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Despite concerns, few kids are anxious from over-scheduling.
LiveScience asked parents and experts how they cope with the plethora of extracurriculars available for kids.
Close matchups lead to increased traffic fatalities in winning team's home town.
More than half of the Major League Baseball franchises will be using a new analytics system during the 2011 season to keep track of players and make more-informed game-day decisions.
The researchers will measure the amount of abnormal tau protein in Duerson's brain, and will also look at the pattern of the protein's deposits.
With only 40 minutes of walking, three times a week.
The emotional distress fans feel after a loss may be the culprit, researchers say.
When friends were watching, teens were more likely to run a yellow light in a driving game.
NASA recalls darkest moments in spaceflight history.
Rachel Sterne is named as NYC's first chief digital officer
Elderly people with low blood levels of a protein linked to Alzheimer's were more prone to mental decline within nine years.
Miscommunication and Cheating Drive Risky Behaviors in Young Couples
Antibacterial treatment allows host's immune system to attack nematode.
Emerging international research shows there is more than a literal truth to the saying that "you never get a second chance to make a first impression."
Immune system cells may be the link between bacteria and obesity
Changes to the metal's structure give it strength and shatter-resistance
Your next-door neighbor could hack into your protected Wi-Fi network.
A new research study addresses the influence of social contacts from both the perspective of encouraging obesity, and conversely, as a support mechanism to help young adults lose weight.