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Clarke clarifies pattern recognition theory of humour
Mar 26, 2009 |
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Recent commentary has suggested that the extent to which anomaly theories have become ingrained in the minds of academics and popular commentators alike has led to certain common assumptions and misconceptions about Clarke's pattern recognition theory of humour. ...
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Study finds racial disparities exist in radiation therapy rates for early stage breast cancer
Dec 14, 2009 |
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Black women are less likely than white women to receive radiation therapy after a lumpectomy, the standard of care for early stage breast cancer, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson ...
Physicians knowledge of childhood food allergies needs room for improvement
Dec 09, 2009 |
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With an estimated four to six percent of children in the U.S. suffering from food allergies, a new study shows that pediatricians and family physicians aren't always confident they have the ability to diagnose or treat food ...
AIDS research reveals a lack of family-planning programs in Uganda
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Nov 23, 2009 |
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University of Alberta graduate student Jennifer Heys wants to make her message clear: there needs to be more education in Ugandan communities about contraception.
Bosses exaggerate women's family-work conflict
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Nov 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Decades into the era of two-earner households, the virtues of family-friendly policies are all but universally assumed in the corporate world. But now new research suggests serious potential pitfalls for ...
Smart solution: Researchers use smartphones to improve health of elderly diabetics in China
Oct 29, 2009 |
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Cellular phones - once a luxury used strictly for talking - have taken on many new roles in recent years. Now researchers at Saint Louis University and Old Dominion University in Virginia say smartphones can ...
Swine flu vaccine must be free and safe for high uptake
Oct 28, 2009 |
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Almost half of adults surveyed in Summer 2009 in Hong Kong (45%) say they would take up free swine flu vaccination. However, this figure drops to around 1 in 7 (15%) if the price they have to pay for the vaccine reaches $HK200 ...
For economic success, channel your inner bonobo
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Psychology Professor Marc Hauser dispels misconceptions about human and ape behavior with regard to patience, impulsiveness, and economic interactions in Harvard Museum of Natural History talk.
Science wins fight over evolution in schools, says Case Western Reserve University author
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Oct 08, 2009 |
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If you want to understand how evolution has challenged the constitutionality of the separation of church and state, Mano Singham from Case Western Reserve University provides a concise and chronological history in his new ...
Juggling Video Highlights Breast Cancer Screening
Oct 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Playing by Air Productions, a Nashville-based entertainment company, has teamed up with Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center to create a new video aimed at busting a common myth about breast cancer risk and reminding ...
Survey highlights trainee teachers' misconceptions about the brain
Sep 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many teachers appear to be leaving training college with serious misconceptions about how the brain functions, new research suggests.
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