Science
Borderline Personality Disorder Care Inadequate, According To Psychiatric Nurses
Eighty percent of psychiatric nurses believe people with borderline personality disorder -- a serious mental health illness that affects 1 in 50 adults -- receive inadequate care. Researchers found that more than a quarter of the nurses surveyed had daily contact with patients with BPD, yet only three per cent had received even minimal post-graduate training in BPD. Read more…
Moonlight inspires corals to spawning (AP)
AP - By the light, of the silvery moon, corals get in tune, and soon, it's a spawning delight. While their silvery moon was written about people, songwriters Ray Noble and Snookie Lanson understood the motivation. Now, scientists think they may have found out how reef-building corals manage to coordinate their sex lives in moonlight bay. Read more…
Security, science panel is suggested (AP)
AP - A new commission should be established to help balance the need for scientific openness and security concerns in a world facing terrorism, the National Research Council urged Thursday. Read more…
Program helps protect Alaskan humpbacks (AP)
AP - Visitors to Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve were in for a treat this summer: A record number of humpback whales were sighted either in Glacier Bay or in waters just outside the stunning marine wilderness in southeast Alaska. Read more…
Early seafood, makeup found in S. Africa (AP)
AP - In one of the earliest hints of "modern" living, humans 164,000 years ago put on primitive makeup and hit the seashore for steaming mussels, new archaeological finds show. Read more…
High winds hit states from Fla. to Okla. (AP)
AP - Tornadoes and strong winds tore up buildings in two states Thursday, damaging a shopping mall, a day-care center and a church in Florida and killing two people in rural Missouri. Read more…
45 bird species in Malaysia face extinction: report (AFP)
AFP - Malaysia faces the extinction of 45 bird species in the next five to 10 years if it fails to introduce protected areas and breeding programmes for endangered species, a report said Thursday. Read more…
Oil prices swing close to record levels (AFP)
AFP - World oil prices rebounded close to recent records on Thursday as traders tracked Middle East tensions and the weak US dollar, and warned of crude striking 100 dollars per barrel. Read more…
Drug-resistant Staph Infection Appears More Widespread Than Previously Thought
Infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus appears to be more prevalent than previously believed, affecting certain populations disproportionately and is being found more often outside of health care settings, according to a new study. Read more…
Stretching Out Does Not Prevent Soreness After Exercise
Studies show that stretching before or after exercise has little or no effect on muscle soreness between half a day and three days later. Many people stretch before starting to exercise, and some stretch again at the end of a period of exertion. The aim may be to prevent injury, to promote higher performance, or to limit the chances of feeling stiff in the days after the exercise. Read more…
