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A Text Message a Day Keeps the Asthma Attack Away
April 30, 2013 Simply sending children with asthma a text message each day asking about their symptoms and providing knowledge about their condition can lead to improved health ... > full story -
Professional Culture Contributes to Gender Wage Inequality in Engineering
April 30, 2013 Women engineers are underpaid for their contributions to technical activities, due to cultural ideologies in the engineering profession, according to new ... > full story -
Riots Create Irrational Behavior
April 30, 2013 Participants of group riots have, since the end of the 1960s, been viewed as rational individuals driven by a sense of injustice. But in today's world this is misleading, concludes a sociologist. He ... > full story -
Why People Quit and Come Back to Facebook
April 30, 2013 With more than a billion active accounts worldwide, it can be easy to forget that some people don’t use Facebook. A new study suggests that “non-use” of the social networking site ... > full story -
Shedding Light on the Long Shadow of Childhood Adversity
April 30, 2013 Childhood adversity can lead to chronic physical and mental disability in adult life and have an effect on the next generation, underscoring the importance of research, practice and policy in ... > full story -
Researchers Successfully Treat Autism in Infants: Playing Games That Infants Prefer Can Lessen Severity of Symptoms
April 30, 2013 Most infants respond to a game of peek-a-boo with smiles at the very least, and, for those who find the activity particularly entertaining, gales of laughter. For infants with autism spectrum ... > full story -
Economic Downturn Affecting Wellbeing of 'Asset Rich, Cash Poor' Older People
April 30, 2013 The economic downturn is having a marked impact on the wellbeing of ‘asset rich, cash poor’ older people, researchers have ... > full story -
Strong Personalities Are Weak When Faced With Change
April 30, 2013 Management teams with members who have strong personality traits have difficulty adapting to rapid changes in their surroundings, according to new ... > full story -
Smoking Prevention in Schools: Does It Work?
April 29, 2013 Smoking prevention in schools reduces the number of young people who will later become smokers, according to a new systematic review. For young people who have never smoked, these programs appear to ... > full story -
Connection Between Inflammatory Stimulus and Parkinson's Disease Examined
April 29, 2013 The precise cause(s) of Parkinson’s Disease is unknown, but there is consensus that an inflammatory event or episode is involved in the initiation of neurodegeneration. A new study has brought ... > full story
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