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Medical Journalists Need Improved Conflict-of-interest Standards, Say Researchers
Researchers call for greater
scrutiny of the relationship
between medical journalists
and the health care
industries they cover. ... > full story
Bullies May Enjoy Seeing Others In Pain
Unusually aggressive youth
may actually enjoy
inflicting pain on others,
research using brain scans
shows. Scans of the
aggressive youth's brains
showed that an area that is
... > full story
Violent Video Game Feed Aggression In Kids In Japan And U.S.
It's not just American kids
who become more aggressive
by playing violent video
games. A new study showed
effects of violent video
games on aggression over a
... > full story
Media Coverage Affects How People Perceive Threat Of Disease
Popular media coverage of
infectious diseases greatly
influences how people
perceive those diseases,
making them seem more
dangerous, according to a
... > full story
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Archeology Of Homelessness
November 26, 2008 — No matter what you see in the movies, archaeology isn't really about finding ancient temples or golden idols. It's about the day-to-day "stuff" -- the material culture—of people's lives. It ... > full story -
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Misleading Media Coverage Of Medicine
November 26, 2008 — Media coverage of clinical trials does not contain the elements readers require to make informed decisions. A comparison of the coverage received by pharmaceutical and herbal remedy trials, reported ... > full story -
Media Violence Cited As 'Critical Risk Factor' For Aggression
November 20, 2008 — You are what you watch, when it comes to violence in the media and its influence on violent behavior in young people, and an article provides new evidence that violent media does indeed impact ... > full story -
Corporate Culture Is Most Important Factor In Driving Innovation
November 18, 2008 — Corporate culture is, above all, the most important factor in driving innovation. Firm level factors are more important than anything else -- even location -- in predicting radical ... > full story -
'Cascading Effect' Of Childhood Experiences May Explain Serious Teen Violence
November 17, 2008 — Adverse experiences early in life can lead to minor childhood behavior problems, which can grow into serious acts of teen violence, according to new research. Children who had social and academic ... > full story -
Digital Piracy Management
November 17, 2008 — A new approach to preventing digital piracy of music and video content that sidesteps the need for the privacy compromise associated with DRM (digital rights management) is reported in the ... > full story -
Dead Famous: 18th Century Obituaries Sparked Modern Cult Of Celebrity, Research Says
November 10, 2008 — Research by the University of Warwick shows how death gave birth to the modern cult of celebrity as the sudden rise in the popularity of obituaries of unusual people in the 1700s provided people with ... > full story -
Greater Alcohol Outlet Density Is Linked To Male-to-female Partner Violence
November 4, 2008 — Alcohol-outlet density is associated with a number of adverse health and social consequences. New research examines the relationship between AOD and intimate partner violence. Findings show that an ... > full story -
Social Media And Presidential Election: Impact Of YouTube, MySpace
November 1, 2008 — What is the impact of media on the political landscape in the US? Researchers are investigating the impact of hugely popular social media's impact on the upcoming presidential ... > full story -
Once Improbable James Bond Villains Now Close To Real Thing, Spy Researcher Says
October 31, 2008 — Researchers say that the once improbable seeming villains in the Bond movies have become close to the real threats face faced by modern security services. One researcher said, "Remarkably, the Bond ... > full story
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