Feb 10th, 2010 · People who intentionally injure their skin often say it helps relieve tension. The behavior is usually not life-threatening, but it has frequently been confused with a suicide attempt. To avoid potentially harmful misdiagnoses and treatments, the new draft of the book of mental disorders categorizes the behavior as a disorder.
Jan 11th, 2010 · Last week, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai took the title for the world's tallest building. Visitors to the observation deck ascended 124 floors in less than a minute, breaking records for speed. Most remarkable, however, was what passengers neither felt or saw: an ultra-high-tech elevator brain able to predict human behavior with eerie precision.
Dec 16th, 2009 · More than half of the nation's unemployed are have turned to friends and family for some form of financial support and another significant portion of job seekers say hard times have caused them to suffer from depression and elevated levels of anxiety. New York Times reporter Michael Luo discusses the recent findings and emotional residue lingering from the recession.
Dec 15th, 2009 · The Food and Drug Administration is investigating more than 300 cases of radiation overdoses from a special type of CT brain scan. The news comes at the same time as a recent study suggesting that some types of CT scans at normal radiation levels may elevate the risk of cancer over the long term.
Dec 15th, 2009 · Photographer Theodore Cross has elevated the sport of birdwatching: he's been traveling the world and photographing waterbirds for nearly 40 years. Now, at the age of eighty-five, he's published his collection in a new book.
Nov 26th, 2009 · Transportation planners are banking on a futuristic network of ecofriendly computer-automated pod cars as the next smart form of mass transit. Several U.S. cities are doing feasibility studies for personal rapid transit systems, and Britain's Heathrow Airport plans to launch its system in the spring.
Nov 17th, 2009 · The 70-29 vote limited debate over the qualifications of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton of Indiana, and assured his elevation to the Chicago-based appeals court. Sixty votes were needed to end the filibuster, but confirmation requires only a simple majority of the 100-member Senate.
Nov 17th, 2009 · The 70-29 vote limited debate over the qualifications of U.S. District Judge David Hamilton of Indiana, and assured his elevation to the Chicago-based appeals court. Sixty votes were needed to end the filibuster, but confirmation requires only a simple majority of the 100-member Senate.