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60 percent of Spanish adolescents state they do not take drugs and rarely drink alcohol

Despite the clichés surrounding the habits of adolescents, the results of a study by the University of Seville show that most young people do not fit the risk profile of taking substances. Some 60% of ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brain's connective cells are much more than glue; they also regulate learning and memory

Glia cells, named for the Greek word for "glue," hold the brain's neurons together and protect the cells that determine our thoughts and behaviors, but scientists have long puzzled over their prominence in ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Girls feel more anger, sadness than boys when friends offend

Girls may be sugar and spice, but "everything nice" takes a back seat when friends let them down.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Potential new treatments for a common childhood hearing disorder

Scientists from the Medical Research Council’s Mammalian Genetics Unit have identified a potential new treatment for ‘glue ear’ – a common inflammatory condition in children that can cause temporary, but ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Easily embarrassed? Study finds people will trust you more

If tripping in public or mistaking an overweight woman for a mother-to-be leaves you red-faced, don't feel bad. A new study from the University of California, Berkeley, suggests that people who are easily embarrassed are ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 28, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 15 | with audio podcast

New composite material may restore damaged soft tissue

Biomedical engineers at Johns Hopkins have developed a new liquid material that in early experiments in rats and humans shows promise in restoring damaged soft tissue relatively safely and durably. The material, a composite ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Mirroring' might reflect badly on you

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, but clueless copycatting comes at a cost.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Revolutionary biodegradable pellet targets glue ear infection

A revolutionary biodegradable pellet which slowly releases antibiotics into the middle ear could transform the lives of thousands of children who suffer from glue ear.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Baboons prefer dining with friends

Mealtimes can be a fraught business for the wild baboons of the Namib Desert. There's little food about, which means they have to share. Unsurprisingly, skirmishes often break out.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vocabulary on decline due to fewer books

Young people are reading less and failing to build vocabulary amid a sea of text messaging and cyber chat, says literacy and child development specialist Professor Tom Nicholson.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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