News tagged with religious
Police look for mom, son who fled to avoid chemo
May 20, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A courtroom clash between medicine and faith took a criminal turn, with police around the country on the lookout Wednesday for a Minnesota mother who fled with her cancer-stricken 13-year-old son ...
Study: High school teachers influence student views of evolution, creationism
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
May 01, 2009 |
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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 ...
Study finds social support key
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 01, 2009 |
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It is not uncommon for prison inmates to experience religious conversions. Now a new University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) study, out in the April issue of the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Cr ...
Sun Dial uses mobile phones to alert Muslims to prayer (w/Video)
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Religious technology may seem like an oxymoron, but as more people obtain mobile phones, iPhones and other devices to help them manage their lives, it's only natural that many of them will be using their gadgets ...
Therapists still offering treatments for homosexuality despite lack of evidence
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 26, 2009 |
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A significant minority of psychiatrists and therapists are still attempting to help lesbian, gay and bisexual clients become heterosexual despite lack of evidence that such treatment is beneficial or even safe, according ...
Link between religious coping and aggressive treatment in terminally ill cancer patients
Mar 17, 2009 |
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In a new study of terminally ill cancer patients, researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute found that those who draw on religion to cope with their illness are more likely to receive intensive, life-prolonging medical ...
Who was Jesus?
Mar 10, 2009 |
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The historical person Jesus of Nazareth - beyond the accounts in the creeds and the Gospels, which are all characterized by religious belief - is the focus of Tobias Hägerland's dissertation from the University of Gothenburg, ...
Researchers find brain differences between believers and non-believers
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Believing in God can help block anxiety and minimize stress, according to new University of Toronto research that shows distinct brain differences between believers and non-believers.
Collective religious rituals, not religious devotion, spur support for suicide attacks
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 18, 2009 |
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In a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, psychologists Jeremy Ginges and Ian Hansen from the New School for Social Research along with psychologist Ara Norenzayan from t ...
Scholars contend Darwin based his theories on humans, not animals
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Feb 15, 2009 |
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Charles Darwin is widely thought to have developed his natural selection theory of evolution after noting differences among finches in the Galapagos Islands.
Biologist discusses sacred nature of sustainability
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Feb 15, 2009 |
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The hot topics of global warming and environmental sustainability are concerns that fit neatly within the precepts of religious naturalism, according to Ursula Goodenough, Ph.D., professor of biology in Arts & Sciences at ...
Surprising find: Medieval China was religious melting pot
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jan 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Though it has gained a reputation for being closed off to the outside world, new research shows China has a long history of multiculturalism that extends back to the dynastic era.
Religion may have evolved because of its ability to help people exercise self-control
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 30, 2008 |
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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. ...
Past religious diversity and intolerance have profound impact on genetics of Iberian people
Dec 04, 2008 |
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New research suggests that relatively recent events had a substantial impact on patterns of genetic diversity in the southwest region of Europe. The study, published by Cell Press on December 4th in the American Journal of ...
Study suggests attending religious services sharply cuts risk of death
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 20, 2008 |
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A study published by researchers at Yeshiva University and its medical school, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, strongly suggests that regular attendance at religious services reduces the risk of death by approximately ...
