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Meditation May Boost Mood and Mental Toughness
Pre-deployment mindfulness training boosts working memory in soldiers, decreasing negative emotions and boosting positive ones.
"Love" hormone may help autism symptoms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A hormone thought to encourage bonding between mothers and their babies may foster social behavior in some adults with autism, French researchers said on Monday.
Study sheds light on 'teenage night owl syndrome'
Students are going to sleep later and may be underperforming in class because they're not getting enough bright light in the morning, researchers say. Better school lighting may help. ...
Can mobile phones help people 'EatWell?'
Most people know the rules of healthy eating, but most of us might eat a little healthier if we were reminded. Now a researcher is testing using a mobile phone...
Bilingual babies: The roots of bilingualism in newborns
It may not be obvious, but hearing two languages regularly during pregnancy puts infants on the road to bilingualism by birth. According to new findings in Psychological Science, a journal...
Pets on planes
The preferences of pet owners should not replace the well-being of their fellow passengers, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). Pets can be accommodated comfortably and safely...
Women, more than men, choose true crime over other violent nonfiction
When it comes to violent nonfiction, men are from Mars, the planet of war, but women are from Earth, the planet of serial killings and random murders...
Badly fitting condoms curb sexual pleasure
Badly fitting condoms are not only likely to split and break, but they may also reduce sexual pleasure for both partners, suggests a study published in the journal Sexually Transmitted...
Teaching a foreign language? Best teach in the accent of the listener
Perception of second language speech is easier when it is spoken in the accent of the listener and not in the "original" accent of that language, shows a new study.
Czech doctors leave tool in woman's abdomen
It took five long months for a Czech woman to discover the reason for her pain: doctors had left a medical tool inside her abdomen.
Pinch away the pain
Scorpion venom is notoriously poisonous -- but it might be used as an alternative to dangerous and addictive painkillers like morphine, a Tel Aviv University researcher claims.
Reading to kids a crucial tool in English language development
Poring over the works of Dr. Seuss, the adventures of the Bernstain Bears or exploring the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen with a child has always been a great parent-child...
Spain to support Latin American research
Spain's University of Zaragoza and Aragón government are set to help boost Latin American research.
TV entrepreneurs don't reflect real life, says survey
Does Dragons' Den, Alan Sugar, Richard Branson and the way other celebrity entrepreneurs are depicted by the media show what it's really like to start up and run businesses?
Richard. A. Gephardt Elected to Lead Scripps Research Institute Board of Trustees
The Scripps Research Institute's Board of Trustees today unanimously elected Richard A. Gephardt, president and CEO of Gephardt Government Affairs and a former U.S. Congressman and House Majority and Minority...
Breaking through the glass ceiling in the operating room
While interviewing for postgraduate residency positions soon after giving birth to her third child, Dr. Sharona Ross recalls, she was very hesitant to bring up her infant and two small...
Ecstasy damages complex memory: study
Ecstasy users have more trouble with difficult memory tasks than non-drug takers and cannabis users, according to new Australian research.
Bob Woffinden on low copy number DNA: a challenge to convictions?
The investigative journalist writes for Inside Time on heightened concerns for past casesCriminal convictions obtained using evidence obtained from low copy number DNA could be challenged following a couple of significant court of...
How the MP3 player became a weapon
Aditya Chakrabortty on the platoons' playlists on the Iraq frontlineCJ Grisham and his friends used to love Eminem – especially his song, Go To Sleep. "We'd blare that and we'd all scream the...
Parenting course helps families
European studies have confirmed the strong success of an Aussie parenting program, which helps troubled children and their parents.
Gross saussies save quolls
To discourage quolls from eating poisionous cane toads, a researcher is giving them awful cane toad sausages.
Excise Tax Loses Support Amid White House Push
Labor leaders now say a proposed tax on employer-sponsored plans is not worth the limited health care package they expect to emerge from Congress.
The Common Cold Stirs Fear in Winter Olympians
Olympic athletes, who are barred from taking a number of everyday cold and flu medications, are obsessive about not becoming sick in the first place.
Simple test may help judge concussion in athletes
A simple test of reaction time may help determine whether athletes have sustained a concussion (also known as mild traumatic brain injury) and when they are ready to play again,...
The Future Of Science In The Next Decade? Transdisciplinary Collaboration
I was asked the question, "What can we expect to see from science in the next decade?" My answer comes from the perspective of a social scientist, as I research...
New learning intervention for kindergartners emphasizes parents' role
(PhysOrg.com) -- Penn State researchers have developed an innovative intervention program for families who have kindergarten children at risk for poor school performance. The intervention emphasizes parental involvement in the...
Personal Health: Empathy’s Natural, but Nurturing It Helps
The capacity for empathy seems to be innate, but parents can encourage it in children by teaching them to relate positively to others and by modeling it themselves.
Are Your Kids Overweight? Blame It On Product Placement
It seems that everything except the causes of childhood obesity receive blame for childhood obesity. While common sense and plenty of research indicate that parents and social setting are the...