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April 22, 2009

Dairy farmers know that happy cows just keep on giving.

February 18, 2009

While concussions can be insidiously dangerous for high school football players, young athletes are sometimes hardheaded about their safety. A group in Boston pushes for widespread education on the issue.

February 6, 2009

Eric Kandel has a gulping, throaty laugh, the rare kind that sounds like a goose might if it could honk as it inhales. It’s contagious, not just because the sound […]

February 5, 2009

Elizabeth Shirtcliff doesn’t want anyone to forget about the children of Katrina. The University of New Orleans psychologist warns that kids who have been through a traumatic event, like Hurricane […]

January 30, 2009

Overbidding out of fear can lead to a fast trip to the poorhouse.

January 12, 2009

“Can rainfall trigger autism?” asked a headline on the Seattle Post-Intelligencer website. MSNBC’s online title answered, “Autism linked with rainfall in study,” while The Palm Beach Post of West Palm […]

December 17, 2008

Researchers use lab rats to examine the role of choice in drug-seeking behavior.

December 11, 2008

Transorbital lobotomy. A sort of clinical-sounding affair that amounted to nothing more than the insertion of a couple of ice picks into a hapless patient’s brain by way of the […]

December 8, 2008

Asks Kim from Cincinnati, Ohio

December 5, 2008

The Wii gaming system goes beyond playtime as a rehab tool for all ages.

November 21, 2008

The right kind of Web support could help patients with eating disorders.

October 15, 2008

A review of Daniel Gardner's book about the fears that shouldn't consume us.

September 17, 2008

Earlier diagnosis and treatment to keep the debilitating disease at bay will help families and victims prepare for the inevitable.

August 29, 2008

The choices made by fruit fly larvae may provide basic understanding of how animals make decisions.

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