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For children with hearing loss: The earlier the better for cochlear implants, study finds
Receiving a cochlear implant before 18 months of age dramatically improves a deaf child's ability to hear, understand and, eventually, speak, according to a multicenter study led by scientists at...
On 40th Anniversary, Earth Day Is Big Business
Many groups now accept money from corporations or partnering with them to change social behavior.
Dual approach gives a more accurate picture of the autistic brain
A new study, the first of its kind, combines two complementary analytical brain imaging techniques, to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of the neuroanatomy of the autistic brain.
How do ads depicting mixed emotions persuade abstract thinkers?
People who think more abstractly respond better to ads that portray mixed emotions, according to a new study.
Indoor tanning may be addictive
As many as one in three young people who use tanning beds could be addicted to the behavior, scientists say in a new report. As many as a third of young people...
Iran, Uganda set for oil refinery talks
KAMPALA, Uganda, April 20 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is expected Friday in Uganda to discuss building an oil refinery in the energy-rich African nation.
Texting key communication tool for teens
Texting via a cell phone has become the No. 1 way that American teens communicate, beating out cellphone calling, new U.S. research suggests.
Nixing new nuclear process
(PhysOrg.com) -- Risks of laser-based uranium enrichment outweigh rewards, says UCI economist Linda Cohen.
Therapy can help even very distressed married couples, largest study finds
The largest, most comprehensive clinical trial of couple therapy ever conducted has found that therapy can help even very distressed married couples if both partners want to improve their marriage....
1 in 10 revelers plan on consuming more than 40 units of alcohol in a single evening
Using measures of blood alcohol concentration, self-assessed and observer-assessed drunkenness, a study in the North West of England has confirmed the overwhelming prevalence of extreme alcohol consumption in UK nightlife....
Gene variant may protect memory and thinking skills in older people
New research shows a gene variant may help protect the memory and thinking skills of older people. The research will be published in the April 20, 2010, issue of Neurology(R),...
Buyer beware: Consumers in conflict may become victims to unwanted influence
When products don't easily fit into our goals, we experience conflict. According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, conflicted consumers are easily swayed by unwanted influences.
H. Guyford Stever, former National Science Foundation director, dies at 93
The advisor to Presidents Nixon and Ford helped create NASA and restore its credibility after the Challenger crash.
U of C may expel anti-abortion protesters
The University of Calgary is threatening to expel a group of students who refused to move a graphic anti-abortion display on campus.
Campus green space more important for undergrads
Students' perceptions of their overall experience on campus may be most strongly associated with their academic accomplishments, but research has also found a solid relationship between undergraduates' use of campus...
Books on Science: Embracing Silence in a Noisy World
An author sets out to understand noise and silence, and how they mold our surroundings.
Personal Health: Risks for Youths Who Eat What They Watch
With rates of childhood obesity soaring, parents should object to junk-food marketing on children’s television shows and brand placement in movies.
Essay: With AIDS, Time to Get Beyond Blame
In most states, it’s still a crime to transmit H.I.V. But science has moved on.
Vital Statistics: Despite Advice, Many Mothers Refrain From Breast-Feeding
A survey found that less than 75 percent of women breast-fed at all, and by one year only about a fifth were still nursing their babies.
Educational historian looks at origins of the culture wars
It did not take long for Binghamton University educational historian Adam Laats to look to the past for answers while teaching high school in Wisconsin.
Free UAB service to help parents advocate for safer playgrounds, gyms
Simple tools developed by researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Human Studies will help parents and teachers identify potential dangers on playgrounds and in gymnasiums...
Morality Controls Physical Endurance, Psychologists Suggest
Moral behavior may increase our capacity for willpower and physical endurance, according to new research from Harvard University. Participants in the new study who did good deeds -- or even...
Court takes up public employees' privacy case
(AP) -- The Supreme Court appears likely to rule against public employees who claimed a local government violated their privacy by reading racy text messages they sent on their...
The Squeeze on the Middle Class
Middle-class families continue to struggle with insurance costs, a recent study confirms.
Under Threat, Women Bond, Men Withdraw
MONTREAL--When we're under immediate stress --say, we are about to give a speech or about to be mugged--we either fight or flee, or so scientists have long preached. But some...
Language dysfunction in children may be due to epileptic brain activity
Epileptic activity in the brain can affect language development in children, and EEG registrations should therefore be carried out more frequently on children with severe language impairment to identify more...
Swaziland poacher murders exposed
A Swazi lawyer wins a prestigious award for her work exposing the extra-judicial killings of suspected poachers.
Recipes for Health: Tacos: Health Food With a Kick
Real tacos, stuffed with healthy fillings, are a far cry from the fast-food concoctions we’ve come to expect.