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Posted May 3, 2010:

• 'My Kid Wouldn't Do That:' Study Shows Parents' Difficulty With Teen Sexuality
• Young Assault Victims Often Involved in Subsequent Violence
• Return Home from War Not Always Peaceful for Young Vets

Posted April 29, 2010:

• Nearly 4 Million Californians Report Sexual or Physical Violence from a Spouse or Companion
• Animals' 'Right to Privacy' Denied by Wildlife Documentary Makers, Academic Argues

Posted April 28, 2010:

• Tobacco Imagery Still Common in Films Rated Suitable for Kids and Young Teens
• Communities With Active Participants Demonstrate Lower Levels of Crime and Lower Death Rates

Posted April 26, 2010:

• Keeping Kids Away from R-Rated Movies May Prevent Early Drinking

Posted April 23, 2010:

• The Joy Is in the Social Hunt: Facebook Users More Engaged Emotionally When Conducting Specific Searches

Posted April 22, 2010:

• Augmented Reality Brings Movie Magic to City Visits

Posted April 21, 2010:

• Sports Stars Are No Role Models, Say UK Scientists
• Tough Girl or Sidechick? Violent Female Characters in American Films

Posted April 20, 2010:

• Experts Call for Accelerated National Sodium Reduction Initiatives

Posted April 15, 2010:

• Gay Men and Lesbians More Likely to Experience Violent Events and Subsequent PTSD

Posted April 12, 2010:

• Second-Hand Smoke Toxicity in Cars: Myth Into Fact
• Entertainment Needs Drive Innovative Mobile Phone Uses in India

Posted April 1, 2010:

• Study Points out Risks of Nonromantic Sexual Relationships

Posted March 30, 2010:

• Head-Scratching Ad Claims Can Alienate Consumers, Study Finds

Posted March 29, 2010:

• Iraq War Stunts Children’s Growth, Researchers Find

Posted March 26, 2010:

• Religious Beliefs Seen as Basis of Origins of Palaeolithic Art

Posted March 25, 2010:

• Exposure to Fast Food Can Make Us Impatient

Posted March 23, 2010:

• Never-Married Women Face Social Stigma, Researchers Find

Posted March 11, 2010:

• R-Rated Movies Increase Likelihood of Underage Children Trying Alcohol
• Men, Not Ladies, First: We're Still Sexist in Writing

Posted March 9, 2010:

• Male Batterers Consistently Overestimate Rates of Violence Toward Partners, Study Finds

Posted March 2, 2010:

• 'Mean' Girls and Boys: The Downside of Adolescent Relationships

Posted March 1, 2010:

• Teens With More Screen Time Have Lower-Quality Relationships
• Violent Video Game Play Makes More Aggressive Kids, Study Shows

Posted February 22, 2010:

• Are Latino Teens Sexual Risk Takers? It's Complicated, Researcher Says

Posted February 21, 2010:

• Children Don't Trust Each Other When Learning the Rules
• Cultural History Colors Thought About Bioethics, Evolution

Posted February 19, 2010:

• Consumers Don't Want Wallet Phones; Airline, Movie Tickets on Cell Phones More Acceptable

Posted February 12, 2010:

• Male College Students Also Victims of Violence at Girlfriends' Hands

Posted February 10, 2010:

• Spitzer Goes to the Olympics: Art Professor to Show Space Telescope-Inspired Work at Winter Olympics Digital Art Exhibition

Posted February 9, 2010:

• New Study Examines the Impact on Children of Food Product Placements in the Movies
• Childhood Obesity: It's Not the Amount of TV, It's the Number of Junk Food Commercials

Posted February 8, 2010:

• People out and About Make Cities Secure

Posted February 5, 2010:

• Hackers at the Movies
• Moms' Depression in Pregnancy Tied to Antisocial Behavior in Teens

Posted February 3, 2010:

• Violence Is Part of the Job, Say Nurses, as Study Shows Only 1 in 6 Incidents Are Reported

Posted January 29, 2010:

• Reaching for the Stars to Create Music of the Universe

Posted January 28, 2010:

• Scientists and Cast of Thousands Swarm Stage in Europe

Posted January 27, 2010:

• American Opinion Cools on Global Warming

Posted January 26, 2010:

• Toronto's Entertainment District 'Hot-Spot' for Violence-Related Injuries

Posted January 25, 2010:

• Facebook or MySpace, Youths' Use Reflect Face-to-Face Interactions
• Reproductive Coercion Often Is Accompanied by Physical or Sexual Violence, Study Finds

Posted January 22, 2010:

• Making Family Board Games Electronic
• UK: Science in the Media Reasonably Healthy but Somewhat Affected by Wider Crisis in Journalism

Posted January 18, 2010:

• People Born in the 1940s Not the Spenders We Thought They Were

Posted January 13, 2010:

• Might Not Be a Tomorrow: Youth Anticipate Early Death

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