Stories by Jordan Lite
Hesitant Speech Helps Kids, Um, Learn
Filled pauses direct toddlers' attention to new words
Money over Matter: Can Cash Incentives Keep People Healthy?
Losing weight or quitting smoking might just be a small bonus away
Less Sleep Linked to Blues in Teens
Earlier bedtimes set by parents protect against depression
How Can You Control Your Dreams?
The ability to manipulate our dream worlds goes beyond the science fiction plot of the movie Inception. A dream expert from Harvard University explains how it works
Kids' Smiles Predict Their Future Marriage Success
Childhood photos reveal happiness levels later in married life
News Scan Briefs: Hand Transplant Recipients Switch Handedness
Also: ending nerve damage from needles, "caveman" connection to humans, electromagnetic chatter, and laser beams that curve
NIH issues new stem cell research guidelines
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today released draft guidelines that permit federal funding for research on stem cells from human embryos set to be discarded by fertility clinics.
Diabetics insulin-free after stem-cell transplants
Patients recently diagnosed with type 1diabetes who received transplants of their own immune stem cells were able to go without insulin injections for nearly five years after the procedure, scientists report today.