at King's College London Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), published in PLoS ONE on February 2nd, shows that measures used to judge the...
A look inside: Currier House
Unlike the other undergraduate residences at Harvard, Currier House on the Radcliffe Quadrangle is named solely for a woman. Audrey Bruce Currier House opened in 1970, named after a Radcliffe alumna who had...
Troubled youth
“My mother hasn’t gone to the grocery store for a few weeks — it just keeps slipping her mind, she told us — so for the last few nights we’ve been putting...
Hugs tell us much about shared experiences
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the run-up to Valentine's Day, couples the world over will be thinking about how they can convey their love to their partner in a meaningful and lasting...
Coffee is good for women working in pairs, but bad for men
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from the UK suggests that women who drink coffee may perform better in stressful situations than those on decaffeinated beverages. For men, it's the opposite.
Changing how teachers improve
It can be a lonely journey, learning to become a better teacher. “Imagine that you were getting essentially no feedback on the work you were doing. And now imagine that you had...
From Russia, with love
In November I spent a week away from classes to participate in the first official American student government delegation to Russia since the fall of the Iron Curtain. The U.S. Congress brings...
Paternity can be uncertain. But checking it is surely odd | Zoe Williams
Boots will not normalise DNA testing – the trust that keeps couples together makes most investigations obsoleteBoots is going to do an over-the-counter paternity test that should, if nothing else, put Jeremy Kyle...
Brazil: opportunities for Latin American scientists
A programme for supporting research in São Paulo has been opened to scientists from Brazil and other countries.
Is $3M worth it for a Super Bowl ad? Ask GoDaddy
(AP) -- GoDaddy.com was almost unheard of six years ago. Then it ran the most talked-about ad of Super Bowl XXXIX - a spoof of Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction"...
Accountable care at Academic Medical Centers: Lessons learned
Academic Medical Centers (AMCs) must adjust and adapt to the new health care reform laws or risk marginalization in the new health care arena, according to a New England...
Got a problem - put your electric thinking cap on
Edward de Bono eat your heart out - scientists at the University of Sydney have invented actual, as opposed to metaphorical, thinking caps to stimulate people's brainsScientists have made people better problem solvers...
Satellite TV and Other Low-Tech Solutions Enable Egyptians to Stay in Touch
Egyptians get most of their news from TV, not the Internet or newspapers, so when the local government scrambled the satellite TV signal earlier this week for the...
Crowd workers are not online Shakespeares, but research shows they can write
Writing can be a solitary, intellectual pursuit, but researchers have shown that the task of writing an informational article also can be accomplished by dozens of people working independently online.
A break with the past
Liz Moroney’s winter break experience left her with a lot to digest. “I wanted to participate in the food and wine trek in New York City because I come from a family...
Women's groups struggle amid funding cuts
Centre promoting women in science and domestic violence charities affected by financial decisionsBuried in a Department for Business document published a few days before Christmas was the news that the UK Resource Centre...
Neurobiologists find that weak electrical fields in the brain help neurons fire together
Pasadena, Calif. -- The brain -- awake and sleeping -- is awash in electrical activity, and not just from the individual pings of single neurons communicating with each other. In...
Social science lines up its biggest challenges
'Top ten' crucial questions set research priorities for the field.
Nunavut nurse charged with sex assault
A nurse who was disciplined in Quebec for professional misconduct in 2002 has been charged with sexually assaulting a woman at Nunavut's largest hospital, CBC News has learned.
Animal medicine allegedly prescribed to child
The president of Quebec's order of veterinarians is concerned by allegations that vets are prescribing medication to people.