Youth Attempt Suicide Sooner Than Thought

"About one in nine people attempt suicide by the time they graduate from high school, U.S. researchers say."

Behavioral Therapy for Obesity May Help Family Too

"When obese people lose weight with behavioral therapy, their family members may get a bit trimmer as well, a new study suggests."

Past Decade Ties for World's Hottest: UN Agency

"Thirteen of the warmest years recorded have occurred within the last decade and a half, proving that global warming is a reality, the UN's World Meteorological Organisation said on Tuesday."

Poverty Dominates Many School Districts: Census

"Nearly half of all children in America live in school districts with high levels of poverty, according to U.S. Census data released on Tuesday that pointed to financial traps many public schools are caught in."

More Exercise Results in Healthier Eating

"People who exercise also start to eat better and as a result their brain may change, U.S. researchers suggest."

U.S. Teens Hardly Eating Any Produce

"U.S. teenage consumption of fruit and vegetables comes nowhere near the recommended four to five servings per day, health officials say."

Sun Worship Discovery at Stonehenge

"Archeologists say they've discovered evidence of ancient sun worship that ties Britain's Stonehenge site into the surrounding landscape."

Report: Millions of Birds Killed By Power Lines

"Tens of millions of flamingos, storks, pelicans and other migratory birds are being killed across the world when they fly into power lines, according to a new study."

Few Americans With HIV Have Virus Under Control

"Only 28 percent of the 1.2 million Americans living with HIV have the infection under control, increasing the risk that they will spread the disease to others, U.S. health officials said Tuesday."

Fed Lent Banks Nearly $8 Trillion During Crisis, Report Shows

"While the nation's largest banks were publicly reassuring nervous investors of their stability during the height of the financial crisis, they were also quietly approaching the Federal Reserve, hat in hand. The total price tag: $7.77 trillion, many times the amount of the better-known TARP bailout."

Consumers Feeling Rosier About the Economy

"The Consumer Confidence Index shot up to 56.0 in November from 40.9 the previous month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday, the highest reading since July."

Home Prices Fall to 8-Year Lows

"Home prices continued to sink in the third quarter, falling to levels not seen since early 2003."

UN Warns 25 Pct of World Land Highly Degraded

"The United Nations has completed the first-ever global assessment of the state of the planet's land resources, finding in a report Monday that a quarter of all land is highly degraded and warning the trend must be reversed if the world's growing population is to be fed."

For-Profit Certification for Teachers Is Booming

"More than 110 alternative certification programs — including iteachTexas, which Mr. Arrington is completing, and nonprofits like Teach for America — produce 40 percent of all new teachers in Texas, according to an analysis of Texas Education Agency data by Ed Fuller, a Penn State University education professor and former University of Texas researcher."

More Than 1 in 5 Americans are Economically Insecure

"More than one in five Americans saw at least a quarter of their available household income vanish in the Great Recession, yet lacked a sufficient financial cushion, according to a report released Monday."

U.S. Higher Education as a Global Force

"This month saw the launch of the new report from the American Council on Education on the globalization of higher education, 'Strength through Global Leadership and Engagement.'"

Major Engagement

Results of the National Survey on Student Engagement

Many Colleges Use Facebook to Recruit Students, Survey Finds

"Almost 80 percent of respondents said they used the social-networking site as an admissions tool."

One in 12 Teenagers Self Harm, Study Finds

"One in 12 young people, mostly girls, engage in self-harming such as cutting, burning or taking life-threatening risks and around 10 percent of these continue to deliberately harm themselves into young adulthood, a study found Thursday."

Middle-Class Neighborhoods Squeezed Out, Income Gap Rises

"American middle-class neighborhoods are on the decline and the divide between the rich and poor is widening, according to a study on Wednesday."

Aging Brains Use Extra Regions to Shore Up Eroding Abilities

"Though it may lose some abilities, the older brain compensates by bringing alternate circuits to bear, say several reports from the Society for Neuroscience meeting."

Alumni of Liberal-Arts Colleges See Value in Their Degrees

"On Tuesday, the Annapolis Group, which represents 130 private liberal-arts colleges, released the findings of a national survey of college graduates. Alumni of Annapolis Group colleges, the survey found, reported the highest level of satisfaction with their undergraduate experience."

Report: School Counselors Have Come to a ‘Crossroads’

"Today’s school counselors see a 'striking gap' between their ideals and their day-to-day work. . ."

Strangers Can Spot 'Kindness' Gene: Study

"People with a certain gene trait are known to be more kind and caring than people without it, and strangers can quickly tell the difference, according to US research published on Monday."

1 in 5 Adults on Behavioral Meds

"More than 20 percent of American adults took at least one drug for conditions like anxiety and depression in 2010, according to an analysis of prescription data, including more than one in four women."

In Online Dating, Beauty Is in The Profile

"Women are able to spot less-attractive men just by their online profiles without even looking at their pictures, a new study finds."

Study: Android is Half of All Smartphone Sales

"Gartner says Android had more than half of the worldwide smartphone market in the third quarter, up from 25 percent a year ago."

Women More Likely to Have 'Broken Heart Syndrome'

"A nationwide U.S. study finds that females are more likely to suffer 'broken heart syndrome,' when sudden or prolonged stress causes overwhelming heart attack-like symptoms."

Report Calls for Assisted Dying in Canada

"A report commissioned by The Royal Society of Canada calls for the decriminalization of assisted dying in Canada."

Counseling Helps Obese Lose Weight

"About 40 percent of obese patients enrolled in two counselor-enhanced weight-loss programs lost at least 5 percent of their body weight, U.S. researchers found."

Bachelor's Degree Is Still Best Path to Middle-Class Jobs and Earnings, Report Says

"Earning a bachelor's degree is still the best path to middle-class employment and wages in the United States, and while those with only a high-school diploma can achieve the same status, it will become harder for them to find and secure such jobs, says a new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce."

Survey: Most Kids are as Social Media Savvy as Adults by 13

"The survey, conducted by AVG for the fourth installation of its Digital Diaries study, revealed 53 percent of those polled in the U.S. said their kids were already on Facebook and Twitter as early tweens: 11. By the time they're 13, they're old hands at posting status updates, tweeting and uploading pictures for their friends."

Second-Generation Latinas Close Gap with Whites in College Enrollment

"Second-generation Latinas are enrolling in college at the same rate as third-generation non-Hispanic white women, but they are not completing their education at a comparable rate, according to a new study of immigrant-origin young adults released Tuesday by the Migration Policy Institute."

More Foreign Students Studying in USA

"International students and their dependents contributed more than $20 billion to the U.S. economy last year as record numbers of foreigners enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities, reports to be released today show. The numbers of U.S. students earning college credit abroad also is on the rise."

57 Members of Congress Among Wealthy 1%

"Fifty-seven members, or roughly 11%, of Congress can count themselves among the top 1% of wealth, with an estimated net worth of $9 million, according to a USA TODAY analysis of personal financial disclosures compiled by the Center for Responsive Politics."

Chance of 2012 U.S. Recession Tops 50 Percent

"The European debt crisis is raising the odds of a U.S. recession, with economic contraction more likely than not by early 2012, according to research from the San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank."

Smart Thinking Can Be Learned

"Intelligence and smart thinking are not the same; smart thinking is not an innate quality but rather a skill to be cultivated, U.S. researchers say."

Diabetes Forecast to Hit One in 10 Adults by 2030

"One in 10 adults will have diabetes by 2030, posing a huge challenge to healthcare systems around the world, according to a report released on Monday."

Poorer Americans See Sharper Health Declines With Age

"Age-related declines in physical health occur more rapidly among poorer Americans, according to a new study."

Employer Health Insurance Hits New Low: Gallup

"The percentage of Americans who have health insurance through their employer slipped to a new low of 44.5 percent in the third quarter, a drop of over 5 percentage points in three years, according to a poll released on Friday."

Study Finds Few Problems With Fracking

"It's not hydraulic fracturing that poses a threat to groundwater but rather certain aspects of drilling operations, a Texas study concluded."

Teachers Can Help Abused Kids Adjust

"Abused children can return to school and do well academically if teachers can help them control their emotions, focus and stay motivated, U.S. researchers say."

Anti-Social Personalities Join Gangs

"People with extreme anti-social personalities seek out others like themselves and form gangs, British researchers say."

U.S. Voters Find Religious Belief Important in a Leader

"Two-thirds of Americans believe it is important for a presidential candidate to have strong religious beliefs, even if those beliefs are different than their own, a survey released on Tuesday found."

Study Links Religious Services to Optimism

"Regular attendance at religious services is associated with a more optimistic outlook and a lesser inclination to be depressed, compared to those who do not attend services at all, a study concluded on Thursday."

Corporal Punishment Article

"In 1979 . . .Sweden became the first country to ban physical punishment of children. Since then, 30 more countries have passed bans on corporal punishment at home, and even more have banned it in schools, according to the Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children."

What Spurs Students to Stay in College and Learn?

"When freshmen observed certain classroom methods, they were 30 percent more likely to return for their sophomore year, researchers found."

Online-Course Enrollments Grow, but at a Slower Pace

"The Sloan Consortium reports that as substantial as recent growth has been, this year's enrollment rise of 2 percent paled beside last year's reported rate of 21 percent."

Doctors Often Fail to Report Child Abuse, Says Study

"A new study finds that pediatricians and other primary care providers are good at identifying physical injuries in children that might be the result of abuse, but they are not as good at judging when to report those cases to authorities."

Fatherhood Cuts Crime, Drinking, Smoking

"Studies have shown marriage changes men's negative behavior and U.S. researchers say fatherhood can also have an impact on crime, and tobacco and alcohol use."

How Flexible Work Actually Works

"Imagine unlimited paid vacation and sick leave, with no mandated office hours. Chaos, right? Not according to a handful of award-winning employers profiled in a new report on effective workplaces."

Students Pick Easier Majors Despite Less Pay

"College students continue to gravitate toward liberal-arts majors despite better pay prospects for those who study engineering, science and math—disciplines deemed too rigorous for many."

Half Of Young Professionals Value Facebook Access, Smartphone Options Over Salary

"Cisco surveyed 1,400 college students aged 18 to 23, and 1,400 young professionals under the age of 30 across 14 countries. HR and IT managers take note: 'The growing use of the Internet and mobile devices in the workplace is creating a significant impact on job decisions, hiring and work-life balance.'"

Study: Fear a Factor in Stock Decisions

"Investors fearful about their stocks project that fear onto others which then leads them to sell stocks earlier than they might otherwise, U.S. researchers say."

Report: World Online Music Sales up 7 Percent in 2011

"Global online music revenues are expected to rise by about 7 percent this year to $6.3 billion as digital services such as Spotify and iTunes gain momentum, technology research firm Gartner said on Tuesday."

People Rationalize if There's No Alternative

"People who feel they're stuck with something are more likely to be content than people who think there is a way out, U.S. and Canadian researchers say."

Teachers: Many Not Ready for Kindergarten

"Most U.S. kindergarten teachers think most young children are unprepared for school when they enter kindergarten, a survey indicates."

Most Job Openings in 3 Years, Government Report Shows

"U.S. employers advertised more jobs in September than at any other point in the past three years, a hopeful sign that job market is slowly improving."

Cave Painters Were Realists, DNA Study Finds

"Cave painters during the Ice Age were more like da Vinci than Dali, sketching realistic depictions of horses they saw rather than dreaming them up, a study of ancient DNA finds."

Could Old Age Lessen Climate Change? Study Sees Promise

". . . a new study looks at how it could affect climate change, finding that individual carbon dioxide emissions decline in old age as the elderly drive less and buy fewer carbon-intensive goods."

Global Income Inequality: Where the U.S. Ranks

"The U.S. has a higher level of income inequality than Europe, as well as Canada, Australia and South Korea, according to data gathered by the World Bank."

Women, Young Adults More Likely to Ponder Suicide

"A new federal survey estimates that more than 8 million adults in the United States had considered suicide in a year's time and more than two million actually made plans to kill themselves."

Four in 10 Express Negative View of Occupy

"American opinion may be starting to turn against the Occupy protests, with 40 percent of people polled saying they view them unfavorably."

Revised Government Formula Shows New Poverty High: 49.1M

"The ranks of America's poor are greater than previously known, due to rising medical costs and other expenses, new census estimates show."

Survey: Sexual Harassment Common in Grades 7-12

"During the 2010-11 school year, 48% of students in grades 7-12 experienced some form of sexual harassment in person or electronically, according to a national survey being released today by the American Association of University Women."

U.S. Graduates as Compared with the World

"More people are attending college in the United States than ever before. There were 18 million undergraduate students in 2009, and more than 1.6 million Bachelor's degrees were awarded that year. But are college students studying the subjects that will lead to good jobs and keep America competitive in the world economy?"

Dad's Depression May Rub Off on Kids

"According to a new study -- one of the first to examine mental-health patterns in a nationally representative sample of dads and kids -- a child's odds of developing emotional or behavioral problems increase by as much as 70% if the father shows signs of depression."

How Cellphones Shape the Lives of College Students

"The majority of college students today use smartphones -- although three-quarters don't foot their own bills. Not surprisingly, this has changed the classroom dynamic. Some 88% text during class; 40% use their phones for last-minute test prep; and a quarter take their devices out during each class."

College Students Still Vulnerable to Bullying

"Bullying and cyberbullying don't end when students go from high school to college, a new study finds."

Why Science Majors Change Their Minds

"Studies have found that roughly 40 percent of students planning engineering and science majors end up switching to other subjects or failing to get any degree."

Extreme Poverty Spikes in U.S., Study Finds

"The number of people living in neighborhoods of extreme poverty grew substantially, by one third, over the past decade, according to a new report, erasing most of the gains from the 1990’s when concentrated poverty declined."

Thirty Companies Paid No Income Tax 2008-2010: Report

"Thirty large and profitable U.S. corporations paid no income taxes in 2008 through 2010, said a study on Thursday that arrives as Congress faces rising demands for tax reform, but seems unable or unwilling to act."

Teens Don't Know How to Lose Weight Properly

"Teens who try to lose weight may be going about it the wrong way. A study presented by a doctoral student at Temple University found that obese students have great interest in weight loss, but this intent can mean increased smoking and soda drinking."

The Candidate Skills/Qualities Employers Want

"When it comes to the importance of candidate skills/qualities, employers are looking for team players and candidates who have strong verbal communication skills, according to respondents to NACE’s Job Outlook 2012 survey."

Students Push Their Facebook Use Further Into Course Work

"College students are taking social media to a new level, using Web sites like Facebook to communicate with other students about their coursework, according to results of a new survey on student technology use."

Music Makes Wine Taste Better

"The study shows that people who drink wine while listening to music perceive the wine to have the same taste characteristics of the particular artist."

Tablets Finally Overtaking e-Readers, Says Pew Report

"One in every 10 American adults now has an iPad or something like it, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project. But what's more interesting is that in the time period between May 2011 and now, e-reader ownership appears to have declined among adults."

Forbes: Most Powerful People 2011

"What do the president of the United States, the Dalai Lama, a billionaire drug dealer and Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg all have in common? They are all featured on Forbes' annual ranking of the world’s most powerful people."

Independent Reading Doesn't Up Achievement

"Independent reading doesn't improve children's achievement in reading, at least among children age 11 at the end of elementary school, U.S. researchers say."

Food Stamp Use up 62 Percent in Recession

"The percentage of Americans receiving food stamps increased 61.2 percent between 2007, when the recession began, and 2010, U.S. researchers say."

Why Women Score Lower in Tech Aptitude

"Males score better than females on technical aptitude tests because males are more interested than females in technical things, a U.S. researcher says."

Research: Video Games Help With Creativity in Boys and Girls

"That finding, thought to be the first demonstration of a relationship between technology use and creativity, comes from a new study of nearly 500 12-year-olds in Michigan, conducted by researchers at Michigan State University's Children and Technology Project."

Obama is on the Rise Politically

"A new Quinnipiac Poll gives Obama an approval rating of 47% -- not great, to be sure, but better than the 41% he rang up in the same poll last month. Obama's approval rating in the Gallup daily tracking poll is only 43%, but he was below 40% just recently."

Hating Incumbency and Incumbents Too

"According to a poll, only 33 percent of registered voters believe their own lawmaker deserved to be re-elected."

Prominent Scientist and Skeptic Finds He Now Agrees Global Warming is Real

"A prominent physicist and skeptic of global warming spent two years trying to find out if mainstream climate scientists were wrong. In the end, he determined they were right: Temperatures really are rising rapidly."

Study Links Good Mood With Longer Life Span

"Happy people don’t just enjoy life; they’re likely to live longer, too. A new study has found that those in better moods were 35% less likely to die in the next 5 years when taking their life situations into account."

Asia-Based Computers Spread Half World's Spam

"Sophos' latest research reveals that even as the U.S. remains the single worst offender with 11.3 percent, Asian nations now contribute 'more than half of all spam messages now being relayed via the continent' at 50.1 percent."

Half of Hospital Rooms Rife With Drug-Resistant Bug, Study Finds

"Nearly half of hospital rooms of patients infected with drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter baumannii are contaminated with the bacteria, a small new survey shows. Surfaces such as bedrails, drawer handles and touchpads are particularly prone to harboring the germ."

Best-Ever US Student Math Scores — But Still Behind

"New test scores released Tuesday show the nation's fourth- and eighth-graders doing their best ever in math. In reading, eighth-graders had some modest improvements."

Trees Not Adapting Well to Climate Change

"More than half of tree species in eastern U.S. forests aren't adapting to climate change as quickly or consistently as predicted, researchers said."

Study: Infants Can Follow Others' Thoughts

"University of Missouri researchers say babies 10 months old can understand the thought processes of others, offering clues to how people acquire knowledge."

Classroom Background Noise Limits Learning

"Student test scores can suffer negative effects from subtle classroom noise, such as the humming of the air conditioning and heating systems, researcher say."

Discovery May Help Produce Stem Cells

"A new way to rejuvenate old stem cells raises the possibility that patients' own stem cells may one day be rescued and banked, U.S. researchers say."

World Getting More Obese; U.S. No. 1

"Twenty-five percent of Americans are obese, compared with 20 percent of Britons and slightly more than 10 percent of Germans, the index indicated."

Sugary Drink Makers Target Latino Youth, Report Says

"A new study conducted by Yale University suggests that soft drink and other sugary beverage manufacturers target their marketing campaigns to Latino and African-American children and teenagers."

Report: Prescription Drug Deaths Skyrocket

"More people die in America every year from prescription drug abuse than die from heroin and cocaine combined. That stunning finding comes in a new report Tuesday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."

Many U.S. Catholics Have Independent Streak – Survey

"A majority of American Roman Catholics feel strongly about the sacraments and traditional church values such as caring for the poor, but they may not agree with the church teachings on topics such as abortion, same-sex marriage and maintaining a celibate, male clergy, a survey has found."

"Freshman 15" Weight Gain is a Myth: Study

"The idea that college freshmen gain an average of 15 pounds in their first year of school is a myth -- the average is really between 2.4 pounds for women and 3.4 pounds for men, the co-author of a new study said Tuesday."