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Political leaders play key role in how worried Americans are by climate change: study

More than extreme weather events and the work of scientists, it is national political leaders who influence how much Americans worry about the threat of climate change, new research finds.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 79

Millions now manage aging parents' care from afar

(AP) -- Kristy Bryner worries her 80-year-old mom might slip and fall when she picks up the newspaper, or that she'll get in an accident when she drives to the grocery store. What if she has a medical emergency and no one's ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ineffective group dynamics play a role in poor research reporting

Ineffective group dynamics within research groups and research collaborations contribute to the unrealistic picture of the data generated in scientific research, according to Judith Rosmalen and Albertine Oldehinkel from ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

WHO links child mortality to economic crisis

The World Health Organisation warned on Saturday that only a stronger political commitment to child health could prevent a dangerous rise in mortality rates at a time of global economic turmoil.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Electronics set to power US holiday sales: report

Electronics sales are set to light up an otherwise dreary US holiday shopping season, according to the Consumer Electronics Association.

Technology / Business

created Nov 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Individual CO2 emissions decline in old age

For the first time, demographer Emilio Zagheni of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock (MPIDR) has calculated a profile that illustrates the relationship between age and average per ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Why does conflict arise when social identity is threatened?

Be it at school, office, the neighborhood or the community people live in, conflicting situations amongst various groups might arise on an almost day to day basis. Today, the prevalence of these intergroup conflicts is on ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Climate talks eye revenue from shipping

With nations facing gaping shortfalls meeting pledges on climate change, several governments and activist groups are pushing to put a price on shipping emissions to fund aid to poor countries.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 06, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Prevention of bedsores in long-term care homes cost-effective, study shows

For all long-term care residents, pressure reduction foam mattresses were cost-effective 82% of the time compared to standard mattresses, with average savings of $115 per resident, the researchers showed. Foam cleansers for ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New report shows seniors' economic security falling

Outliving one's resources and falling into poverty is an increasingly common experience among today's senior citizens, according to a new report produced jointly by the Heller School's Institute on Assets and Social Policy ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jul 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

Differing lifestyles: A study of ethnicity and health

In recent years, the UK government has made bold statements regarding the recommendations for living a healthy life; including guidelines for how much fruit and how many vegetables we should eat daily, along with the ideal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cancer survivors have lower employment rates and work fewer hours

Cancer survivors are less likely to be employed, and they work fewer hours, than similarly aged adults without a history of cancer, even two to six years after diagnosis, according to a study by Penn State researchers.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

African-American men who feel 'in control' are less likely to experience depressive symptoms

A new University of Michigan study found that African American men between the ages of 35 and 54 who experience discrimination also suffer from significant levels of depressive symptoms.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Are some towns more lovable than others?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Though magazines often create lists of the 'best places to live,' a new study suggests that no community is more or less likely than another to foster a sense of community attachment.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 13, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The Scientist's Life Science Salary Survey 2010 -- results announced

This year's Salary Survey saw drops in salaries across the board with almost every speciality suffering a setback, some with dips as large as $20,000 (ecology) and $28,000 (virology).

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0