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Science Learning At Museums, Zoos, Other Informal Settings
Each year, tens of millions of Americans, young and old, choose to learn about science in informal ways by visiting museums and aquariums, attending after-school programs, pursuing personal hobbies and...
Anya Ustaszewski: I don't want to be 'cured' of autism, thanks
I am not a savant or genius.
Workers exposed to lead show more cognitive problems later in life
Both the developing brain and the aging brain can suffer from lead exposure. For older people, a buildup of lead from earlier exposure may be enough to result in greater...
Making The Most Of It: Study Reveals Motivating Factor For Enjoying The Present
It is common knowledge that when something becomes scarce, its value goes up. This concept does not just apply to material goods -- time can be an extremely valuable commodity,...
Pre-natal test may detect autism
LONDON, Jan. 12 (UPI) -- British researchers say high levels of testosterone discovered during pre-natal testing may indicate a risk of autism.
Primate culture is just a stone's throw away from human evolution
For 30 years, scientists have been studying stone-handling behaviour in several troops of Japanese macaques to catch a unique glimpse of primate culture. By watching these monkeys acquire and maintain...
Study: Growth in research comes at a steep price
A study released this month confirms and quantifies what many medical school deans and financial administrators have long understood: Basic science research can be an expensive luxury. The study, which...
Outdoor alcohol advertising and problem drinking among African-American women in NYC
New research conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health indicates that the advertising of alcohol in predominantly African-American neighbourhoods of New York City may add to problem drinking...
Dementia looks different in diabetic brain: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with diabetes who develop dementia have different types of brain changes than others with dementia, a finding that could change the way drug companies think about...
A Whole New Kind of Party Animal
“Stress relievers” that typically come to mind in reference to college life include partying hard, engaging in fraternity shenanigans, and ordering pizza. Add pet ownership to that list. A new...
Link found between lack of sleep and susceptibility to colds
Getting a good night's sleep of at least seven to eight mostly unbroken hours can protect against the common cold, scientists have found.
No health risk for kids from mobile phones: German study
Radiation from mobile phones has no short-term health impact on children and teenagers, a new German government study showed on Monday.
When to call in sick
Determined to get that project done on time, even though your joints have begun to ache and you're feeling a little light-headed? Can't take the chance of staying away from...
Yvonne Roberts: Do-it-yourself creation – will it be any fun?
The birth of the first British baby genetically screened before conception to be free of a breast cancer gene means that the tailor-made chil
Why We Procrastinate And How To Stop
Psychologists wanted to see if there might be a link between how we think about a task and our tendency to postpone it. It turns out, the students who thought...
Victim searches Facebook for attacker in Yellowknife assault
A Yellowknife woman has tapped into the social networking website Facebook to try to identify one of three men she said attacked her and her boyfriend early on New Year's...
Endorsements: How Sports Stars Get Inside Your Head
Researchers try to develop models to explain consumer behavior and our emotional reactions to celebrity endorsers.
GPS child locator lets parents know their whereabouts
Children may not like it but a British technology firm has invented an electronic babysitter -- a wristwatch-like device that lets parents know where their children are at all times.
Virtual sex is coming soon
Virtual sex is coming. While nearby porn stars autographed action photos and flashed their assets for camera-clutching fans at the annual Adult Entertainment Expo, Brett Drysdale discretely demonstrated "the newest...
Charlotte Moore, a mother of autistic children, on new test
Charlotte Moore, a mother of autistic children, on new test that could lead to pre-natal screening
Jonathan Romain: There's nothing immoral about becoming partners with God in the work of creation
The question: Should we allow research using human-animal hybrid embryos?To answer this question I can provide a
Why Men Rank Higher than Women at Chess (It's Not Biological)
(PhysOrg.com) -- In the recorded history of chess, world champions have always been male, not female. Further, there is currently only one woman in the top 100 chess players in...
Designer Babies: Ethical? Inevitable?
Some fear the worst if laws are not crafted to corral the burgeoning field of reprogenetics.
Digital Domain: You’ve Been Talking (or Pressing ‘Send’) in Your Sleep
An article in the journal Sleep Medicine shows that we can send e-mail even when we seem to be sound asleep.
News Analysis: A Governor With No Money Seeks to Improve the People’s Health
Gov. David A. Paterson has turned the familiar call for political change into an appeal for healthful living as he promotes a number of anti-obesity measures.
TV star hails Alzheimer's 'heroic' carers
Almost half of those who care for people with Alzheimer's receive no help from social services, have
"My genome, my self"
One of the perks of being a psychologist is access to tools that allow you to carry out the injunction to know thyself. I have been tested for vocational interest (closest match: psychologist),...
Texas to reconsider $6M steriod testing in schools
(AP) -- By the tens of thousands, Texas student-athletes have been pulled out of class to urinate in a cup for the nation's largest high school steroids testing program.