Benedict Carey The New York Times

The announcement is no small personnel matter for the behavioural sciences.

His talk was going just fine until some members of the audience became noticeably restless. A ripple of impatience passed through the several dozen seated listeners, and a few seemed suddenly annoyed; then two men started to talk to each...

Cornell University researchers have turned to the microblogging site, Twitter, to study moods and has found a pretty consistent pattern.

The nicotine gum and patches that millions of smokers use to help kick their habit have no lasting benefit and may backfire in some cases, according to the most rigorous long-term study to date of so-called nicotine replacement therapy.

The announcement is no small personnel matter for the behavioural sciences.

His talk was going just fine until some members of the audience became noticeably restless. A ripple of impatience passed through the several dozen seated listeners, and a few seemed suddenly annoyed; then two men started to talk to each...

Cornell University researchers have turned to the microblogging site, Twitter, to study moods and has found a pretty consistent pattern.

The nicotine gum and patches that millions of smokers use to help kick their habit have no lasting benefit and may backfire in some cases, according to the most rigorous long-term study to date of so-called nicotine replacement therapy.