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Brain Chemical Shown To Induce Both Desire And Dread
The chemical dopamine induces both desire and dread, according to new animal research in the Journal of Neuroscience. Although dopamine is well known to motivate animals and people to seek...
Male Cyclists Risk Sexual Problems If They Don't Choose The Right Bike
Cycling may seem like a healthy and environmentally friendly pastime, but men who choose the wrong bike could be heading for a range of sexual and health problems, including erection...
Sex at 70 better than ever before: Swedish study
Today's 70-year-olds are having good sex, and they're having it more often than 70-year-olds at any time in the last 30 years, according to a Swedish study.
Fringe autism treatment could get federal study
CHICAGO (AP) -- Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an...
Court keeps cell tower backup rules on hold
(AP) -- More than a year after they were introduced, federal rules intended to keep cell phone towers operating during natural disasters remain in limbo.
Artists Get Creative In "Vomit Comet"
Three British artists tried to make art in zero gravity - one used a cat and a mouse for a performance piece - aboard an aircraft used to train cosmonauts,...
Why can`t I learn a new language?
Adults, even the brightest ones, often struggle with learning new languages. Dr Nina Kazanina in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bristol explains why.
Older workforce requires variety of recruitment strategies
Employers globally are facing challenges and needs posed by baby-boom generation employees. A new Penn State study of 208 U.S. employers found a wide range of strategies used to recruit...
Keeping Text Messaging Bills In Check
Recent price hikes are making it tougher, but CNET's Natali Del Conte had tips to help you, on The Early Show.
FTC wants to end tar-nicotine statements
WASHINGTON, July 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Trade Commission is proposing rescinding statements concerning cigarette tar and nicotine yields that are based on a 1966 test.
Uganda pilots scientist–MP 'shadowing scheme'
The Uganda National Academy of Science will trial a new pairing scheme where scientists shadow MPs and vice versa.
Splendid Oscillation
A few weeks back we looked at the phenomenon of resonance with oscillating metronomes. As a follow-up to that meditative and Zen-like video, we've included a crystal-clear demonstration of that...
Does a gene variant make women more prone to alcoholism?
A particular gene variant might make women more susceptible to alcoholism. At least, a study carried out by the Universities of Bonn and Sweden's Karolinska Institute makes this a plausible...
Pet Owners Favor McCain Over Obama
If the presidential election goes to the dogs, John McCain is looking like best in show.
Failure Of The First Attempt At Assisted Reproduction Justifies At Least One Additional Cycle
Research into the effect of age and the number of times women undergo assisted reproduction technology (ART) shows that for younger women, the overwhelming majority achieve a pregnancy within the...
IVF Does Not Increase Risk Of Developmental Disorders In Children
Couples who need IVF in order to become pregnant can be reassured that this will not lead to developmental problems in early infancy, a Dutch researcher told the 24th annual...
Vitamin D and diabetes: An over-simplified solution to a complex problem
Confusion often comes about in science and the reporting of science when you try to find a simple solution to what increasingly looks like a complex problem, writes Stephen Strauss
Personal Health: In Act 2 of Life, Doing Work That Matters
After retirement, so-called encore career possibilities are endless and they can be both lucrative and personally fulfilling.
Beijing 'failing pollution test'
With just one month to go until the Olympics, Beijing's air still falls short of international standards, BBC tests suggest.
The question: Men: is your clock ticking?
Alice Wignall: If you're in your mid-30s and you want to be a father at some point then the answer should, unfortunately, be yes
Baseball diamonds: the lefthander's best friend
Baseball diamonds are a left-hander's best friend. read more
Bernardo Gradin Will Head Braskem
Predecessor Jose Grubisich will join parent company Odebrecht's bioenergy business
Relationship Violence Appears Common Among College Students
Violence between partners, friends and acquaintances appears prevalent both during and before college, according to results of a survey of students at three urban college campuses.
Cosmic Log: Messianic message stirs debate
Science editor Alan Boyle's Weblog: Jewish scripture inked on a stone tablet hints at a messiah that rises from the dead after three days — but the find sparks more...
Political Borders, Health-care Issues Complicate Pandemic Planning
Panic, staffing issues and geographic boundaries are some of the challenges that public health experts need to address as they plan for a possible influenza pandemic, according to a new...
Fertility Treatment In Developing Countries; A Cycle Of IVF For Less Than $200
After 30 years of IVF, the rewards of treatment are still largely confined to industrialized countries and those who can afford it. Now, a Special Task Force of European Society...
Parents Of Twins Report More Mental Health Symptoms Than Parents Of Singletons
Mothers and fathers of twins conceived either spontaneously or with assisted reproductive technology suffer more mental health symptoms after delivery and one year later than do parents of singleton babies,...
Computers hone cancer-fighting strategies
TALLAHASSEE, Ill., July 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. scientist says he's using computational techniques to evaluate a new class of cancer-killing drugs.