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Video: Nuclear Next Step
Iran still hasn't changed its tune on an aggressive nuclear program. As Elizabeth Palmer reports, U.S. and allies hope that Iran leaders will have second thoughts.
Video: Food for Thought
In southern Sudan, where most children are malnourished, an American teenager found a way to dramatize the crisis children in Africa face every day. Allen Pizzey reports.
Poor sleep for obese adolescents
Obese adolescents go to bed later and sleep less than their lighter contemporaries. Researchers explored the sleep patterns of 9-18 year old Australians on different days of the week. The...
Researchers identify secrets to happiness, depression among oldest of old
Researchers have helped identify what predicts happiness and long life in centenarians, as well as what causes depression in 80-somethings and above.
Simple test can detect signs of suicidal thoughts in people taking antidepressants
Researchers have developed a non-invasive biomarker, or indicator, using a non-invasive measurement of electrical activity in the brain, to associate a sharp reduction of activity in a specific brain region...
Little lady, big biceps
Retired grandma, 66, finds weightlifting battles flab and old age. My fourth-grade teacher called me "the teeny weeny girl with the teeny weeny voice." My dad delighted in telling about the time...
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ episode about suicide hits the mark
Washington state’s Death With Dignity Act is fairly handled in television series installment dealing with physician-assisted suicide. ...
Adolescence is so unfair!
Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: ParentsMy parents suckFrom an anonymous, adolescent maleDear Carole, I'm sorry to have to say this but my parents suck...
Looking Ahead to Wellness Incentives
In 2014, the new health care law will let employers offer incentives to their workers to be proactive about their health.
Romney on Health Care: A Particular Spin
The Republican ex-governor is trying to draw nuanced distinctions between his Massachusetts law and the federal legislation that shares many of its features.
Killing Lice Is a Growing Business
Upscale lice consultants are handling a job that anxious, busy parents hesitate to take on themselves.
Conviction for patients' deaths does not add up | Bad science
A Dutch nurse given life for murdering seven people in a killing spree that never happened will hear about her appeal on Wednesday. Will the people who jailed her apologise?Lucia de Berk...
Letters: Polite request for scientific data
George Monbiot shouldn't think that Steve Easterbrook's description of scientists as "always rude to ignorant and lazy people" is true (The root of the climate email fiasco, 6 April). Yes, big egos and thick...
Acting out while asleep: a strange sleep disorder
During the day, Lawrence Neumann was a mild mannered man, considerate, kind and loving to his wife of many years, Bonnie.
Cell phones that protect against deadly chemicals? Why not?
Do you carry a cell phone? Today, chances are it's called a "smartphone" and it came with a three-to-five megapixel lens built-in -- not to mention an MP3 player,...
10 Things Every Woman Should Know About a Man's Brain
From his wandering eye to his real desire to mate for life, here are the top 10 things every woman should know about the male brain.
4,100 must pass exam to graduate H.S.
MALDEN, Mass., April 9 (UPI) -- More than 4,100 Massachusetts 12th-graders have yet to pass the science part of a standardized test two months before high school graduation, officials...
Audio: 'For far too many people, crime began before they were born'
The Conservatives' social policy tsar Iain Duncan Smith on the link between child brain size and crime in later life
Empathy and violence have similar circuits in the brain, research suggests
Researchers in Spain have investigated the brain structures involved with empathy -- in other words, the ability to put oneself in another person's position -- and carried out a scientific...
Tainted milk blamed on 'pressure to innovate' in China
In the aftermath of the tainted milk scandal, Chinese scientists call for better regulation and safety testing of scientific innovations.
Behind Bullying: Why Kids Are So Cruel
Bullies target kids who are weaker than them in an attempt to get social approval, but anti-bullying programs can stop the behavior.
Britain faces brain drain, scientists warn
LONDON, April 9 (UPI) -- Britain likely faces a severe brain drain as young scientists go to other countries where research is better funded, a group of eminent scientists...
Bomb scares: An ODD solution
For anyone who has spent a significant amount of time in an urban setting, the scene of a bomb squad responding to a report of a suspicious package might be...
Arthur & Autism Planet With Indy
The PBSKids show "Arthur" ran an episode featuring a new character, Carl, who has Aspergers Syndrome. Aspergers is either an autism-like condition or a form of high-functioning autism, depending on...
Montreal police test 'Holocaust' soap
Montreal authorities say lab test results will be available next week on a bar of swastika-engraved soap alleged to be made from human remains.
P.E.I. students won't tan for prom
Students at Kensington High School in P.E.I. are challenging their classmates to avoid tanning for this year's prom.
Hospitalists key to success of health care reform
On March 21, 2010, Congress passed the most comprehensive healthcare reform bill since the formation of Medicare. While a monumental achievement, the bill leaves much of the critical work of...
Defining Autism
Autism is an elusive disorder in all respects. Symptoms and behaviors vary greatly between individuals, and even within individuals day-to-day. Theories regarding causes and cures for autism ebb and flow...