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Prairie dogs may have the most complex language
(PhysOrg.com) -- Prairie dogs may have a vocal communication system more complex than that of dolphins, whales and non-human primates, according to a new study.
Abstinence-only Interventions: If You're Gonna Do It, Do It Right
To get it on or not get it on, that is the question for adolescents and teens. The Bush administration pushed abstinence-only education as the way to go, and anyone...
Most African-American adults skip sun protection, study suggests
Only about 31 percent of African-American adults engage in at least one form of sun protection behaviour such as wearing a hat, while 63 percent never use sunscreen, according to...
New brain research: Hunger for stimulation driven by dopamine in the brain
Our need for stimulation and dopamine's action upon the brain are connected, which explains why people who constantly crave stimulation are in danger of addictive behavior such as drug abuse...
Why the mirror lies: In people with body dysmorphic disorder, distorted self-image could be result of brain's abnormal processing of visual input
Researchers have determined that the brains of people with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), a psychiatric condition that causes them, wrongly, to believe they appear disfigured and ugly, have abnormalities in...
Lancet retracts 'utterly false' MMR paper
After medical council ruling last week that MMR doctor Andrew Wakefield was dishonest, journal finally quashes paperThe Lancet today finally retracted the paper that sparked a crisis in MMR vaccination across the UK,...
Workshop examines successful integration of imaging biomarkers into clinical trials
A community workshop sponsored by SNM's Clinical Trials Network (CTN) officially kicked off on Feb. 1, in Albuquerque, N.M., and presented participants with a series of educational sessions on the...
Studies Reveal Why Kids Get Bullied and Rejected
To fit in socially, children should learn to identify and properly respond to non-verbal social cues.
Anaesthetic approach stops pain without affecting motor function
One of the holy grails of local anaesthesia is the ability to achieve a long-lasting nerve block that eliminates pain sensation while not affecting motor function. Now, researchers at Children's...
Facebook complicates missing-woman probe: police
Police in Belleville, Ont., are asking people with information regarding the disappearance of a 27-year-old woman to call them instead of posting it to Facebook.
Children of Spanish-speaking moms watch less TV
Young children of Hispanic mothers whose dominant language is Spanish spend less time in front of the TV than children whose mothers speak mostly English, according to research led by...
Ability to navigate may be linked to genes, researcher says
Imagine that you are emerging from the subway and heading for your destination when you realise that you are going in the wrong direction. For a moment, you feel disoriented,...
In pictures: Family matters to hyenas
Hyenas will step in to support their relatives during fights, according to new research.
Rights group: Rights of Tamil suspects violated
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) -- Sri Lanka should end the indefinite detention of some of the 11,000 people held in its custody for suspected links with...
'Peter Pan' apes never seem to learn selfishness
Sharing is a behaviour on which day care workers and kindergarten teachers tend to offer young humans a lot of coaching. But for our ape cousins the bonobos, sharing just...
Memory failing? You may be at higher risk for stroke
People who experience memory loss or a decline in their thinking abilities may be at higher risk of stroke, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with dementia, according to...
Heather airlift to repair a fire-damaged landscape
More than 100 tonnes of heather are being airlifted onto a hill to repair a common decimated by fire in 1976.
Teens who drink with parents may still develop alcohol problems
Parents who try to teach responsible drinking by letting their teenagers have alcohol at home may be well intentioned, but they may also be wrong, according to a new study.
Extra Money for Science in Obama’s Budget
The president’s proposed spending plan would increase money for the Health and Human Services Department and the National Institutes of Health.
Chinese Try Imagining Life Without Google
No More Google? Wired Chinese Shrug Off Search Engine's Possible Exit, Saying Choices Abound
Distance education for parents of children with autism found effective
Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (February 1, 2010) - Through the use of instructional DVDs, parents of children with autism can learn how to teach...
Brain food: why single women eat salad
An academic study dishes up food for thoughtI never knew a rocket leaf could speak. Then Meredith Young came along and now I do – although what it has to say is...
Terry Pratchett | A tribunal of mercy
As I face Alzheimer's, I want to die at a time of my choosing. We need a better way of assisting loved ones who wish the sameAs a pallid and nervous young...
Opinion: Anti-whalers need to win over Japanese public
Greenpeace anti-whaling campaigning has recently been focusing on educating the Japanes public, who are still surprisingly unaware of their government's actions, writes Junichi Sato.
School playground ball ban partially lifted
A winter ban on playing with balls at an Ottawa public school has been partially lifted after two students collected 250 names on a petition.
What's on your mind?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Donald Patterson, director of the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing & Interaction, discusses social media and its future.
Minority stem cell lines needed
ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 1 (UPI) -- University of Michigan researchers say they could improve ethnic diversity in stem cell lines by prioritizing embryos donated by minorities.
Experiment takes aim at genetic learning disorder
(AP) -- A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of...