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. A 16-year-old might be quite capable of making an informed decision about whether to end a pregnancy - a decision likely to be made after due consideration and consultation with an adult - but this same adolescent may not possess the maturity to be held to adult levels of responsibility if she commits a violent crime, according to new research into adolescent psychological development. http://www.physorg.com/news174143664.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:50:01 EST news174143664 Racial segregation of schools, and thereby segregated neighborhoods, appears to be a leading source of academic achievement disparities between young black and white children, according to research by sociologist Dennis J. Condron of Emory University. http://www.physorg.com/news173609645.html Other Sciences Thu, 01 Oct 2009 09:54:34 EST news173609645 (PhysOrg.com) -- When it comes to writing the pen apparently is mightier than the computer keyboard. Second, fourth and sixth grade children with and without handwriting disabilities were able to write more and faster when using a pen than a keyboard to compose essays, according to new research. http://www.physorg.com/news172342232.html Other Sciences Wed, 16 Sep 2009 17:54:46 EST news172342232 If your French Immersion student is scratching their tête over not being able to think of the English word for sifflet or the French word for keyboard, a University of Alberta researcher has a sage piece of advice. Relax, it's completely normal. http://www.physorg.com/news172326391.html Medicine & Health Wed, 16 Sep 2009 13:40:02 EST news172326391 Walk into almost any household that includes teenage boys and you'll find one or more video game consoles. Walk into that household past 10PM and you`re likely to find one or more teenage boys playing those video games. Walk into the parents` bedroom, wake them up and then ask them what they think of their sons playing video games, and most likely they'll tell you it`s a waste of time - before they kick you out of their house. But is it truly a waste of time? http://www.physorg.com/news171724441.html Other Sciences Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:40:07 EST news171724441 Brain imaging shows playing Tetris leads to a thicker cortex and may also increase brain efficiency, according to research published in the open access journal BMC Research Notes. A research team based in New Mexico is one of the first to investigate the effects of practice in the brain using two image techniques. http://www.physorg.com/news171008209.html Medicine & Health Tue, 01 Sep 2009 07:17:19 EST news171008209 Young drivers cause accidents mainly through carelessness, distraction and inexperience. Older drivers face a challenge: brains that work at slower processing speeds -- a critical disadvantage when navigating the unpredictable traffic world. http://www.physorg.com/news170082893.html Medicine & Health Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:40:03 EST news170082893 Nearly half of US employers research the online profiles of job candidates on social networks such as Facebook, MySpace or LinkedIn, according to a new survey. http://www.physorg.com/news170011734.html Technology Thu, 20 Aug 2009 22:30:01 EST news170011734 Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may also have problems with language, memory, learning and other cognitive skills, according to a study published in the August 12, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news169316424.html Medicine & Health Wed, 12 Aug 2009 17:30:06 EST news169316424 Nine-year-olds can and should learn CPR. A study of 147 schoolchildren, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Critical Care, has shown that, although the smallest may lack the requisite strength, the knowledge of how to perform basic life support is well retained by young children. http://www.physorg.com/news168245992.html Medicine & Health Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:00:28 EST news168245992 Around one in five young people in the U.S. have a current mental, emotional, or behavioral disorder. About half of all adults with mental disorders recalled that their disorders began by their mid-teens and three-quarters by their mid-20s. Early onset of mental health problems have been associated with poor outcomes such as failure to complete high school, increased risk for psychiatric and substance problems, and teen pregnancy. http://www.physorg.com/news168098437.html Medicine & Health Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:04:36 EST news168098437 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at UC Riverside and Texas State University find that patients are more likely to follow treatment regimens when doctors are better communicators. http://www.physorg.com/news167658171.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:00:01 EST news167658171 (PhysOrg.com) -- You never forget how to ride a bicycle - and now a University of Aberdeen led team of neuroscientists has discovered why. http://www.physorg.com/news167053363.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Jul 2009 12:43:10 EST news167053363 Advances in neonatal care enable two-thirds of premature babies born with respiratory problems to be ready for school at an appropriate age, but those living in poverty are far less likely to be ready on time than their better-off peers, researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center report in the July issue of the journal Pediatrics. http://www.physorg.com/news167050156.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:49:55 EST news167050156 Why are some people smarter than others? In a new article in Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, Eduardo Mercado III from the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, describes how certain aspects of brain structure and function help determine how easily we learn new things, and how learning capacity contributes to individual differences in intelligence. http://www.physorg.com/news167048137.html Medicine & Health Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:15:58 EST news167048137 Ask middle-school students if they are popular or make friends easily, they likely will depend on social comparisons with their peers for an answer. Such reliance on the perceived opinions of others, or reflected self-appraisals, has long been assumed, but new evidence supporting this claim has now been found in the teen brain. http://www.physorg.com/news166866792.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:10:01 EST news166866792 Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of "brain rust," or small areas of brain damage, according to a study published in the July 14, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news166721895.html Medicine & Health Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:38:33 EST news166721895 People who have superior language skills early in life may be less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease decades later, despite having the hallmark signs of the disease, according to research published in the July 9, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news166290689.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:40:02 EST news166290689 Individuals with higher mid-life Body Mass Index (BMI) in the 1960s have been found to have lower memory and thinking skills and a sharper decline in these abilities in old age, compared to those with lower BMI in mid-life. http://www.physorg.com/news166089672.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Jul 2009 09:01:52 EST news166089672 A current trend in secondary science education is for students to learn by discovering for themselves how things work. Computer modelling is a teaching method that fits in nicely with this trend and also with new learning objectives such as scientific literacy, enquiry-based learning and active involvement. Dutch researcher Sylvia van Borkulo has demonstrated that computer modelling is particularly useful for learning complex structures but less effective for learning simple facts. http://www.physorg.com/news165738846.html Other Sciences Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:34:30 EST news165738846 "What brings you in to see me today?" http://www.physorg.com/news164989712.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:40:01 EST news164989712 Not everyone declines in cognitive function with age. Elderly people who exercise at least once a week, have at least a high school education and a ninth grade literacy level, are not smokers and are more socially active are more likely to maintain their cognitive skills through their 70s and 80s, according to research published in the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news163697563.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:33:35 EST news163697563 Talk turned serious -- painfully so, at times -- during the two hours of group discussion. http://www.physorg.com/news161615033.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 14:06:22 EST news161615033 Pathfinders, a program designed to care for the whole person -- body, mind and spirit -- has been found to help women with terminal cancer cope and improved their quality of life, according to a study led by researchers in the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center. http://www.physorg.com/news161609867.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 12:38:18 EST news161609867 Young children learn how to speak and understand language from the words parents speak at home and teachers speak in preschool. A new longitudinal study has found that their preschool classmates also play a part. http://www.physorg.com/news161606874.html Medicine & Health Fri, 15 May 2009 11:48:18 EST news161606874 Neandertals, the 'stupid' cousins of modern humans were capable of capturing the most impressive animals. This indicates that Neandertals were anything but dim. Dutch researcher Gerrit Dusseldorp analysed their daily forays for food to gain insights into the complex behaviour of the Neandertal. His analysis revealed that the hunting was very knowledge intensive. http://www.physorg.com/news161536699.html Other Sciences Thu, 14 May 2009 16:18:40 EST news161536699 A new tool can help predict whether people age 65 and older have a high risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. Research on the tool is published in the May 13, 2009, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news161454345.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 May 2009 17:26:11 EST news161454345 Significant and widespread cognitive problems appear to exist in schizophrenia in its earliest phase, making it very hard for people with the disorder to work, study or be social, according to a new study published by the American Psychological Association. http://www.physorg.com/news161443154.html Medicine & Health Wed, 13 May 2009 14:20:16 EST news161443154 Alzheimer's disease patients who develop delirium, a sudden state of severe confusion and disorientation, are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline than Alzheimer's patients who didn't experience delirium, according to research published in the May 5, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. http://www.physorg.com/news160673300.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 May 2009 16:28:54 EST news160673300 Science and engineering are advancing rapidly in part due to ever more powerful computer simulations, yet the most advanced supercomputers require programming skills that all too few U.S. researchers possess. At the same time, affordable computers and committed national programs outside the U.S. are eroding American competitiveness in number of simulation-driven fields. http://www.physorg.com/news160411089.html Technology Fri, 01 May 2009 15:38:32 EST news160411089