http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The family meal is often touted and encouraged for its social and health benefits, but a new Cornell University study questions the nature of this association, finding that the perceived benefits may not be as strong or as lasting once a number of factors are controlled for. http://phys.org/news257514193.html Other Sciences Tue, 29 May 2012 12:43:19 EST news257514193 The shadowy online hackers group Anonymous briefly hijacked the French presidential website on Friday in apparent retaliation for the US shutdown of file-sharing site Megaupload. http://phys.org/news246348126.html Technology Sat, 21 Jan 2012 06:02:16 EST news246348126 (PhysOrg.com) -- Adolescent boys are more prone to delinquency if they do not have a father figure in their lives, a University of Melbourne study has found, while adolescent girls seem unaffected by the presence or absence of fathers in their lives. http://phys.org/news241345590.html Other Sciences Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:26:37 EST news241345590 Adolescents who misuse alcohol and drugs are at increased risk of continued misuse well into middle age. They are also at increased risk of experiencing mental health problems, accidents, physical health problems, premature death, financial problems, and suicide attempts. These are the results of a doctoral thesis presented by Yasmina Molero Samuelson at the Center for Psychiatric Research (CPF), Karolinska Institutet. http://phys.org/news216486855.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Feb 2011 15:14:50 EST news216486855 The way people treat their possessions looks like love, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research. http://phys.org/news212240244.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:38:17 EST news212240244 (PhysOrg.com) -- A committed two-adult household with strong religious values may reduce the likelihood that youths will commit acts such as assault, vandalism and theft throughout adolescence and into early adulthood, says a new study from Ball State University. http://phys.org/news165161930.html Other Sciences Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:20:09 EST news165161930 (PhysOrg.com) -- A national study of data collected over 12 years finds that delinquent teens marry earlier than their peers, while substance-abusing teens -- especially girls who abuse marijuana -- marry later than peers, if at all. http://phys.org/news159556514.html Other Sciences Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:16:28 EST news159556514