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Probing Question: Do women have a higher pain threshold than men?

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 13, 2008 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1

It’s a familiar sitcom scene: A woman in labor shows Herculean strength while her “birth coach” husband faints dead away.





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UK: Millions of customer records sold

Technology / Other

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

(AP) -- Rogue employees at a major mobile phone company illegally sold millions of customer records to rival firms, Britain's information watchdog said Tuesday.


New research offers guidance for improving primary grade writing instruction

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research from Vanderbilt University's Peabody College offers guidance for teachers to help them improve writing instruction in the primary grades and develop stronger student writers.


Advertising during a Recession May Yield Increased Earnings Later

Other Sciences / Economics

created Mar 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Firms that are able to increase advertising during recessions are likely to have stronger future earnings, according to a new study by researchers at Oregon State University and Western Oregon University.


Major depression-binge drinking link seen

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 05, 2007 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Binge drinking may be more common in people experiencing major depression, especially women, a Canadian study said.


Australian jellyfish range grows larger

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created Aug 20, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

U.S. marine scientists have discovered the range of the Australian spotted jellyfish (Phylllorhiza punctata) now extends from Texas to North Carolina.


Planet Imager will enable telescopes to image extrasolar planets directly

Planet Imager will enable telescopes to image extrasolar planets directly

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (13) | comments 14

The best way to observe objects in solar systems is simply to look -- but distortions caused by Earth's atmosphere drown out much of the spectacle of space. To address this problem, Berkeley astronomer James ...


Thoughtful words help couples stay fighting fit

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Couples who bring thoughtful words to a fight release lower amounts of stress-related proteins, suggesting that rational communication between partners can ease the impact of marital conflict on the immune system.


MIT duo see people-powered 'Crowd Farm'

MIT duo see people-powered 'Crowd Farm'

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 26, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Two graduate students at MIT's School of Architecture and Planning want to harvest the energy of human movement in urban settings, like commuters in a train station or fans at a concert.


Metabolic syndrome linked to liver disease in obese teenaged boys

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers studying a large sample of adolescent American boys have found an association between metabolic syndrome, which is a complication of obesity, and elevated liver enzymes that mark potentially serious liver disease.


Researchers reveal dwarf aquatic plants' hidden ancestry

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created Mar 14, 2007 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (14) | comments 0

A team of UBC researchers has re-classified an ancient line of aquatic plants previously thought to be related to grasses and rushes. The discovery clarifies what may be one of the biggest misunderstandings in botanical history.



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