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US students stressed out: study
First-year students on US campuses are experiencing record levels of stress, according to a study showing increasing financial and academic pressures on young people entering university.
Women in Congress outperform men on some measures, study finds
Congresswomen consistently outperform their male counterparts on several measures of job performance, according to a new study. The study authors argue that because women face difficult odds in reaching Congress...
It's Me or the Dog! Who Would You Choose?
14 Percent of Pet Owners Says They'd Ditch Lover to Keep Pet; More Than a Third Say It Would Be a Hard Choice
U.S. drone sytem fails in testing
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (UPI) -- A proposed U.S. Air Force drone spy system, intended for use in Afghanistan, is flawed and "not operationally effective," a Pentagon assessment said.
Few US kids do well in science class: study
A government study on US kids found Tuesday that just one in three show proficiency in science in middle school and junior high, while that number drops to one in...
A psychopath lacks empathy just like a person with frontal head injury
'Seeing as psychopathic behaviour is similar to that of a person with brain damage, it could be that it could benefit from similar forms of treatment,' said Dr Simone Shamay-Tsoory,...
Brief, individualised counselling improves sleep in older adults with insomnia
A brief behavioural treatment consisting of two in-person sessions and two phone calls appears to alleviate insomnia in older adults for at least six months, according to a report posted...
Rhythmic vibrations guide caste development in social wasps
Future queen or tireless toiler? A paper wasp's destiny may lie in the antennal drumbeats of its caretaker...
Cultural, Economic Backgrounds Have Become Less Important In Education Outcomes
In , it was noted that happiness spikes when wealth increases but then gradually levels off as a factor. Money does not buy happiness, it was always said, and...
Childhood self-control predicts adult health and wealth
A long-term study has found that children who scored lower on measures of self-control as young as age 3 were more likely to have health problems, substance dependence, financial troubles...
Professor says hate speech is akin to obscenity
Obscenity isnt about sex, but rather about degradation, argues a Michigan State University professor who conducted a first-of-its kind study on the relationship between hate speech and obscenity.
Psychologists study what helps prisoners to change
A crime laboratory research team at the School of Psychology in Albany aims to understand what motivates prisoners to turn over a new leaf and become responsible citizens once they...
Linguists to re-think reason for short words
(PhysOrg.com) -- Linguists have thought for many years the length of words is related to the frequency of use, with short words used more often than long ones. Now researchers...
Can we feel the future through psi? Don't rule it out | Ed Halliwell
A study suggesting the existence of precognition should be carefully scrutinised – not dismissed out of handA storm is hovering over the editors of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, which is...
Horizon: Science Under Attack and Tool Academy | TV review
It's a shame Horizon is only a TV show and not a four-year degree course in climatology, says Tim DowlingIn last night's Horizon: Science Under Attack (BBC2), Sir Paul Nurse, a Nobel-winning geneticist...
Lack of Sex Among Grapes Tangles a Family Vine
A geneticist found that 75 percent of the thousand grape varieties in the collection of the Department of Agriculture were as closely related as parent and child or brother and...
More to a Smile Than Lips and Teeth
A wide range of studies, from brain scans to cultural observations, are building a new scientific model of the smile.
Scientist Wins Legal Skirmish After Fulfilling 'Moral Obligation' to Speak Out
Citing "a legal and moral obligation to speak" out about unverifiable experimental results and...
Sticking together
Most people expect to put on a few pounds over the holiday season — and spend January paying for it. But not Kathryn Kunkel. “I feel like I’ve gotten in better shape...
With Poem, Broaching the Topic of Death
In Navajo culture, talking about death is thought to bring it about, so it is not discussed. Now health workers are trying to find a comfortable way to begin the...
Experts call for moderate approach to teaching personalized genomic testing
Experts are calling for a moderate, strategic approach to teaching personalized genomic testing in medical school curricula.
VIDEO: Seeking full access to donor-father info
Olivia Pratten in B.C. is going to court to seek full access to information about her sperm-donor father.
Faculty on Facebook will not ask students to be friends, study suggests
In a recent survey of pharmacy professors, 100 percent of the respondents who had Facebook profiles said they would not send friend requests to their current students. Just fewer than...
Kids are all right with just mom
(PhysOrg.com) -- New UCI study finds minority dropout rates decrease when more fathers are incarcerated.
Harnessing the Brain’s Right Hemisphere to Capture Many Kings
In chess and shogi, new research suggests that experts use parts of the brains that casual players do not.
Scientist at Work: Titi Monkeys and White-Lipped Peccaries
A chorus of spider monkeys and a sighting of a herd of nervous white-lipped peccaries.
China's online crusaders gain ground
Zhong Jizhang became a celebrity in China when he used the Internet to expose safety flaws in the subway of a major city. He is one of a growing number...
The New Old Age: When They Cannot Eat
Saying no to a feeding tube can feel tantamount to allowing a loved one to starve.