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Brain's default mode network may hold key to better psychiatric diagnoses
Malfunctioning brain activity can be differentiated in people with depression, autism, schizophrenia and PTSD, studies show.A series of studies published in recent years suggests that in people with depression, autism,...
Does Your Language Shape How You Think?
The idea that your mother tongue shapes your experience of the world may be true after all.
Black Men Among Most Disadvantaged, Least Helped in U.S.
Among disadvantaged people in the United States, the most needy and least helped are probably African-American men, according to a new book from the University of Chicago’s School of Social...
Smoking increases depressive symptoms in teens
While some teenagers may puff on cigarettes to 'self-medicate' against the blues, scientists at the University of Toronto and the University of Montreal have found that smoking may actually increase...
Facing Long Mine Rescue, Chile Spares No Expense
President Sebastián Piñera has staked his nascent presidency on rescuing the miners, sparing no attempted innovation to maintain their psychological health.
Labor Unrest Empties South African Hospitals
A nationwide strike by public employees has paralyzed hospitals and schools, undercutting major drives to combat AIDS and TB.
The Bay Citizen: In Scandal’s Wake, Police Turn to Quick, Cheap Test for Drugs
The San Francisco Police Department has moved to field testing for drugs after a scandal at its police drug-testing lab resulted in the dismissal of hundreds of cases.
Surgical robot could be used for long-distance regional anesthesia
An existing surgical robot could be used to perform complex regional anesthesia procedures -- in theory, allowing expert anesthesiologists to perform robot-assisted procedures from remote locations, according to a new...
Facebook sued in California over teen endorsements
(AP) -- Two Los Angeles County teenagers are suing Facebook, claiming the social network effectively sold their names and images to advertisers without parental permission.
Journal Editor Says He Believes Retracted Hauser Paper Contains Fabricated Data
Evidence of bad behavior by Harvard University cognitive scientist Marc Hauser continues to mount....
Calgary family sues Children's Hospital
A $1-million lawsuit has been filed claiming treatment errors at Alberta Children's Hospital left a young girl blind and brain damaged.
Down Syndrome group slams Emmys
The National Down Syndrome Congress of the U.S. is taking Emmy organizers to task for nominating the song Down Syndrome Girl for an award for outstanding original music and lyrics.
Molecular findings: Researchers identify region on gene that causes complex syndrome
(PhysOrg.com) -- Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine researchers have identified a gene that causes most of the features associated with brachydactyly mental retardation syndrome, a complex disorder involving developmental...
Older folks flocking to online social networks: US study
While online social networks remain havens for the young, they are also becoming increasingly popular with the over 50 crowd in the United States, a study released Friday showed.
The science and art of whisky making | Andy Connelly
Andy Connelly describes how base beer is transformed into golden whisky – the drink of angels and hairy Scotsmen"...drinking whisky is never about just drinking whisky; we're social creatures and we tend to...
Diabetes impairs but does not halt sex among older adults, survey finds
Many middle-aged and older adults with diabetes are sexually active, according to a new survey. Seventy percent of partnered men with diabetes and 62 percent of partnered women with diabetes...
How information is coded in the brain: New theory about signal propagation
For more than fifty years, the neuroscience community has been engaged in an intensive debate on how information is coded in the brain and transmitted reliably from one brain region...
Size matters in canine smarts
There are theories galore about why some dog breeds appear to be smarter than others, but new research suggests that size alone might make a difference. ...
Stressed Out: Teens and Adults Respond Differently
Scientists study the effect of stress on brain function in adolescents and adults.
Ontario to track prescription drug abuse
Ontario's governing Liberals are moving ahead with new restrictions on the highly addictive painkiller OxyContin and other prescription narcotics.
Our best and worst moments occur within social relationships, research shows
In the first study of its kind, researchers have found compelling evidence that our best and worst experiences in life are likely to involve not individual accomplishments, but interaction with...
The Aliens Among Us Are Friends
We all avoid different things. I avoid polyester clothing. They avoid talking about death. (Lisa Daxer) Projects on SETI projects look for extraterrestrial signals from space. Work with dolphins, elephants, even...
The Science Of Pleasure: Part III- The Neurological Orgasm
When we last spoke about sex, we discussed the neurotransmitters involved in pleasure and attraction, namely dopamine and oxytocin. Now let's look a little deeper into the action of those...
Personalized Cancer Therapy For Metastatic Melanoma - An Actual Breakthrough?
Metastatic melanoma is a deadly diagnosis - you are, to be frank, screwed. Any glimmer of hope, however murky, is thus latched onto fervently. Unfortunately, cancer treatments aren't a picnic,...
Probing Question: What is a lucid dream?
Have you ever had a dream that just didn`t feel like a dream -- where, like Alice in Wonderland, you had trouble telling fiction from reality? Perhaps you even felt...
Tiger cub 'found in stuffed toys'
A two-month-old tiger cub is found sedated and hidden among stuffed toys in a woman's luggage at Bangkok's international airport.
Researchers like laptops in Calgary classroom
A study suggests laptop computer use can improve the way students learn if it's coupled with engaging teaching.
Study: Men more likely to cheat on higher-earning women
(PhysOrg.com) -- Men who make less money than their female partners are more likely to be unfaithful, according to a new study.