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(PhysOrg.com) -- `There`s no crying in baseball!` So said Jimmy Dugan, the manager portrayed by Tom Hanks in the movie `A League of Their Own.` Not so fast, says Vince Waldron, an Arizona State University professor of communication studies who has spent years examining how people express emotions in the workplace. http://www.physorg.com/news178822776.html Other Sciences Mon, 30 Nov 2009 17:50:01 EST news178822776 (PhysOrg.com) -- UQ (University of Queensland) researchers are leading green energy technology with confirmation of the world`s first transgenic sweet sorghum plants. http://www.physorg.com/news177018198.html Biology Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:20:04 EST news177018198 The remains of a Minoan-style wall painting, recognizable by a blue background, the first of its kind to be found in Israel, was discovered in the course of the recent excavation season at Tel Kabri. This fresco joins others of Aegean style that have been uncovered during earlier seasons at the Canaanite palace in Kabri. "It was, without doubt, a conscious decision made by the city's rulers who wished to associate with Mediterranean culture and not adopt Syrian and Mesopotamian styles of art like other cities in Canaan did. The Canaanites were living in the Levant and wanted to feel European," explains Dr. Assaf Yasur-Landau of the University of Haifa, who directed the excavations. http://www.physorg.com/news176986342.html Other Sciences Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:10:01 EST news176986342 (PhysOrg.com) -- With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the University of Rochester Medical Center cautions that use of many common pain killers - Advil, Tylenol, aspirin - at the time of injection may blunt the effect of the shot and have a negative effect on the immune system. http://www.physorg.com/news176466143.html Medicine & Health Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:50:01 EST news176466143 Culture, not just genes, can drive evolutionary outcomes, according to a study released Wednesday that compares individualist and group-oriented societies across the globe. http://www.physorg.com/news175955032.html Biology Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:50:01 EST news175955032 (PhysOrg.com) -- They're everywhere. Like knee boots, capes and cloaks, vampires are trendy again. In books and movies, on magazine covers, TV and the Internet -- it's hard to avoid blood suckers in the media lately. http://www.physorg.com/news175891178.html Other Sciences Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:00:01 EST news175891178 (PhysOrg.com) -- The origins of altruism, the willingness to make personal sacrifices for the benefit of others often unknown to us, has perplexed evolutionary social scientists and biologists for years. http://www.physorg.com/news175522198.html Other Sciences Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:10:33 EST news175522198 A new study of chimpanzees living in the wild adds to evidence that our closest primate relatives have cultural differences, too. The study, reported online on October 22nd in Current Biology shows that neighboring chimpanzee populations in Uganda use different tools to solve a novel problem: extracting honey trapped within a fallen log. http://www.physorg.com/news175435694.html Biology Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:09:28 EST news175435694 (PhysOrg.com) -- A chemical produced by common soil bacteria may kill neurons that produce dopamine, according to an article authored by University of Alabama researchers publishing Oct. 6. Dopamine neuron demise leads to the hallmark symptoms of Parkinson`s disease, a movement disorder affecting some 1 million Americans. http://www.physorg.com/news174036947.html Medicine & Health Tue, 06 Oct 2009 08:44:46 EST news174036947 (PhysOrg.com) -- The cultural divide that has existed between the U.S. and Mexico is slowly diminishing, research by a UT Dallas professor finds. http://www.physorg.com/news172920089.html Other Sciences Wed, 23 Sep 2009 10:50:01 EST news172920089 High-school put-downs are such a staple of teen culture that many educators don't take them seriously. However, a University of Illinois study suggests that classroom disruptions and psychologically hostile school environments can contribute to a climate in which good students have difficulty learning and students who are behind have trouble catching up. http://www.physorg.com/news171026362.html Other Sciences Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:30:01 EST news171026362 Shell beads newly unearthed from four sites in Morocco confirm early humans were consistently wearing and potentially trading symbolic jewellery as early as 80,000 years ago. These beads add significantly to similar finds dating back as far as 110,000 in Algeria, Morocco, Israel and South Africa, confirming these as the oldest form of personal ornaments. This crucial step towards modern culture is reported this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). http://www.physorg.com/news170584460.html Other Sciences Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:35:22 EST news170584460 A new study examining the interactions of black and white high-achieving students in elite, private high schools reveals how today's millennial generation is negotiating race, identity and academic success. In a paper presented Aug. 8 at the 104th annual meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA) in San Francisco, Michelle Burstion-Young, a University of Cincinnati doctoral student in sociology, says she is breaking new ground in sociological research - exploring culture and race in the leadership class of the millennial generation - in academically competitive environments where an achievement gap does not exist. http://www.physorg.com/news169119814.html Other Sciences Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:50:02 EST news169119814 (PhysOrg.com) -- Vampires and zombies, both of which became a popular phenomenon in Victorian Britain, are all the rage. Temple English Professor Peter Logan believes this is no mere pop culture trend, but rather a reflection of the strong parallels between that period in Britain and our own here in the U.S. http://www.physorg.com/news168803021.html Other Sciences Thu, 06 Aug 2009 18:44:16 EST news168803021 Dartmouth researchers have determined that movie characters who smoke, regardless of whether they are "good guys" or "bad guys," influence teens to try smoking. The study, published in the July 2009 issue of the journal Pediatrics, is titled "Adolescent Smoking: Who Matters More, Good Guys or Bad Guys?" http://www.physorg.com/news165668108.html Medicine & Health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:57:31 EST news165668108 Over the years, research has shown that Latino youth face numerous risk factors when integrating into American culture, including increased rates of alcohol and substance use and higher rates of dropping out of school. http://www.physorg.com/news165148337.html Other Sciences Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:32:56 EST news165148337 (PhysOrg.com) -- "Why is everybody suddenly wearing those new sandals and listening to that new band? It's so trendy!" A recent study has investigated this sentiment in order to understand why some cultural products and styles die out faster than others. According to the results, the quicker a cultural item rockets to popularity, the quicker it dies. This pattern occurs because people believe that items that are adopted quickly will become fads, leading them to avoid these items, thus causing these items to die out. http://www.physorg.com/news163333282.html Other Sciences Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:22:56 EST news163333282 (AP) -- Bits of pottery discovered in a cave in southern China may be evidence of the earliest development of ceramics by ancient people. http://www.physorg.com/news163141367.html Other Sciences Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:04:10 EST news163141367 (AP) -- The final act of the year's biggest pop culture sensation will not be seen on TVs, beamed out to multiplexes or heard much on the airwaves. Well, at least not in America. http://www.physorg.com/news162795787.html Technology Fri, 29 May 2009 06:12:48 EST news162795787 Asian Americans who have adopted more aspects of Western culture may be more likely to engage in behaviors that increase sun exposure, thereby endangering their skin health, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Dermatology. http://www.physorg.com/news161883101.html Medicine & Health Mon, 18 May 2009 16:32:44 EST news161883101 Houston is a reflection of where most of America's cities will be in the next 20 years, according to Stephen Klineberg, Rice University sociologist and director of the annual Houston Area Survey. http://www.physorg.com/news160048038.html Other Sciences Mon, 27 Apr 2009 10:47:46 EST news160048038 They're a firm part of our language and even speak to us of our national culture - but some words aren't quite as English as we think. http://www.physorg.com/news159540772.html Other Sciences Tue, 21 Apr 2009 13:53:17 EST news159540772 (PhysOrg.com) -- Greed has been blamed for most of Wall Street's woes and the banking sector's recent collapse, but two professors at Washington University in St. Louis say envy is really to blame. And, they warn, envy is driving top talent from the financial sector and could wreak even more havoc on the economy in the months to come. http://www.physorg.com/news159035826.html Other Sciences Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:37:54 EST news159035826 A new theory about early human adaptation suggests that our ancestors capitalized on their capacities for play to enable the development of a highly cooperative way of life. http://www.physorg.com/news159023570.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Apr 2009 14:13:19 EST news159023570 Scientists at UC Santa Barbara have discovered that a protein called BAG2 is important for understanding Alzheimer's disease and may open up new targets for drug discovery. They are ready to move from studying these proteins in culture to finding out how they work with mice. http://www.physorg.com/news153062159.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:16:37 EST news153062159 Just days after the first retinal cell gets infected with the common cytomegalovirus, contiguous cells start committing suicide and researchers believe their death may provide clues to better treatment of this potentially blinding infection. http://www.physorg.com/news150374176.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:36:16 EST news150374176 No matter what you see in the movies, archaeology isn't really about finding ancient temples or golden idols. It's about the day-to-day "stuff" - the material culture -of people's lives. It doesn't even have to be ancient, as a study of homeless peoples' stuff in Indianapolis is showing. Instead of being an exotic field, archaeology may even help the homeless to live better lives. http://www.physorg.com/news146746170.html Other Sciences Mon, 24 Nov 2008 10:49:30 EST news146746170 Innovation is integral to the growth, success and wealth of firms and nations. What predicts the increase of radical innovation, and the profits that often ensue, is a mystery most firms are trying to solve. The answer that trumps all others is closer to home than most probably realize. "Corporate culture is, above all, the most important factor in driving innovation," said Rajesh Chandy, a professor of marketing at the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management and a charter member of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Advisory Committee on Measuring Innovation in the 21st Century Economy. http://www.physorg.com/news146232069.html Other Sciences Tue, 18 Nov 2008 12:01:09 EST news146232069 The real world is three-dimensional. That's true even in the laboratory, where scientists have to grow cells to study how they develop and what happens when their growth is abnormal. http://www.physorg.com/news142607514.html Biology Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:11:54 EST news142607514 Singapore's Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), which celebrates its fifth anniversary this year, has invented a unique user-friendly gel that can liquefy on demand, with the potential to revolutionize three-dimensional (3D) cell culture for medical research. http://www.physorg.com/news141835077.html Nanotechnology Sun, 28 Sep 2008 15:37:57 EST news141835077