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U.S. Programs to Improve Marriages Fall Short

May 23rd, 2012
U.S. Programs to Improve Marriages Fall ShortEach year, the U.S. government invests hundreds of millions of dollars in education programs designed to promote healthy marriages, with a ...

Alcohol Dosage May Speed or Slow Dementia

May 23rd, 2012
Alcohol Dosage May Speed or Slow DementiaAs the world ages and medical costs escalate, a very real concern is the future cost of care for people with ...

War Atrocities May Be Fueled by Racism

May 23rd, 2012
War Atrocities Fueled by Racial PrejudiceNew research suggests war stress may not be the reason soldiers mutilate enemy corpses or take body parts as trophies. Investigators from the Economic and ...

Industry Slants Drug Benefits in Presentations to MDs

May 23rd, 2012
Industry Slants Drug Benefits in Presentations to MDsIn an era of evidence-based clinical care, a new study finds that research presented to psychiatrists during their annual ...

Temporal Context Impacts Discrimination

May 22nd, 2012
Temporal Context Influences DiscriminationA new study suggests timing can affect whether females and minorities experience discrimination – at least in the case of higher education. The finding comes from an experiment in which ...

Theory Challenges ‘Fight or Flight’ Response to Stress

May 22nd, 2012
New Theory Challenges 'Fight or Flight' Response to StressA new study from the University of Freiburg, Germany suggests that stress does not always cause aggressive behavior in ...

Angry Partner May Also Be Sad

May 22nd, 2012
An Angry Partner May Also be Sad Married couples usually are pretty good at recognizing each other’s emotional state during conflicts. However, researchers have found that one significant ...

Social Media and Cell Phones Aid Scientific Research

May 21st, 2012
Social Media and Cell Phones Aid Scientific ResearchA digital native is an individual born during the last 40 years. This cohort typically uses technology in many ...

Genetic Testing Has Not Resulted in Medical Overuse

May 21st, 2012
Genetic Testing Has Not Resulted in Medical OveruseThe availability of genetic testing to help individuals learn their risk for a particular disease has not resulted in an ...

Emotional Intelligence Does Not Help Detect Dishonesty

May 21st, 2012
Emotional Intelligence Does Not Help Detect Dishonesty While high levels of emotional intelligence can help individuals navigate the ups and downs of daily life, the perception of ...
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