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Teenage birth rates higher in more religious states

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Rates of births to teenage mothers are strongly predicted by conservative religious beliefs, even after controlling for differences in income and rates of abortion. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal ...


Study: High school teachers influence student views of evolution, creationism

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 25

College students' views about evolution and creationism are often shaped by what they learned in their high school biology classes, according to a University of Minnesota study published in the May issue of BioScience, the jo ...


Religion may have evolved because of its ability to help people exercise self-control

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 30, 2008 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (16) | comments 10

Self-control is critical for success in life, and a new study by University of Miami professor of Psychology Michael McCullough finds that religious people have more self-control than do their less religious counterparts. ...


Belief in God, parenthood prompt gay partners to make commitment

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 30, 2008 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Which gay and lesbian couples are more likely to legalize their relationship and hold a commitment ceremony? Those with children and strong religious beliefs, says a new University of Illinois study.





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Study offers tips on taming the boogie monster

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Many parents of preschoolers struggle with their children's fears of real and imaginary creatures. A new study offers some ideas on how they can better manage their children's worries.


Awareness of racism affects how children do socially and academically

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Most children actively notice and think about race. A new study has found that children develop an awareness about racial stereotypes early, and that those biases can be damaging.


Facebook, Wikipedia execs brief Vatican on Web

Technology / Internet

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Executives from Facebook, Wikipedia and Google are attending a Vatican meeting to brief officials and Catholic bishops about the Internet and digital youth culture.


Rice sociologist looks at pediatric physicians' views on religion, spirituality

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pediatricians and pediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear in the current edition ...


New study measures hookah use among Florida teens

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hookah pipe smoking has gained a foothold with Florida teens, according to a new University of Florida study, which shows 11 percent of high school students and 4 percent of middle school students have tried ...


Experts offer strategies for working with immigrant victims of violence

Experts offer strategies for working with immigrant victims of violence (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Last year, the United States provided asylum and resettlement assistance for nearly 80,700 people from other countries, an increase from 71,300 individuals in 2007, according to the U.S. Committee for Refugees ...


Experts: Placebo power behind many natural cures

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two words explain how it works: "I believe." It's the placebo effect - the ability of a dummy pill or a faked treatment to make people feel better, ...


Amyloid beta protein gets bum rap

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

While too much amyloid beta protein in the brain is linked to the development of Alzheimer's disease, not enough of the protein in healthy brains can cause learning problems and forgetfulness, Saint Louis University scientists ...


For young boys with cancer, testicular tissue banking may be option to preserve fertility

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

For parents of children with cancer, the hopeful news is that pediatric survival rates have steadily improved for decades. Among the bad news—treatments that enable survival often cause infertility.


Eco-friendly building techniques don't have to significantly raise construction costs

Technology / Energy

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Home builder Lance Schmidt hears it all the time: Green building costs more. But he and his colleagues are out to prove otherwise.



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