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Kids With Obsessive-compulsive Disorder Bullied More Than Others, Stud
More than one-quarter of the children with OCD who researchers studied reported chronic bullying as a problem, according to University of Florida researchers. The name-slinging could cause symptoms of OCD to worsen. USGS Earthquake Hazards Program
Information about "worldwide earthquake activity, earthquake science, and earthquake hazard reduction."Includes publications, maps, fact sheets, animations of earthquakes, information about current projects, and links to regional centers and seismic networks, both national and international. Report possible earthquakes through "Did You Feel It."Also find a FAQ, which includes a glossary. From the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). Cognitive Scores Vary As Much Within Test Takers As Between Age Groups
How precise are tests used to diagnose learning disability, progressive brain disease or impairment from head injury? Timothy Salthouse, Ph.D., a noted cognitive psychologist at the University of Virginia, has demonstrated that giving a test only once isn't enough to get a clear picture of someone's mental functioning. It appears that repeating tests over a short period may give a more accurate range of scores, improving diagnostic workups. New Potter Is Not a Rotter
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire is pitch-perfect Potter: a well-plotted movie with great action and characters. Movie review by Christopher Null. High Intake Of Dietary Fiber Not Associated With Reduced Risk Of Color
In an analysis combining data from 13 studies, high intake of dietary fiber was not associated with reduced risk of colorectal cancer, according to a study in the December 14 issue of JAMA. Water on Mars: New Evidence
Photographs sent by a NASA orbiter suggests that water may indeed be flowing on Mars. And where there's water, there's at least a chance of life. By the Associated Press. New Finding Bubbles To Surface, Challenging Old View
Chemical engineers have discovered a fundamental flaw in the conventional view of how liquids form bubbles that grow and turn into vapors, which takes place in everything from industrial processes to fizzing champagne. A Good Lie Detector Is Hard To Find: 'Spin' And Fact Omission Leave No
In the not-too-distant future, police may request a warrant to search your brain. This was said only partly in jest by one of the panelists at a Feb. 2 symposium, "Is There Science Underlying Truth Detection?"sponsored by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Jobs Apologizes for Iphone Price Cut, Offers $100 Credit to Early Adop
Oops, sorry about that. If you paid full price, you can get a $100 store credit. European Space Agency's Huygens Probe Set To Detach From Cassini Orbit
The highlights of the first year of the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn can be broken into two chapters: first, the arrival of the Cassini orbiter at Saturn in June, and second, the release of the Huygens probe on Dec. 24, 2004, on a path toward Titan.
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