Poor preschoolers get psychotropic drugs
Doctors have prescribed psychotropic drugs, such as Ritalin, for a surprisingly high number of preschool-aged children who also happen to be on Medicaid.
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Are you not motivated? It could be your genes.
Genes may play more of a role than we once thought when it comes to motivating kids to like school. A 6-country study looked at 1000's of twins.
No plans for new wind farms in Md.
Wind turbines won't be going up in Somerset County. Developers couldn't answer objections from people concerned about a Naval air station.
For some birds, color is a mixed blessing
Natural selection is at work in making the cap on female red-capped plovers dull while that on males of the species has remained brightly colored.
Water, water, everywhere water — even in space
NASA scientists have been looking for water (and life) on other worlds, and they've found evidence of liquid water in some of those distant worlds.
Distance running as a potential mating dance?
In our evolutionary past, females may have used a man's skill as a distance runner to determine the quality of his other male traits, new research finds.
8 die in Md. home; CO poisoning suspected
A family died of carbon monoxide poisoning Monday, which leaves us thinking we need more education about preventing this deadly problem.
Leyden HS students 3D-print prosthetic hands for kids
Students at a Chicago-area HS are 3D-printing prosthetic hands for kids and, in the process, affecting lives positively, including their own.
Anti-bullying video goes viral
Cyberbullying hurts kids in a global, public forum, and can lead to desperate acts. A new Canadian video encourages discussions about cyberbullying.
1 Md. & 2 IL students at White House Science Fair
Among the young scientists who presented their projects & inventions at the White House was a group of 6-year-olds who built a page turner out of Legos.