News tagged with ethnic heritage

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

New study on biethnicity in the workplace

New research carried out at the University of Leicester suggests that Barack Obama has become a 'glorious mascot' for biethnic people seeking to achieve in the workplace.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Warning of unrest, new study shows millions risk losing lands in Africa

New studies released in London today suggest that the frenzied sell-off of forests and other prime lands to buyers hungry for the developing world's natural resources risk sparking widespread civil unrest—unless national ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anthropologists clarify link between Asians and early Native-Americans

A tiny mountainous region in southern Siberia may have been the genetic source of the earliest Native Americans, according to new research by a University of Pennsylvania-led team of anthropologists.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Soon for sale? Ethnic veggies like maxixe and shiso

Komatsuna. Shiso. Winged beans. Maxixe. They're not your garden-variety vegetables.

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Putting stroke patients in charge improves quality of life

Community rehabilitation interventions for stroke patients have not had a great track record of delivering measurable improvements. But new research from New Zealand focused on Maori and Pacific populations shows how a cheap ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mile End chic under study

A neighbourhood's raw, edgy atmosphere is an essential feature in attracting designers, according to new research from Concordia University and the University of Toronto.

Other Sciences / Other

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

Smoking during pregnancy linked to persistent asthma in childhood

Children with severe asthma are 3.6 times more likely to have been exposed to tobacco smoking before birth – even without later exposure – than children with a mild form of the disease, according to a multicenter ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Packing on pounds riskier for South Asians

It's not fair, but it's true. A new study by researchers at McMaster University has found that some ethnic groups are more likely to be adding dangerous fat onto their internal organs like their liver when they gain weight, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Weight gain between first and second pregnancies increases woman's gestational diabetes risk

Compared with women whose weight remained stable, body mass index gains between the first and second pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus in the second pregnancy. But losing weight ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research suggests dramatic shift in understanding of personalized medicine

Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, in collaboration with researchers at Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, have made a critical discovery that may lead scientists to abandon the use of broad ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Penn anthropologists delve into genetic history of Kazakhstan and the Mongolian expansion

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have painted the clearest picture yet of the history of the Kazakhs of the Altai Mountain Range, providing insights into the heritage of a wide swath of people in Central and ...

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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