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Unlucky or Just Lazy?

25/06/2014

The way they label people on welfare – by calling them 'lazy' or 'unlucky', for instance – can easily have a big impact on people's attitudes to people on welfare...

Thinness and the Mediterranean Diet

24/06/2014

Children with a high adherence to a Mediterranean-like diet were 15% less likely to be overweight or obese than low-adherent children...

Sunshine is Addictive

23/06/2014

There is real health value in avoiding sunlight as a source of vitamin D. Boo!...

Mixed Race Couples Spread the Love

22/06/2014

Couples that interacted with couples of another race showed a greater positive attitude toward the other group. News...

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The Taste of Moonshine

20/06/2014

NASA scientists have created a new recipe that captures key flavors of the brownish-orange atmosphere around Saturn's largest moon, Titan...

Sobering Thoughts and the 100 Yard Stare

19/06/2014

Soldiers who kill in combat are less likely to abuse alcohol post-deployment...

Peer Pressure and the Cool Kids

18/06/2014

Seeking popularity and attention by trying to act older than one's age may not yield the expected benefits. ...

Gore Grabs Attention, Generally

17/06/2014

People exposed to core disgusts (blood, guts, body products) showed higher levels of attention the more disgusting the content grew...

Smartphones Cause AIDS!

16/06/2014

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”W/dropcapell, who’da thunk it? ‘Smartphone apps carry higher infection risk than online dating sites or clubs’. Even those...

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Fatherhood and the Work/Life Balance

15/06/2014

There is no "one size fits all" image of how men view their role as fathers within the context of the workplace...

Buy Before You Die

14/06/2014

Marketing's cringiest ebb to date: 'some people might want to spend more and work less – just in case their time runs out'...

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Dirty Kids Avoid Asthma

10/06/2014

Children free of wheezing and allergies at age 3 had grown up with the highest levels of household allergen...

Shatterproof Smartphone Screens Soon

09/06/2014

University of Akron polymer scientists have developed a transparent electrode that could make smartphone displays shatterproof....

The Lost Art of Angkor Wat

08/06/2014

Long-lost paintings have been discovered on the walls of Cambodia's ancient Angkor Wat temple...

Fat’s ‘Off’ Switch Found

07/06/2014

Scientists this week reported that a molecular pathway called mTORC1 controls the conversion of unhealthy white fat into beige fat...

Happy Couples Sleep Better

06/06/2014

Couples are more likely to sleep in sync when the wife is more satisfied with their marriage...

The Fight of the Bumblebee

05/06/2014

Bees are essential to our food chain and the populations of our native bumblebees have declined in recent decades...

How to erase a memory – and restore it

02/06/2014

'We can form a memory, erase that memory and we can reactivate it, at will'. UCSD scientists get god-like....

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Smell Good. Look Good.

01/06/2014

Across the range of odors, odor pleasantness directly influenced ratings of facial attractiveness. ...

Men, Brains, Bloodflow. It’s true.

29/05/2014

Hints as to developing differences in behavior in men and women and sex-specific pre-dispositions to certain psychiatric disorders....

Kids : Let ’em walk

27/05/2014

The journey between school and home provides an ideal opportunity for physical activity but it is by no means always taken....

Fracking : Follow the Money

26/05/2014

The net impact of recent oil and gas development has generally been positive for local public finances....

Pregnant and Slave to the Vibe

25/05/2014

Music appears to have an especially strong influence on pregnant women, a fact that may relate to a prenatal conditioning of the fetus to music....

Bacteria Love Aeroplanes

24/05/2014

Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days...

Screentime Makes Kids Sick

23/05/2014

Regular exercise and avoiding excessive use of electronic media constitute efficient means of preventing type 2 diabetes and vascular diseases...

Films are Better Boozy

22/05/2014

Exposure to alcohol portrayals in the media – including movies, but also advertisements and digital media such as Facebook – can encourage drinking in young people...