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Studies and Analyses

Understanding Social Cues in Schizophrenia: Key Insights

“Misunderstanding social situations and interactions are core deficits in schizophrenia,” said Sohee Park, Gertrude Conaway Professor of Psychology and one of…

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Baylor Study Reveals Fire Retardant Risks to Aquatic Life

A new study by Baylor University environmental health researchers found that zebra fish exposed to several different technical mixtures of polybrominated…

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Exploring Job Ads: A 50-Year Evolution of Work Culture

The author of the thesis Karin Helgesson studied the development of unclassified recruitment advertisements from 1955 to 2005. A recruitment ad consists of a…

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Heredity’s Role in Alcohol’s Subjective Effects Explored

The study has been published in the scientific journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research, and is the first to have investigated a large group of…

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New study finds that violence doesn't add to children's enjoyment of TV shows, movies

In a research study published in the journal Media Psychology, Andrew J. Weaver, an assistant professor of telecommunications in IU's College of Arts and…

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Unlocking Memory: Insights from Eggs, Butter, and Milk

“Cognitive psychologists are trying to be like physicists and chemists, which means doing controlled laboratory experiments, getting numbers out of them and…

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Acetaminophen Use Linked to Lower Prostate Cancer Risk

A new study from American Cancer Society researchers finds use of 30 tablets a month or more of acetaminophen for five or more years was associated with an…

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CDC assesses potential human exposure to prion diseases

Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have examined the potential for human exposure to prion diseases, looking at hunting,…

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A direct path for understanding and treating brittle bones

A study by researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and collaborators at other institutions has provided new insights into the means by which bone cells…

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Hybrid Species Reemergence: Nature’s Resilience Explained

Species pairs that disappear through hybridization after human-induced changes to the environment can reemerge if the disturbance is removed, according to a…

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Increased GI Complications

The findings underscore the need for childhood cancer survivors and their physicians to be aware of these risk factors to ensure patients’ ongoing health care…

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Enhancing Genomic Editing with Zinc Finger Nucleases

Zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) can actively introduce a double-strand break (DSB) at target loci in eukaryotic genomes and this can improve the efficiency of…

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New Study Links Attitudes Toward Death to Behavior Choices

That's the conclusion of a new study which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological…

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Study Finds Women Expect Lower Salaries Than Men in Workforce

When comparing career expectations of Canadian female and male university students, Prof. Sean Lyons discovered that women predict their starting salaries to…

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Electronic Medical Records Reduce Infant Mortality: Study Insights

A 10 percent increase in hospital use of basic electronic records would save 16 babies for every 100,000 live births, the study found. A complete national…

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Boost Your Workout: How Virtual Partners Enhance Motivation

Can't find anyone to exercise with? Don't despair: New research from Michigan State University reveals working out with a virtual partner improves motivation…

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