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Children who don’t like fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to be constipated
Primary school children who don't like eating fruit and vegetables are 13 times more likely to develop functional constipation than children who do, according to a study in the December...
FReD can help explain how a bee sees!
Bees can see colours but they perceive the world differently to us, including variations in hue that we cannot ourselves distinguish...
Doctors and nurses' weight biases harm overweight patients
Negative reinforcement demonstrably does not work and can discourage patients from seeking future treatment.I'm quite thin now, but that wasn't always the case. As a child, I carried around extra...
ADHD May Foster Criminal Behavior in Some Adults
The same mental process evident in people with ADHD may also be associated with a tendency to criminal behavior, some experts say.
Buttock-cupping: A New Form Of Alternative Medicine?
No, it's not my idea -- it's actually courtesy of this hilarious paper in the British Medical Journal by John McLachlan of Durham University. Mr. McLachlan received a mass email invitation...
A Guide To Gift Buying And Marital Bliss
The age-old dilemma: do you take your sig other's hints, buy that electronic picture frame, and load it with family highlights from holidays past (yawn)? Or do you go with...
Pa. college: Social media blackout wins converts
(AP) -- A social media blackout at a small Pennsylvania college won over some skeptical students who initially disliked it, with some reporting better classroom concentration and less stress...
A migraine-inducing libel case | Ben Goldacre | Bad science
The US medical device company NMT are suing Peter Wilmshurst over his comments about the MIST trialYou may remember – from the era before Wikileaks – that the US medical device company...
This column will change your life: With friends like these… | Oliver Burkeman
We all know not to judge a book by its cover, so why do we take people we 'meet' on social networking sites at face value?The people to whom I'm closest are,...
What makes us attractive — or not?
Psychologist David Perrett, author of 'In Your Face: The New Science of Human Attraction,' discusses his research.What's in a face? David Perrett has spent his career trying to find out.
US embassy cables: Vatican backs US call for 'human cloning ban'
Friday, 20 August 2004, 06:19C O N F I D E N T I A L VATICAN 003213 SIPDIS DEPT FOR EUR/WE LEVIN; IO/UNP NARANJO; IO/T: BOOTH, COWLEY ; G/TIP: ETERNO EO...
Gift Guide: The best cameras for every budget
(AP) -- Digital cameras have been popular gifts for a decade, but enthusiasm is waning, as most households already have one. The good news is that if you do...
Twin study helps scientists link relationship among ADHD, reading, math
Children with ADHD can sometimes have more difficulties on math and reading tests compared to their peers. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for...
The importance of making a good first impression in the classroom
A study of how medical students evaluate their professors is illustrating the critical importance of making a good first impression...
Face memory peaks late, after age 30
Finding challenges view that all mental faculties max out in young adulthood
N.S. dementia unit exits clash with fire code
A special care facility in Nova Scotia has been slapped with an order from the provincial fire marshal's office for having a dementia unit that is too secure.
Stonehenge Built With Balls?
Stone Age Britons may have rolled monumental stones on a series of balls in grooved rails, a new experiment suggests.
Well: Searching for a Snoring Solution
Almost half of the adult population snores at least occasionally, and for many people snoring is a source of embarrassment or friction with a spouse. Finding a treatment can be...
WHO calls for roll-out of 'milestone' TB test
A TB test that can detect more than 90 per cent of cases has been endorsed by the WHO, which has hailed it as a breakthrough.
Fees hike could focus the mind
The UK government’s vote in favour of tripling the university fees cap could force students to think harder about career potential following science degrees
Beyond bars
Despite threats of violence, imprisonment and death, writers around the world continue to fight to make their voices heard. The latest issue of Index on Censorship pays tribute to one...
First kidney paired donor transplants performed
LEBANON, NH - Kathy Niedzwiecki of Pelham, NH, and Ken Crowder of St. Louis are experiencing renewed life and health thanks to the generosity of two living kidney donors. Cathy...
Facebook vs. E-mail: Battle of the heavyweights
Just the other day we were asking Jonathon, our 16-year-old son, if he had gotten the picture we sent to his e-mail.
Social activities effective in preventing depression among older adults
Interventions focused on social activities significantly decrease depressive symptoms among older adults. Meaningful social activities adapted to the older adults' individual needs and abilities should be recognized in the planning...
The George Clooney effect – high-earning women ‘want older, more attractive partners’, research finds
Psychologists have found that George Clooney may be even luckier than previously thought … New research has discovered that as women become more financially independent, they want an older, more...
Out with LGBTQ bullying
Imagine, for a moment, how it feels to be verbally or physically assaulted on a regular basis. In families, it's considered domestic abuse. In workplaces, it's labeled harassment. Both are...
Special needs children benefit from music therapy
The benefits of using music as an everyday tool when teaching disabled children have been demonstrated in research by Daphne Rickson, the first PhD graduate from the New Zealand School...
Peak of popularity a wistful memory for Wii
At Next-Gen Video Games, it has been two months since a customer bought a Nintendo Wii, the console that became a sensation for letting players swing a virtual tennis racket...