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Dogs First Tamed in China -- To Be Food?
New genetic analysis bolsters the theory that wolves were first domesticated in East Asia, a new study says—and it's possible the canines were tamed to be livestock, not pets.
GERD Negatively Impacts Sleep Quality, Results In Considerable Economic Burden
There has been much debate about the relationship between gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and sleep. Three new studies explore GERD's effect on sleep quality and the health-care system as well...
Research At Academic Medical Centers Is Active, Diverse, Study Finds
A survey indicates that research is active and diverse at US academic medical centers and that a substantial proportion of faculty conduct research and publish without sponsorship, according to a...
Back-to-School Tips for Social Networking
Larry Magid: Parents and Teachers Should Embrace the Technology that Kids Use
Education expert urges schools to help their students feel more involved
New research from a University at Buffalo expert on classroom education has identified six factors that affect whether elementary, middle and high school students will engage in the activities of...
Play Tetris, Get Smarter (Reading Science Helps Too)
The magic of brain imaging has allowed researchers to correlate a thicker cortex in Tetris players with increased brain efficiency due to ... playing Tetris. The researchers from Mind...
Signals tells students how they're doing even before the test
This fall Purdue University has launched a first-of-its-kind computerized system that will track student academic progress and warn students in real-time if they need work in certain areas.
GPS could track elderly 'wanderers,' report says
Health-care officials should consider using GPS wrist or ankle devices to track elderly patients who might be prone to 'nocturnal wandering,' an Alberta death inquiry report suggests.
Twitter, texting could help families in disasters
(AP) -- Text messaging, Twitter and social networking Web sites could help families stay in touch in the wake of a disaster, a national safety group said Tuesday.
Internet's 40th "Birthday" Marked
In fall 1969, computers sending data between two California universities set the stage for the Internet, which became a household word in the 1990s.Video.
Swearing Can Make You Feel Better
Researchers from Keele University's School of Psychology have determined that swearing can have a 'pain-lessening effect,' according to new study published in NeuroReport. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams...
White Matter Changes May Predict Dementia Risk
Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of "brain rust," or small areas of brain...
New Science of Learning Offers Preview of Tomorrow's Classroom
Of all the qualities that distinguish humans from other species, how we learn is one of the most significant. In the July 17, 2009 issue of the journal Science, researchers...
Cellphone users get to reject contract changes
Canadian cellphone companies are giving customers the ability to refuse mid-term changes to their contracts under a new wireless code of conduct.
Special interest groups bipartisan in Congress, scholar finds
Contrary to common perception, special interest groups are not responsible for the partisan division in Congress - and often join bipartisan coalitions to support legislation, according to a Michigan State...
Scientific Blogging University Writing Competition - Begins Today!
Today marks the start of the (first) Scientific Blogging University Writing Competition. We decided to do this because, since our inception, the scientific community has been incredibly gracious about embracing...
Workplace bullying associated with increased sleep disturbances
A study in the 1 September issue of the journal SLEEP shows that current or past exposure to workplace bullying is associated with increased sleep disturbances. Associations also were found...
Parents play key role in whether teen tobacco use becomes a daily habit
Researchers have found new evidence showing that parents play a key role in whether or not their adolescent children who experiment with tobacco progress to become daily smokers before they...
No such thing as ethnic groups, genetically speaking
Central Asian ethnic groups are more defined by societal rules than ancestry. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Genetics found that overall there are more genetic differences within...
Visits To Nana's May Keep Toddlers From Developing Negative Age Stereotypes
It's easy to list the negative stereotypes attributed to the elderly: they are considered forgetful, hard-of-hearing, absent-minded and confused. What's unsettling is that those stereotypes can be present in children...
Go for gigabit speeds: America should expect nothing less
As federal officials begin reviewing 2,200 detailed proposals requesting more than seven times the $4 billion in broadband investment in this round of stimulus funding, it's a good time to...
Schools crack down on teen 'sexting'
At 19, Melanie Young knows firsthand about the devastating consequences of sexting.
Elder-on-elder violence seen increasing
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- A beating in a Maryland nursing home focused attention on a previously ignored problem of violence among the institutionalized elderly, a geriatric expert said.
Lawsuit: Toyota Buried Accident Evidence
Class Action Suit Charges Company Concealed, Destroyed Evidence in Accident Cases
The peripheral attenton deficit of primary psychopaths
Described as cold, heartless, manipulative, selfish, and low anxiety, primary psychopaths frankly scare the bejesus out of most people including myself.
Depressed about the Evolution of Depression
A recent paper in Psychological Review on the evolution of depression has been making waves, thanks to another article written by the same two authors, Paul W. Andrews and J....
Mother fights to keep teaching help for autistic son
A Moncton, N.B., mother is fighting to keep her 10-year-old autistic son's full-time teacher's assistant after she was told his care was being cut by half when school starts next...
Speech Machine May Help Kids With Cerebral Palsy
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new research laboratory at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders is for the first time investigating speech movements in children with cerebral palsy, and the...