For instance, the investment banker who ended up losing millions on a can't-miss start-up or the drunken driver who insisted on driving back home and crashed his car are unlikely to rate themselves as over-confident. Now, Pascal Mamassian, a French

But a new study shows that the message will be really effective only when the audience identifies with its deliverer, someone it respects. The study was prompted by Australia becoming the fattest country on earth -- with four million classified

Using results from two landmark longitudinal studies we were able to make a rare comparison of children born 20 years apart, said Alan Hayes of the Institute of Family Studies here. The new study, released Monday, compared behavioural issues for

Electric stoves that have sealed hotplates with the electric element embedded in them are easier to clean than radiant rings, but you may not be able to tell at a glance when the plate is hot. Ceramic tops, which hold

In the study involving 36 volunteers researchers found that the beneficial effects of hallucinogen were likely to last more than a year. The subjects given psilocybin increased their sense of well-being or life satisfaction. "Most of the volunteers looked back

The team has further engineered the cassava plant so that it can resist the crop's most damaging viral threats and are refining methods to reduce cyanogens, substances that yield poisonous cyanide if they are not properly removed from the food

Previous epidemiological studies have reported a trend of increased rates of caesarean sections with maternal age, which is consistent in different countries. However, the reason for these augmented rates remains unclear. The new study led by Professor Gordon Smith from

According to Dee Rollins, R.D., PhD, dietitian with Baylor Regional Medical Center at Grapevine, energy drink consumers should keep careful track of the amount of caffeine they get in a day because an overdose of it can lead to jitteriness

This new treatment may also help trauma victims avoid the severest injuries and the researchers showed that when brain-injured rats that are injected with a polymer called polyethylene glycol (PEG) soon after their injuries, they recover certain behavioural abilities better

Researchers at the University of Rhode Island have revealed that eating slowly would allow a feeling of fullness to register before you eat too much. For the study thirty healthy women were studied on two test visits to compare slow

In the study, the spray reduced pain by 34 percent in children undergoing intravenous procedures, such as injections and tube insertions (cannulation), compared with a placebo group. According to researchers, the findings from this double blind, randomised controlled trial have

The new study suggests that good hydration is important, but overhydration can be hazardous, even lethal. Dehydration increases the risk of muscle cramps, heat exhaustion, and heat stroke during exercise in warm weather. And even in mild weather, dehydration can

The drug called Lodamin has shown promising results in a study on mice, the researchers say. They believe that the drug may be useful as a preventive therapy for patients at high risk for cancer or as a chronic maintenance

Lead researcher Michael Benedict from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine has revealed that employer-sponsored programs for weight loss are at least partially effective at helping workers. He said that since most employed adults spend nearly one-half of their waking

We did not pull up anybody. We only advise, assess and judge the participants," the judge, Ringoo, told reporters outside the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS) here where the 16-year-old Shinjini is being treated. Ringoo and Kaustub

Although, there have been advances in HIV treatment such as topical microbicides, pre- and post-exposure treatment and male circumcision, HIV infections continue to increase worldwide. Dr. Julio Montaner and colleagues argue that "expanded access to highly active antiretroviral therapy for

Gas produces heat quickest and is easiest to control: when you turn down the flame on the gas jet there is an instant reduction in temperature. Gas ovens are hotter at the top than the bottom, which is preferable when