Children with Williams syndrome have no social fear and appear open, friendly to all, researchers say TUESDAY, April 13 (HealthDay News) — Children with a rare condition called Williams syndrome appear to lack social fear, and with it, racial prejudice, a new study shows. The finding suggests that social fear may be the root cause of racial stereotyping. French and German researchers examined the behaviors of children with Williams syndrome. These youngsters, who are missing about 26 genes on chromosome 7, are unusually friendly and gregarious because they don’t have the sense of fear...

By Robin Nixon, LiveScience Staff Writer Most popular notions about the male brain are based on studies of men ages 18 to 22 — undergrads subjecting themselves to experiments for beer money or course credit. But a man’s brain varies tremendously over his life span, quickly contradicting the image of the single-minded sex addict that circulates in mainstream consciousness. From his wandering eye to his desire to mate for life, here’s what you need to know about guys’ minds. 10. More emotional Read More…

Bereaved families will be told that organs were removed from their loved ones without consent after a blunder affecting Britain’s donor register. By Patrick Hennessy and Laura Donnelly The records of 800,000 people were affected by an error that meant their wishes about the use of their organs after death were wrongly recorded. An investigation has found that 45 of those for whom wrong records were stored have since died – and in approximately 20 cases organs were taken where consent had not been given. Donors can give permission for any of their organs to be taken, or provide more specific...

Pregnant women in the workplace affect the inclination of female colleagues to try for children, a new study shows. The same is however not true for expectant fathers. If a woman at a workplace becomes pregnant, the chance of other colleagues becoming pregnant within 13 to 24 months increases by 10 percent, according to the study of birth patterns by Uppsala University researchers Lena Hensvik and Peter Nilsson. Read More…

The Santa Fe plaintiff claims to suffer from ‘electromagnetic sensitivities’ set off by cellphones, routers and other electronic devices. By Michael Haederle Arthur Firstenberg, who says he is hypersensitive to certain frequencies of electromagnetic radiation, saw the house at the end of a narrow lane as a refuge from physical and neurological symptoms that have plagued him for three decades. “It’s been difficult because of my electromagnetic sensitivities,” he said. “I had a lot of difficulty finding a house that I could be comfortable in.” Read More…

Find out which female habits drive guys crazy…and not in a good way By Brendan Tapley It’s not easy for a man to tell his wife or girlfriend what she does to irritate him. In my experience, confessions like that tend to lodge themselves deep inside a woman’s subconscious, never to be forgotten…ever. More than that, women tend to focus so much on their so-called “faults” that it can feel excessive to give you more reasons to be critical of yourselves. But in the name of healthy communication, sometimes it’s important for couples to air their grievances. So let’s take a different...

Few automotive engineers believe in so-called “sudden acceleration”. But until recently, there’s been no way to determine what a driver what doing when he (or she) swears that he was pressing the brake pedal with all his strength even as the car accelerated. Now, that’s changed. Federal investigators say the latest highly publicized incident–in which a 2005 Toyota Prius in the New York City suburb of Harrison, NY, accelerated across a street and into a stone wall on March 9–appears to be the fault of the driver. Read More…

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By Andrew Gregory 19/03/2010 Four in 10 women will have slept with a new boyfriend by the third date, and 73% in the first month. While they are not so liberated when it comes to talking about sex, they still think about it an average 192 times a year, a study found. More than 11% sleep with a partner on the first date, and a further 28% do so by the second or third time out, according to a survey of women by healthcare group Bayer. Read More…

Families with twins are more likely to split up with financial distress playing a major role in break-ups, a study has found. By Nick Collins Research revealed that 28 per cent of parents of twins or triplets separated or divorced, compared with 24 per cent of other families. The study, entitled “The Effects of Twins and Multiple Births Families and Their Living Standards”, showed that financial pressures were among the most common reasons given for the breakdown of families. The report, supported by the Twin and Multiple Births Association (TAMBA), found that families with multiple...