Behavior

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::	Behavior

Top Stories | February 9

Science & the Public: Vast majority of teens are sleep-deprived
Most adolescents need at least eight hours of zzzzz’s a night, studies show, and ideally should garner at least nine. A new study tells us just how many kids meet their slumber quota: a whopping 7.6 percent.
Stereotypes steer women away from computer science
Surveys, tests of college students shows how surroundings can 'communicate a sense of belonging' or 'exclusion.'
Loneliness is contagious, study suggests
An analysis of social networks finds that people who feel isolated may spread mistrust among others.
On the Scene: A health-care communication revolution
Discussing how physicians and patients can cure their misunderstandings of medical statistics.
Junk food turns rats into addicts
Bacon, cheesecake and Ho Hos elicit addictive behavior in rats similar to the behavior of rats addicted to heroin.

:: More in Behavior

Bacon, cheesecake and Ho Hos elicit addictive behavior in rats similar to the behavior of rats addicted to heroin.

Macaque mothers and infants engage in emotional interactions similar to those of human moms and their babies, a new study suggests.

Subtle gender-linked effects seen in youngsters mirror impacts witnessed earlier in rodents.

Scientists are unveiling how the brain works when hypnotized

Man-made music inspired by tamarin calls seems to alter the primates’ emotions, a new study suggests.

:: Science News
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Science & the Public EPA reviews hints of weed killer's fetal risks
By Janet Raloff Feb 4th 2010

Deleted Scenes Journal retracts flawed study linking MMR vaccine and autism
By Science News Staff Feb 3rd 2010

On the Scene How better weather models can save peanut farmers money
By Science News Staff Jan 19th 2010

Comment Making informed decisions about mammograms
By Lisa Schwartz Jan 29th 2010

Math Trek Teaching a computer to spot a bogus Bruegel
By Julie Rehmeyer Jan 11th 2010

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