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Some youth addicted to video games

In a new national study of 1,178 American youths (ages 8-18), Iowa State psychology professor Douglas Gentile reports that nearly one in 10 of the gamers (8.5 percent) are pathological players according to standards established for pathological gambling. His paper was posted April 20 to the Web site of Psychological Science, the journal of the Association for Psychological Science. More.

Video game screen
Addicted. Study shows 1 in 10 youths addicted to video games (April 20, 2009)
Kepler mission
Recycling sights and sounds Recycling is an interactive art form in the College of Design (March 16, 2009)
Kepler mission
Star studies. Astronomer to study stars with data from NASA's Kepler mission (Feb. 6, 2009)
Chimp
Reunited. Anthropologist helps reunite baby chimp with Mom. (Feb. 4, 2009)
Solar house
Sunny home. Students build solar house for interational competition. (Feb. 3, 2009)
Gold Star Hall
Remembering student soldiers. Student soldiers who died in combat duty are memorialized in Gold Star Hall. (Nov. 11, 2008)
Political scientist Dianne Bystrom
On the election. Political scientists Steffen Schmidt and Dianne Bystrom discuss the historic election. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Researchers at work in lab
Biorenewables work. Professor Brent Shanks discusses the work of the new biorenewable chemicals center. (Sept. 5, 2008)
Irradiated lettuce
Irradiating vegetables. Professor Dennis Olson demonstrates irradiation of vegetables to eliminate e. coli. (Aug. 22, 2008)
Michael Stanley
Katrina artist. After losing everything in Katrina, Michael Stanley turns anger into art with a purpose at Iowa State. (Aug. 14, 2008)
Rick Sharp
Speedy suit. Professor Rick Sharp helped design a new Speedo suit worn by many swimmers in Beijing. (Aug. 8, 2008)
Calf at Animal Learning Center
Fair babies. ISU manages a popular state fair spot, where visitors can watch live animal births. (Aug. 7, 2008)
RAGBRAI
Nice ride. Perfect weather and a carillon serenade welcomed thousands of bicyclists to ISU. (July 22, 2008)
ISU solar car
Race ready. ISU solar car team ready for July 22 cross country race. (July 11, 2008)