Science Education & Policy

Is Fibromyalgia A True Medical Condition?

Fibromyalgia is a chronic, widespread pain in muscles and soft tissues accompanied by fatigue that does not manifest any structural damage in an organ. It affects approximately 2% of the US population, is an example of a class of maladies called CSS. These ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 25 2007 - 7:49pm

Biosphere 2: Where Science Lives… Again.

This morning, the University of Arizona’s soft spoken Dean of the College of Science, Joaquin Ruiz, stood outside Biosphere 2, the 3.15-acre miniature world-under-glass just north of Tucson. He announced to a small crowd of well wishers and press that the ...

Article - Jane Poynter - Jun 27 2007 - 12:01am

Study Confirms The Importance Of Sexual Fantasies

Scientists of the Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the University of Granada have studied how some psychological variables such as erotophilia (positive attitude towards sexuality), sexual fantasies and anxiety are relat ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 27 2007 - 5:44pm

New Study Says Juries Got It Wrong 13 Percent Of The Time

Juries across the country make decisions every day on the fate of defendants, ideally leading to prison sentences that fit the crime for the guilty and release for the innocent. Yet a new Northwestern University study shows that juries in criminal cases ma ...

Article - News Staff - Jun 28 2007 - 3:01pm

The Twilight Of Thousand Year Old Arctic Ponds

Research has uncovered alarming evidence that high Arctic ponds, many which have been permanent bodies of water for thousands of years, are completely drying out during the polar summer. These shallow ponds, which dot the Arctic landscape, are important in ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 2 2007 - 4:41pm

The Validity (Or Not) Of Cognitive Tests

How precise are tests used to diagnose learning disability, progressive brain disease or impairment from head injury? Timothy Salthouse, PhD, a noted cognitive psychologist at the University of Virginia, has demonstrated that giving a test only once isn’t ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 1 2007 - 6:27pm

Achieving Solar Space Energy- An Interview With The Space Solar Power Institute's Darel Preble

Recently   we started this feature of interviews with leading scientists and thinkers on the subject of energy. The first interview was with Dennis M. ...

Article - David Houle - Jul 2 2007 - 10:28pm

Violent Video Games Help Kids Manage Stress

A new study by researchers at the Massachusetts General Hospital’s (MGH) Center for Mental Health and Media dispels some myths and uncovers some surprises about young teens and violent video and computer games. The study, published in the July issue of Jou ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 26 2011 - 10:19am

New Science Indicator Measures How 'Distracted' You Are

A scientific indicator of how easily distracted you are has been designed by a UCL (University College London) psychologist. It could be used as another assessment tool during the recruitment process and would have particular benefits in fields where emplo ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 3 2007 - 6:48pm

Why Multiple Sclerosis Affects Blacks And Whites Differently

Differences in immune systems have been found in African Americans with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to Caucasians, possibly offering a clue why African Americans experience more disability with MS than Caucasians, according to a study published in the ...

Article - News Staff - Jul 4 2007 - 1:00pm