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New study explores social comparison in early childhood

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 30, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

It has been shown (and probably experienced by all of us) that performing worse than our peers on a particular task results in negative self-esteem and poorer subsequent performance on the same task. How people respond when ...


Children born after donor insemination should be told as soon as possible about their conception

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created Jul 07, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

It is better for children conceived by donor insemination to be told of their origins at an early age, according to the first large-scale study of people who are aware of their donor conception. If the children are not told ...





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Google is routing World Bank data to fact seekers

Google routes World Bank data to fact seekers

Technology / Internet

created 9 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Google is adding World Bank figures to Internet results in a bid to make hard facts about countries worldwide easier to find.


Kilo of metal found in Peruvian's stomach: surgeon

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Doctors in northern Peru have removed almost a kilogram of nails, coins and scrap metal from a man's stomach, a surgeon that operated on him said Wednesday.


Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

Iowa State engineers develop 3-D software to give doctors, students a view inside the body

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created 12 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

James Oliver picked up an Xbox game controller, looked up to a video screen and used the device's buttons and joystick to fly through a patient's chest cavity for an up-close look at the bottom of the heart.


UN says hunger stunts some 200 million children

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(AP) -- Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because they don't get enough to eat, according to a new report published by UNICEF Wednesday before a three-day international summit on the problem ...


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New handbook for Google, Droid users

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created 16 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Before buying one of the new Google-powered "Droid" phones from Verizon Wireless, you may want to read the manual. Not the setup directions in the box.


Foreign subtitles improve speech perception

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created 23 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Do you speak English as a second language well, but still have trouble understanding movies with unfamiliar accents, such as Brad Pitt's southern accent in Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds? In a new study, published ...


Sky has launched an iPhone application

New software shows British TV live on iPhone

Technology / Software

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

British broadcaster Sky launched an iPhone application Tuesday which allows viewers to watch live TV on the move and is thought to be the first commercial TV service backed by the broadcaster itself.


TSMC said China's top chip maker will settle a long-running dispute over theft of trade secrets

China chip maker to pay $200 mln to settle TSMC claims

Technology / Business

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) said Tuesday China's top chip maker will pay it 200 million US dollars cash after they settled a long-running dispute over alleged theft of trade secrets.


The Vatican gathered leading scientists to discuss astrobiology

Vatican searches for extra-terrestrial life

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Is there life on other planets? The Vatican has asked that age-old question over the past five days during a "study week" on astrobiology gathering leading scientists from around the world.


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, ...



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