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Discovering Autism: An industry built on hope

In 1987, Ivar Lovaas, a charismatic UCLA psychology professor, published what remains the most famous study on the treatment of autism.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Psychology researcher finds that power does go to our heads

Power -- defined as the ability to influence others -- makes people think differently. For North Americans, a feeling of power leads to thinking in a focused and analytical way, which may be beneficial when pursuing personal ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (6) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Arginine restores T-cell ability to target cancer

In many cases, tumors suppress a patient's immune system in a way that keeps the cancer safe from immune system attack. This is particularly true for patients with glioblastoma, a primary brain tumor that carries a prognosis ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Harvard Medical School launches major initiative to address crisis in drug development

Taking aim at the alarming slowdown in the development of new and lifesaving drugs, Harvard Medical School is launching an Initiative in Systems Pharmacology, a comprehensive strategy to transform drug discovery by convening ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

UA eyes $30 million Google Lunar X prize

In the second article [first story] about the research of UA space systems engineer Roberto Furfaro, we look at his work with Moon Express, a privately funded lunar transportation company that plans a pinpoin ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

SETI's telescopes to go back online, resuming hunt for alien life

This week the SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) Institute announced that it had raised more than $200,000 from a crowd-sourced fundraising effort that launched earlier this spring. The money, which came from ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (11) | comments 27

Good youth programs help teens learn to think not just logically, but strategically

Teens develop strategic thinking skills in youth activities that they rarely learn in the classroom, says a new University of Illinois study of 11 high-quality urban and rural arts and leadership programs.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Healing the world with laughter, physical therapy

If laughter is the best medicine, Mohamed Mohamed provides a double dose. The 24-year-old, who graduates this May from the College of Physicians and Surgeons with a doctorate in physical therapy, has been raising money for ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sun-driven and Australia-bound

To build a car powered completely by the sun, a team of Berkeley students is burning lots of midnight oil.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created May 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Stimulus funds help wire rural homes for Internet

(AP) -- Up in rural northern Vermont, it took until the 1960s to run power lines to some towns - decades after the rest of America got turned on.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3


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