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Does breastfeeding produce better behavior?
A study of more than 10,000 mother–child pairs found that breastfeeding children for 4 months or more resulted in better parent-reported behavior at age 5 years.
May 29, 2011
Schizophrenia from a computer that acts like a human with schizophrenia
Scientists tweaked a computer to trigger schizophrenia behavior. The computer spat out nonsensical stories and declared it had committed a terrorist bombing.
May 28, 2011
New pyramids discovered by Egyptologists
University of Alabama researchers tell the BBC that they've located 17 new pyramids, plus 1,000 tombs and more than 3,000 ancient Egyptian settlements.
May 26, 2011
Population numbers from the UN by Hania Zlotnik
According to population numbers released by the United Nations in May of 2011, Earth's human population will cross the seven billion mark on October 31 of 2011.
May 26, 2011
Forklift trucks that run on a green charge
The first forklift trucks in Europe that will run on fuel cells and with hydrogen in their tanks are on the way to the market.
May 23, 2011
Charles Darwin HMS Beagle voyage may have damaged his health
Charles Darwin might have picked up a parasite on that trip that left him with the chronic digestive problems which he was known to suffer later in his life.
May 23, 2011
Astrocytes cultivated in lab dish
Previously hard to get, an astrocytes can now be grown in the billions and trillions from a single stem cell, enabling lab studies on neurological conditions.
May 23, 2011
Paraplegic man stands, moves legs
A breakthrough, 30 years in the making, is cause for cautious hope among those with spinal cord injuries. A paraplegic man stands and moves his legs.
May 23, 2011
Is a child’s lack of fear a harbinger of psychopathy?
Study suggests that psychopathy may be related not only to lack of fear but to a general problem in registering threats.
May 23, 2011
Health care for US kids by Godron DeFriese
An April 2011 report by the U.S. Institute of Medicine has found gaps in what we know about the health care services for children in America.
May 23, 2011
