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> Paraplegics walk in their dreams

In the land of dreams, the shackles of disability are cast asunder. That's the revelation from a new dream diary study featuring 15 paraplegics, 5 of ...

> Heading a football and brain damage: Is there really a problem?

In recent years there have been claims that repeatedly heading a football can cause cumulative damage to the brain that eventually manifests in neurop...

> Casualty calls in the psychologists

The National Health Service has been consulting psychologists in an attempt to find inexpensive ways of reducing the likelihood that patients will los...

> Why online dating will never take over

People often change their romantic preferences once they meet a prospective partner in person, new research has found....

> Clever children more likely to take drugs

Bright children who perform well in IQ tests may be more likely to indulge in illegal drug use later in life....

> Women fear breast cancer check-ups

A range of emotions are playing a part in preventing women from going for a breast screening, new findings have shown....

> Are children's morals turning green?

Young children in northeastern USA see harms against the environment as morally worse than bad manners....

> Young volunteers unlikely to use drugs

Young people who choose to volunteer are less likely to abuse substances, new research has suggested....

> Interviewers put off by facial disfigurement

Employers are more likely to rate job candidates with facial disfigurements poorly in an interview scenario, new research has suggested....