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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...
Study to probe mobile health risk
Researchers launch a decades-long study into whether mobile phone use and health problems such as cancer are linked.
How do older people use e-mail?
Researchers in Spain have studied how older people interact and use e-mail in their daily life. The study was carried out in social centers in Barcelona and will be used...
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.
Another chance for 'Peace Pipeline'
TEHRAN, April 21 (UPI) -- Iranian, Pakistani and Indian leaders are scheduled to meet in Tehran next month to discuss extending a planned strategic pipeline from Iran to energy-short...
Inuit preschoolers gaining size: study
Inuit preschoolers in Nunavut are as tall as children in the general U.S. population but they are also heavier, a new study finds.
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.
Ethnic groups show different cardiovascular risk profiles
There are striking differences in the cardiovascular risk profiles of four ethnic groups - white, Chinese, South Asian and black - living in Ontario, Canada, found a new study in...
Bionanotechnology has new face, world-class future at Florida State
Imagine the marriage of hard metals or semiconductors to soft organic or biological products. Picture the strange, wonderful offspring - hybrid materials never conceived by Mother Nature...
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....
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.
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...
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.
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.
US needs new national strategy for era of cyber aggression, new paper concludes
The nominee to head the Pentagon's new CyberCommand testified in front of Congress late last week that employing Cold War strategies to cyberwarfare challenges may not work for the United...
Unrequited love – coping with rejection | Ask Carole, Evolutionary Agony Aunt
Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problems. This week: rejected advancesFrom an anonymous, 23-year-old maleDear Carole, There is a girl in my office who joined about eight months...
What is the memory capacity of the human brain? Is there a physical limit to the amount of information it can store?
What is the memory capacity of the human brain? Is there a physical limit to the amount of information it can store? --J. Hawes, Huntington Beach, Calif.
Broken Promises
What goes on in the brain of the groom who says “I do,” then has an affair? Or the friend who pledges to repay a loan but never does? Breaking...