Report: Many E-Voting Systems Flawed

The most widely used electronic-voting systems all have flaws that can be addressed relatively easily, but few states and counties have actually implemented recommended security measures, researchers concluded Tuesday.

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NY Study: No Environmental Link to Cancer

A multiyear study of elevated breast cancer rates in several Long Island communities found no environmental factors contributing to the spike, the state Health Department announced Friday.

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Study: Side Air Bags Improve Safety

In a June 19 version of this story, The Associated Press erroneously described a safety feature in the Buick Lucerne and Hyundai Azera. Side-curtain air bags are standard equipment on those models, not optional equipment.

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Correction: Car-Safety-Study Story

In a June 19 story about an insurance industry study of how well large sedans protect passengers in collisions with sport utility vehicles and pickups, The Associated Press erroneously described a safety feature in the Buick Lucerne and Hyundai Azera. Side-curtain air bags are standard equipment on those models, not optional equipment.

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UAF Gets $1M to Study Sea Ice in Arctic

A team of scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks have received more than $1 million in federal grant money to study how sea ice affects the movement of water in the Arctic Ocean.

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U.S. to Review Stun Gun Use After Deaths

With over 180 deaths in recent years among suspects subdued with stun guns, the government is taking a closer look at this law enforcement phenomenon.

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Researchers to Study Monsoon Formation

A team of researchers from Alabama and other states will train an array of instruments skyward in Arizona this summer for an unprecedented study of the genesis of monsoon storms.

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17 Pct. at 2 Schools Practice Self-Abuse

Nearly 1 in 5 students at two Ivy League schools say they have purposely injured themselves by cutting, burning or other methods, a disturbing phenomenon that psychologists say they are hearing about more often.

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Study: Vioxx Risks Started Within Months

Unpublished data from the Merck & Co. study that led the drugmaker to halt sales of Vioxx appear to show the blockbuster painkiller raised the risk of heart attack and stroke within just a few months — not after at least 18 months' use, as Merck has consistently argued.

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Scientists Study Potential Ark. Quake

A 12,000-pound truck lumbering above the New Madrid fault zone in eastern Arkansas is helping geophysicists explore the potential danger of another major earthquake in the United States.

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Doctors Challenge Claims of Vioxx Study

People who took the painkiller Vioxx were at increased risk of heart attack and stroke for at least a year after they stopped taking the drug, several doctors said Friday, challenging claims the drug's maker had made the day before.

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Study: Many Nations Harsher on Immigrants

Defending his House-passed immigration bill that sparked street protest by millions of immigrants, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee issued a report Friday showing that several countries are harsher than the United Stated in their treatment of illegal immigrants and their employers.

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Lawyer: Vioxx Study May Prompt More Suits

An attorney for Vioxx users said on Wednesday said that a new study which suggests the pain killer may cause problems with short-term use may lead to more lawsuits against the pain reliever's maker, Merck & Co.

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Study: Many Want to Work in Retirement

Many people around the globe want to work in retirement, but money isn't necessarily the most important reason, according to a study released Wednesday.

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N.D. Researchers to Study Anorexia Nervosa

The Neuropsychiatric Research Institute here and the University of North Dakota medical school in Grand Forks are leading a $2 million project that will research the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.

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Study: Bay Area Quake Would Be Staggering

If an earthquake like the one that devastated the city in 1906 struck today, the toll would be staggering: tens of thousands of buildings damaged and hundreds of people dead, according to a new study.

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Mice Offer Insight Into New Pain Drugs

St. Louis researchers studying mice said they have found key factors in the body that could lead to making better pain-reducing drugs.

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Study: Praying Won't Affect Heart Patients

Does praying for a sick person's recovery do any good? In the largest scientific test of its kind, heart surgery patients showed no benefit when strangers prayed for their recovery.

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Study: S. Korea Not 'Most-Wired' Country

Because of its high prevalence of broadband access, South Korea is often considered the world's "most-wired" nation. But a new study of international Internet usage offered evidence that people in other countries are even more connected.

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Transplanted Mice Cells Ease Rat Paralysis

Scientists eased the paralysis of rats with spinal cord injury by transplanting cells taken from the brains of adult mice, an encouraging sign for developing a human treatment, researchers reported.

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Diabetes Study at Washington U. Advances

A transplant-free approach to curing Type 1 diabetes using medication has been reaffirmed in tests on mice, according to a Washington University study.

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Researchers Look at Farm Kids, Pesticides

Preliminary results of a study of North Dakota farm children exposed to pesticides show they performed significantly lower than their peers on IQ tests, though their scores still are within a range considered normal.

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Panel: Drug Shouldn't Be Used for ADHD Yet

The narcolepsy drug modafinil should not be approved as a treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children until more is learned about a possible link to a serious skin disease, federal advisers said Thursday.

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Ind. Institute to Study Heart Disease

The head of a newly formed medical research institute announced Tuesday that the group will launch a long-running study of heart disease and other illnesses, tracking patients' lifestyles and over factors over decades.

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Ethanol Producers Encouraged by New Study

Ethanol supporters say they're encouraged by the results of a recent study refuting the notion that it takes more energy to produce ethanol than the corn-based fuel saves.

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More disabled kids live with single women

UNC at Chapel Hill study findings shocking.

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PCs beat TV for the internet generation

In a new study, researchers found that children spend more time in front of a computer than the television. While that in itself is not too surprising, the article goes on to discuss how this new "internet generation" sees life and how they interact with others.

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Study Finds Today’s Kids Are Choosing TV Over Trees

Nature Conservancy-Funded Study Finds Visits Decline; Video Games, Television, and Internet Use May Be the Reason

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Study: Even one drink can be dangerous

UW study finds that one drink can seriously impair.

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Soccer study claims betting on game can beat sex

Soccer fan Henrik Gerdin is a contented man. His team scored a late equalizer, he won a bet and his heart rate officially rose above orgasm level.

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Study proves that no one thinks you’re funny

Collision Detection found a study that says that when someone sends a funny email they think that it’s about twice as funny than what the receiver thinks.

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Discovery Channel :: News - Human :: Serious Study: Immaturity Levels Rising

The adage "like a kid at heart" may be truer than we think, since new research is showing that grown-ups are more immature than ever.

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Young adults with migraines can have higher levels of sexual desire, a study finds.

"A small, pilot study exploring the link between migraines and libido suggests there might be a bit of a reward for all that headache pain. In the June journal Headache, researchers found that young adults with migraines reported higher levels of sexual desire."

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Study: Blacks hear better than other racial groups

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Seed: Sweet Tooth Might Reduce Stress

"A study led by Yvonne Ulrich-Lai, a post-doctoral student, showed that sucrose (aka sugar) decreased levels of anxiety-producing hormones when rats were subjected to physiological or psychological stress."

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America's smartest cities

1. Seattle 2. San Francisco 3. Austin 4. Colorado Springs 5. Minneapolis 6. Charlotte 7. San Diego 8. Washington, DC 9. Portland 10. Albuquerque Probably better described as America's most educated cities, but all the same.... Go Minneapolis! Woo hoo!

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Warming turns bears into cannibals

Polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea may be turning to cannibalism because longer seasons without ice keep them from getting to their natural food, a new study by American and Canadian scientists has found.

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Easy Tax Loophole for College Tuition

I'd like to preface this article by saying that I know very little about taxes. If you're a college student, you (or your parents, if you don't have any income) might be able to cash in for an awesome tax deduction.

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Conflicted Safety Panel Let Vioxx Study Continue

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Wind power proponents puzzled by DOD radar study

Wind power proponents remain puzzled and perturbed by a Defense Department study that now, two decades since wind farms and radar systems first coexisted, is delaying alternative energy projects.

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Disciplinarian parents have fat kids

A new study shows the negative effects of disciplinarian parenting through the concrete example of children's weight problems.

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Study: Verbal child abuse may be as detrimental as sexual abuse

I'm not saying that harsh language isn't bad when directed at a child but.. let's be realistic here: insulting and raping. There is something wrong with someone who doesn't see a distinction in severity.

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Canadians healthier than Americans: study

A new study comparing the health and health-care access of Canadians and Americans suggests that Canadians are in general healthier and have better access to health care than their neighbours to the south.

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Study Finds No Cancer-Marijuana Connection

Pot smokers rejoice! A UCLA study has found that heavy pot smoking does not increase the occurence of lung cancer. The findings "were against our expectations" according to the head researcher.

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Trouble spots threaten perfect storm of global crises - study

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the west's growing confrontation with Iran, and efforts to divest North Korea of its nuclear weapons are all approaching crucial turning points that could combine to create a perfect storm of simultaneous international crises, independent defenc …

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Americans Unable to Take a Vacation from Work

If what you do is who you are, then you're nobody without doing a little work on vacation... at least I'm sure that's what employers would like to say.

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Tech Jobs Take Stress to a Whole New Level

A new study claims that IT jobs are the most stressful in the world. Upon closer examination one might find this hard to believe.

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The Daily Show Effect: Candidate Evaluations, Efficacy, and American Youth

This is the PDFof the recent study cited in the Toronto Star article I seeded earlier.

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Is Jon Stewart helping or hurting? (Helping, definitely.)

Somehow, I don't think Jon Stewart is the cause for cynicism about politics among young people or anyone else.

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CNN.com - Study finds no marijuana-lung cancer link - May 24, 2006

Smoke 'em if you got 'em! Now cancer-free!

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