A new study finds that U.S. pediatricians have plenty of room for improvement when it comes to using a screening questionnaire to flag developmental delays in premature children.

How is it possible that you were not planning on going shopping, but that you still end up going and even return home with four new shirts? Apparently you really did want to go shopping but were not consciously aware

Women who get less than the recommended eight hours sleep a night are at higher risk of heart disease and heart-related problems than men with the same sleeping patterns.

Researchers have found that synaptic plasticity, long implicated as a device for "change" in the brain, may also be essential for stability.

Scientists have found that a portion of the brain that handles decision-making also helps decipher different sounds.

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A Proton rocket launched early Wednesday a new spacecraft for US satellite radio company Sirius...

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Less raw and grass roots this time around the second album is polished and well executed!

Like the band's name this is mundane boring and a total anti-climax. Bland AOR from the 1980's!

Medications such as Ritalin and Adderall are the accepted treatment to stem hyperactivity in children with attention deficit-hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and improve their behavior.A recent review of research by University at Buffalo pediatric psychologists suggests that such medication, or the

Clinical trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers around the world.The research is discussed in a review found in the June ...

New research finds that aerobic activity may keep the brain young as scientists discover physically active elderly people showed healthier cerebral blood vessels. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine investigators will publish their findings July

Nearly 15 percent of teens surveyed believe they have a 50/50 chance or less of living to age 35.Teenagers who held this belief were also more likely to engage in risky behaviors."While conventional wisdom says that teens engage in risky

A new study suggests there is much more consensus among men about whom they find attractive than there is among women.The study, by Wake Forest University psychologist Dustin Wood and co-authored by Claudia Brumbaugh of Queens College, appears in the

Stressed-out people sleep better and take sleep medication less often when they learn to let go of intrusive thoughts.The new study from researchers at Duke Integrative Medicine shows participants who took an eight-week mindfulness-based stress reduction course reported less trouble

p;A naturally-occurring brain enzyme helps destroy the mutated protein that is the most common cause of inherited Parkinson's disease, say researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.Their study, using human cells, provides a focus for further research into halting the action

A new survey suggests the benefits of a positive romantic relationship in our lives, and how it can help buffer us against the stress of our jobs.Of the approximately 900 people who took part in the survey, those who felt

A new study suggests that it takes at least a year for former methamphetamine users to regain impulse control.In the report published online by the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, University of California at Davis researchers warn recovering substance abusers,