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Healthcare professionals failing to tell patients they are not fit to drive, UK study finds
Many healthcare professionals are failing to advise people with medical conditions that could affect their ability to drive whether they should get behind the wheel, according to research from the...
Scientists Find a Shared Gene in Dogs With Compulsive Behavior
A key to understanding obsessive behavior in people may lie in some dogs.
Study reveals wanted objects are seen as closer
We assume that we see things as they really are. But according to a new report in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, if we really...
HPV found in 56% of new couples: study
More than half of young adults in new relationships were infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, researchers in Montreal have found.
China: act on scientific fraud
China called on to ensure researchers’ scientific integrity after UK-based journal is forced to retract dozens of Chinese papers with falsified data
Text Msg Donations for Haiti Set Records
Cell Phone Users Give $5 Million to Red Cross Via Cell Phone Appeal Alone
How Cultural Values Shape The Debate Over HPV Vaccination
People's tendency to match their risk perceptions about policy issues with their cultural values may explain the intense disagreement over proposals to vaccinate young girls against human-papillomavirus (HPV), according to...
Study finds consumer behavior and lifestyle traits influence foreclosure rates (w/ Video)
A homeowner's station in life and personal spending beliefs and habits are important indicators of the borrower's potential for home-mortgage default, say researchers in the University of Alabama at Birmingham...
Self-Control (Or Lack Thereof) Might Be Contagious
In a just-published series of studies involving hundreds of volunteers, University of Georgia and Duke University psychologists say that watching or even thinking about someone with good self-control makes others...
You can't always catch up from sleep loss
BOSTON, Jan. 14 (UPI) -- A good night's sleep cannot make up for chronic sleep deprivation, which has a snowball effect hurting a person's ability to stay alert, Boston...
Conformists at more risk of eating disorders: study
(PhysOrg.com) -- Young women who conform to the expectations of others and follow the crowd are more likely than non-conformists to have a negative image of their bodies and signs...
Parkinson's patients who are pathological gamblers also display abnormal social behavior
People with Parkinson's Disease are more likely to display abnormal social behaviour and make poor decisions in ambiguous circumstances if they are pathological gamblers, according to research in the...
BBC joins international protests against Iranian TV interference
Corporation supports formal complaint after signal jamming and removal of Persian service from satelliteIran is facing mounting international protests about its jamming of the BBC's Persian TV service (PTV) after the channel –...
Which is better, brains or brawn? | Ask Carole, Evolutionary Agony Aunt
The Guardian's Evolutionary Agony Aunt Carole Jahme shines the cold light of evolutionary psychology on readers' problemsWeedy but brainyFrom Miss Wallace, no age givenDear Carole, Here's an interesting quandary. I have an on-off...
Study: 1 in 4 female teens involved in violence
(AP) -- About one in four female teens is involved in some sort of violent behavior at school or at work, according to a government report.
Fitness: When the Gym Isn’t Enough
Young men love supplements, but is there any muscle behind them?
Morphine May Help Traumatic Stress
Findings on combat casualties in Iraq could have implications for a wider variety of traumas, like those resulting from rape or muggings.
UGA professor studies link between stress, drug use vulnerability in African Americans
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Georgia counseling psychology professor Ezemenari M. Obasi believes that the interaction of the environment and one`s genetic makeup can increase drug use vulnerability in rural African...
Why Haiti keeps getting hammered by disasters
(AP) -- When it comes to natural disasters, Haiti seems to have a bull's-eye on it. That's because of a killer combination of geography, poverty, social problems, slipshod building standards...
China stakes claim as global center for scientific research
Contrary to popular belief, China is doing much more than exporting clothing, toys, electronics, and other popular consumer goods. The country is on a scientific roll, to the point where...
Reasons explored for making child repeat first grade
Reasons for requiring a child to repeat the first grade may go far beyond the basic "three R's," reveals a study by two Texas A&M University education psychologists. They say...
The Medical Minute: Don't be SAD over winter blues
Sunlight and seasonal changes have a great impact on human behavior. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a form of depression -- sometimes called the winter blues -- that follows a...
Happy or unhappy, the customer is always right
(PhysOrg.com) -- Understanding their dissatisfied customers and acting on the knowledge will help companies save money and reshape the way they conduct business, according to research by Heidi Kevoe Feldman,...
Migraine and depression may share genetic component
New research shows that migraine and depression may share a strong genetic component. The research is published in the January 13, 2010, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of...
Avoiding Cyber Charity Scams
Many Have Flocked to the Web to Find Outlets for Haiti Donations. But What's Reputable and What's Not?
UCSF study finds African-Americans bear disproportionate burden of smoking costs in California
African Americans comprise six percent of the California adult population, yet they account for over eight percent of the state's smoking-attributable health care expenditures and 13 percent of...
Calls for Haiti donations spread thru social Web
(AP) -- Calls for donations spread through social media sites Facebook and Twitter on Wednesday as users asked their friends and strangers to help the victims of Haiti's earthquake.
Scent of a woman: Men's testosterone responses to olfactory ovulation cues
Women around the world spend billions of dollars each year on exotic smelling perfumes and lotions in the hopes of attracting a mate. However, according to a new study in...