Kids of deployed at risk for violence
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Teens with at least one parent in the military are at elevated risk of engaging in fighting at school, carrying a weapon, and joining a gang, according to a new study that examined deployment’s effects on U.S. families. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Sep 7, 2011 11:25 - 4 Comments
Bilingual brain may start to fade by age 1
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Learning a second language is second nature to babies, but new research finds the ability may begin to fade as early as the first birthday. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 23, 2011 10:34 - 1 Comment
Polar sea ice: Down but not out
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Polar sea ice can recover from even the harshest period of climate-induced melting as long as the planet cools again, according to a new study. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 15, 2011 14:53 - 0 Comments
Abalone plume draws in sperm
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A molecule notorious for making us sleepy at Thanksgiving also makes it easier for red abalone sperm to hit their target. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 10, 2011 16:05 - 2 Comments
Tuned-in parents cut kids’ depression
U. WASHINGTON (US) — When raising children, tailor-made parenting that is in tune with the individual child beats one size fits all. (more…)
Society & Culture - Aug 9, 2011 12:10 - 2 Comments
Kids hard hit by parents’ deployment
U. WASHINGTON (US) — When parents are deployed overseas, the adolescent children left behind can suffer from the invisible wounds of war—impaired well-being and other mental problems. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 18, 2011 11:37 - 2 Comments
Wireless heart pump cuts the cord
U. WASHINGTON (US) — New technology could untether cardiac patients as mechanical heart pumps join the next generation of wireless technology. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jun 21, 2011 11:45 - 4 Comments
Life expectancy in US in a free fall
U. WASHINGTON (US) — More than 80 percent of counties in the United States have life expectancies behind the 10 nations with the best records. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 23, 2011 13:29 - 0 Comments
Parents vital to toddler autism therapy
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Young children show better communication skills after receiving a parent-guided autism treatment than those receiving community-based treatments. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 21, 2011 15:12 - 19 Comments
Girls subtracted from math equation
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Children believe the stereotype that math is for boys, not for girls, and even go as far as identifying themselves that way, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 14, 2011 11:03 - 1 Comment
Book charts same-sex marriage skirmish
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Only five U.S. states and the District of Columbia have approved same-sex marriage but more than half of the states have voted on same-sex issues. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 21, 2011 11:54 - 0 Comments
Committed to a hotter climate
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — If all greenhouse gas emissions stopped today, it’s possible temperatures on Earth would continue to climb. (more…)
Top Stories - Feb 11, 2011 13:53 - 5 Comments
Autonomy sparks on-the-job passion
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — The key to developing passionate and creative employees is giving them autonomy, a new study shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 30, 2011 20:20 - 3 Comments
Hefty price tag for healthy diets
U. WASHINGTON (US) — The price of nutritious food is rising faster than less-healthy options, leading to a dietary disparity between the haves and have-nots, a new study shows. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 21, 2010 9:05 - 2 Comments
Polar bears’ ice not so thin after all
U. WASHINGTON (US) — The fate of polar bear may not be as grim as previously thought. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 20, 2010 14:57 - 1 Comment
Will turbines turn tides into electricity?
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — Two turbines, each 30 feet wide, are being deployed in Puget Sound to test the feasibility of feeding power from ocean tides into an electrical grid. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 23, 2010 9:57 - 0 Comments
Paramedics an easy target for MRSA
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Firefighters and medics may be at higher risk for carrying methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) than the average person. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 22, 2010 16:50 - 1 Comment
Many autistic children can excel
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Many children with autism spectrum disorders have greater academic abilities than previously thought. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 28, 2010 14:04 - 3 Comments
World’s first vertigo-stopping implant
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A patient at the University of Washington Medical Center become the world’s first recipient of a device that quells the disabling vertigo associated with Meniere’s disease. (more…)
