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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 ...

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 ...

Many Female Terrorists Motivated by Revenge

May 16th, 2012
Female Terrorists Motivated by RevengeFemale terrorists share many similarities with male terrorists in that they are likely to be educated, employed, and native residents of the country where they commit a ...

How Unconscious Racial Attitudes Could Affect Presidential Vote

May 8th, 2012
Unconscious Racial Attitudes Could Affect Presidential VoteA new study shows that racial attitudes are already playing a substantial role in the upcoming presidential election. Led by psychologists at the ...

Unearned Praise Can Hurt Minority Students

May 5th, 2012
Unearned Praise Can Hurt Minority StudentsSome public school teachers under-challenge minority students by giving them more positive feedback than they give to white students for ...

Who Will Care for Single Baby Boomers?

April 17th, 2012
Who Will Care for Single Baby Boomers?New research suggests many baby boomers may be in for some hard times as they move into old age. Researchers from Bowling Green State ...

Family Response to Disease From Environmental Disasters Often Surprising

April 13th, 2012
Family Response to Disease From Environmental Disasters Often Surprising  Families dealing with diseases resulting from environmental disasters -- such as Love Canal ...

Does Internet Use Promote Democracy?

April 9th, 2012
Does Internet Use Promote Democracy?While some media reports have suggested use of the Internet aided democratic revolutions in Arab countries, a new study suggests the Internet is beneficial only in ...

Americans Less Willing to Pay to Prevent Mental Illness

April 9th, 2012
Americans Less Willing to Pay to Prevent Mental IllnessA new survey discovers Americans are less willing to pay to avoid mental illness as compared to medical conditions. Researchers ...

Religious Better Able to Forgo Immediate Pleasures

April 6th, 2012
Religious Better Able to Forgo Immediate PleasuresA new study finds that religious people are better able to forgo immediate satisfaction in order to gain larger rewards in the future. The study, published online in ...
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