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Family stability may be more crucial than two parents for child success

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 31, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The advantage that children get from living in two-parent families may actually be due to family stability more than the fact that their parents are married. A new study finds that children who who are born and grow up in ...


Intimate abuse study finds clear links with poor health and calls for holistic primary care approach

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nearly a quarter of married and cohabiting women who took part in a survey said that they had been sexually, psychologically or physically abused by their partner, according to research published in the July issue of the ...


Opposites attract -- how genetics influences humans to choose their mates

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (16) | comments 3

New light has been thrown on how humans choose their partners, a scientist will tell the annual conference of the European Society of Human Genetics today. Professor Maria da Graça Bicalho, head of the Immunogenetics and ...


Why you may lose that loving feeling after tying the knot

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 7

Dating couples whose dreams include marriage would do well to step back and reflect upon the type of support they'll need from their partners when they cross the threshold, a new Northwestern University study suggests.


Time single working moms spend with kids surprises researchers

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

"Time poor" single mothers come surprisingly close in the number of hours they spend caring for their children compared to married mothers, and the difference is explained almost entirely by socio-economic factors and the ...


Single mothers spend less time with their children than married mothers

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 24, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family examined differences in the amount and type of time that single, cohabiting, and married mothers spend with their children. Cohabiting and married mothers spend similar amount ...


Study examines working couple's retirement patterns

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

When retiring, men are more likely than women to move directly from work to retirement, but overall the retirement patterns for dual-income married couples are complex and call for additional considerations in planning for ...


Women in India abused by husbands at far greater risk for HIV infection

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Aug 12, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

India is home to the third-largest number of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) cases in the world and, as in the U.S. and many African nations, the rate of infection among women continues to rise faster than that among men. ...


Health and marriage: The times they are a changin'

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 11, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

The health of people who never marry is improving, narrowing the gap with their wedded counterparts, according to new research that suggests the practice of encouraging marriage to promote health may be misguided.


Biological fathers not necessarily the best, social dads parent well too

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 31, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A large number of U.S. children live or will live with a "social father," a man who is married to or cohabiting with the child's mother, but is not the biological father. A new study in the Journal of Marriage and Family examin ...


New study finds smoking predicts increased stroke risk for your spouse

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 29, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Although Second Hand Smoke (SHS) is widely accepted as a risk factor for coronary heart disease, there have been few studies investigating the association of SHS and stroke risk. In a new study, published in the September ...