http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- Comcast Corp. is buying control of NBC Universal from GE largely because Comcast wants to own more movies and TV shows. The point is to give it a position of strength if fewer people sign up for its cable TV services and watch more video online. http://www.physorg.com/news179117964.html Technology Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:59:51 EST news179117964 Seventy percent of households always separate their rubbish for recycling, but only 2 percent buy their energy on a green tariff, according to the early findings of a major new annual household survey, called "Understanding Society," funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. http://www.physorg.com/news178182064.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:02:51 EST news178182064 Today the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University's Heller School released a new research and policy brief which reports that four in ten U.S. families lack sufficient assets to pay for essential expenses in the face of unemployment. http://www.physorg.com/news177690342.html Other Sciences Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:27:18 EST news177690342 Like it or not, we're now officially a nation of technology-obsessed, gadget-loving geeks. http://www.physorg.com/news171746920.html Technology Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:30:02 EST news171746920 The advantage that children get from living in two-parent families may actually be due to family stability more than the fact that their parents are married. A new study finds that children who who are born and grow up in stable single-parent homes generally do as well as those in married households in terms of academic abilities and behavior problems. http://www.physorg.com/news170936050.html Other Sciences Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:30:02 EST news170936050 Living in a three-generation household can significantly enhance the economic well-being of children, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Southern California and the University of Massachusetts, Boston. http://www.physorg.com/news168524195.html Other Sciences Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:17:18 EST news168524195 A new multisite study by UCLA and RAND Corp. researchers and colleagues has found that 7 percent of fifth-graders and their families have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives and that the occurrence is even higher -- 11 percent -- for African American children and those from the poorest households. http://www.physorg.com/news167990738.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Jul 2009 09:20:01 EST news167990738 (AP) -- Whether it's around the dinner table or just in front of the TV, U.S. families say they are spending less time together. http://www.physorg.com/news164300420.html Technology Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:00:35 EST news164300420 The New Economic (In)Security of Seniors, issued today by the Institute on Assets and Social Policy (IASP) at Brandeis University finds that Massachusetts seniors face widespread financial insecurity. Almost 7 in 10 senior households in Massachusetts lack sufficient resources for long-term economic security, according to the study. Economic risk is especially pronounced for single senior households -with 82 percent among them facing financial insecurity. http://www.physorg.com/news157368779.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:38:56 EST news157368779 Older Americans have experienced huge, negative financial shifts that now make it more difficult to enter retirement with sustainable economic security, a new study finds. Seventy-eight percent of all senior households are financially vulnerable when it comes to their ability to meet essential expenses and cover projected costs over their lifetimes. http://www.physorg.com/news152374394.html Other Sciences Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:13:39 EST news152374394 A new study in the RAND Journal of Economics examined how quickly households change their electricity use when prices rise and fall rapidly. Results show that when electricity prices increase, the average household rapidly reduces its electricity use. However, when electricity prices then decrease, household energy use returns to previous levels. http://www.physorg.com/news144499878.html Other Sciences Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:51:18 EST news144499878 A mother's stress may contribute to her young children being overweight in low income households with sufficient food, according to a new Iowa State University study published in the September issue of Pediatrics, the professional journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. The study analyzed data collected from 841 children in 425 households in the 1999-2002 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. http://www.physorg.com/news140178669.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:31:09 EST news140178669 More than half of orphaned youth age 12 to 24 who head households in rural Rwanda meet criteria for depression, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news139570651.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:37:31 EST news139570651 (PhysOrg.com) -- Simple overspending has driven most personal bankruptcies in recent years, a change from previous decades when illness and unemployment were major factors, concludes a new study from the University of California, Davis, Graduate School of Management. http://www.physorg.com/news139237438.html Other Sciences Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:03:58 EST news139237438 Rural strategies designed to induce economic growth often emphasize the need to improve access to capital for poor households. However, this approach implicitly assumes that family members pool all their resources and allocate them to their most efficient use. Men and women may differ in their access to credit and may choose not to alleviate their partners' constraints. http://www.physorg.com/news136215514.html Other Sciences Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:38:34 EST news136215514