Pregnancy more likely from single unprotected intercourse than believed. FYI: Nature's ambush: pregnancy more likely from single unprotected intercourse than believed. Doh! The research team studied 68 sexually active women over three months (a total of 171 ovulatory cycles). The women kept diaries of days when intercourse occurred, and collected daily urine specimens. Researchers later used the samples to ... [World of Psychology]0000009:08:07 AMcomment []


School-Based Psychotherapy Helps Depressed Teens. Psychotherapy provided at school-based health clinics is an effective treatment for adolescent depression, new research suggests. [World of Psychology]0000009:07:23 AMcomment []


Vaccine chemical thimerosal can increase the risk of autism-like damage in mice. A new study indicates that postnatal exposure to thimerosal, a mercury preservative commonly used in a number of childhood vaccines, can lead to the development of autism-like damage in autoimmune disease susceptible mice. This animal model, the first to show that the administration of low-dose ethy... [Science Blog - Science News Stories]0000009:02:40 AMcomment []


memory. How brain gives special resonance to emotional memories [Science Blog - Science News Stories]0000008:56:28 AMcomment []


learning. Can Dogs Speak? No, But They Understand, Study Says. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A clever border collie that can fetch at least 200 objects by name may be living proof that dogs truly understand human language, German scientists reported on Thursday. [Reuters: Science]0000008:51:24 AMcomment []