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Study Reveals Why Married Men Exhibit Better Behavior

The answer, according to a new study led by a Michigan State University behavior geneticist, appears to be both.In the December issue of the Archives of…

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Diverse Play Boosts Word Learning in Toddlers

Published this month in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, the research showed that 18-month-olds who played with a…

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UCLA Study Questions Genetic Testing for Newborns

“Although newborn screening undoubtedly saves lives, some families are thrown on a journey of great uncertainty,” said UCLA sociology professor Stefan…

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Influenza Viruses Show Rising Drug Resistance and Spread Risks

Two new studies raise public health concerns about increasing antiviral resistance among certain influenza viruses, their ability to spread, and a lack of…

Earth Sciences

Carbon Fluxes in the Oceans – Size matters

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.) in Cambridge,…

Event News

Global Conference Explores Environmental Activism Today

An international conference in New Delhi (India) on 9 and 10 December 2010 will be addressing the issues posed by the increasing activities undertaken all over…

Studies and Analyses

Social Stress Linked to Atherosclerosis: Key Findings from Gothenburg

This is the conclusion of a thesis presented at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.Several large studies have clearly shown that there is a correlation…

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Exploring CSR’s Impact on Profitability: Insights from Research

The meaning of CSR is very broad, and there is still no consensus on how it should be defined, according to research at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now a familiar concept and everyday fare for most companies and organisations, not least investment analysts. But the meaning of CSR is very broad, and there is still no consensus on how it should be defined, which is problematic when measuring CSR and the effects of CSR activities….

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Women Face Higher Rates of Stress and Neck Pain: Study Insights

“There is an ongoing debate amongst researchers as to why muscle and joint pain, such as neck pain, are so common, and why this seems to be more prevalent…

Life & Chemistry

New clue in leukemia mystery: Researchers identify 'poison' employed by deadly enzyme mutations

There is new hope for people with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), a fast-growing cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Research led by Weill Cornell Medical…

Life & Chemistry

Impact of 6 mT SMF on Phagocytosis in Macrophage Differentiation

About one century ago, associated with the wide use of electricity, artificial electric and magnetic fields became a part of our living environment. The use of…

Health & Medicine

VCU Massey Discovery Offers New Hope for Lung Cancer Treatment

The findings, recently published in Journal of Clinical Investigation, provide the first example of a protein factor regulating the expression of the protein…

Life & Chemistry

Juvenile Trout Behavior: How Shy Fish Size Up Their World

Researcher Bart Adriaenssens from the Department of Zoology at the University of Gothenburg has for many years studied the behaviour of juvenile trout from…

Life & Chemistry

Cyanobacteria Toxicity Increases Due to Eutrophication in Baltic Sea

“There are several species of cyanobacteria, or blue-green algae, that can form surface blooms in the Baltic Sea,” explains Malin Mohlin from the University of…

Life & Chemistry

UT Southwestern Identifies Causes of Clotting Disorder

The findings, available online and in a future issue of The Journal of Clinical Investigation, offer new clues into the mechanisms underlying antiphospholipid…

Life & Chemistry

Nicotine Exposure During Pregnancy Affects Offspring’s Learning

Adult stem cells in the hippocampus, the area of the brain most connected to learning and memory, continue to divide and produce new cells over a lifetime. The…

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