Internet use cutting into TV viewing and socializing

The average Internet user in the United States spends three …

Medicine’s Data Gap: Doctors, Too, Ask: Is This Drug Right? (NY Times, free reg. req’d)

Across the country, doctors are struggling to decide which pain …

David Levy, a professor in the University of Washington’s School of Information, believes he may have witnessed the first-ever interruption-by-e-mail. It happened back in the …

What to do if you overdo

There are some tricks to avoid holiday overindulgence

“Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation”

- Ben …

The National Institutes of Health proposed back in September 2004 mandated Open Access for all NIH-funded research. The Science Commons project was …

It’s the end of the year, so it makes sense that we discuss how to make those New Year’s resolutions come true (for a change!). …

Mice whose brains lack a specific protein react differently to stress than other mice, possibly offering a clue into the source of human depression, researchers …

Asia disaster toll near 60,000

Stricken Indian Ocean nations are worked swiftly to bury thousands of bodies as experts warn disease could kill as many …

We all formulate questions based upon the answer we want to hear.

Isn’t that that the truth? You see, there, I formulated a question in such …

Treating Childhood Anxiety Prevents Adult Disorders

Panic disorders, phobias and other childhood anxiety conditions should be treated during childhood so that they won’t be carried …

To Treat Autism, Parents Take a Leap of Faith (NY Times, free reg. req’d))

The most recent analysis of treatment research, financed by the National …

Exploding the Self-Esteem Myth

Boosting people’s sense of self-worth has become a national preoccupation. Yet surprisingly, research shows that such efforts are of little value …