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Y chromosome study sheds light on Athapaskan migration to southwest US
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 15, 2008 |
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A large-scale genetic study of native North Americans offers new insights into the migration of a small group of Athapaskan natives from their subarctic home in northwest North America to the southwestern ...
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Study calls for new approach to teaching English as a lingua franca
Jul 20, 2009 |
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A study at the University of Leicester highlights the need for a new approach to the teaching of English pronunciation given that English is now a lingua franca, with more non-native speakers in the world than native speakers.
Researchers examine use of native southern African plants in veterinary medicine
Mar 30, 2009 |
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When animals in southern Africa are sick, often the first place their caretakers look for help is from native plants.
Native Americans descended from a single ancestral group, DNA study confirms
Apr 29, 2009 |
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For two decades, researchers have been using a growing volume of genetic data to debate whether ancestors of Native Americans emigrated to the New World in one wave or successive waves, or from one ancestral ...
Immigrant Blacks More Likely to Attend Elite Colleges
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 11, 2009 |
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A larger proportion of immigrant black high school graduates attend selective colleges and universities than both native black and white students in America, according to a study by sociologists at Johns Hopkins University ...
Report finds troubling health trends in California's Asian, Pacific communities
Apr 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report by UCLA researchers reveals higher-than-average rates of cancer, childhood obesity and diabetes, and an alarmingly high population of the uninsured, among California's Asian American, Native ...
What makes an accent in a foreign language lighter
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 10, 2009 |
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The more empathy one has for another, the lighter the accent will be when speaking in a second language. This is the conclusion of a new study carried out at the University of Haifa by Dr. Raphiq Ibrahim and Dr. Mark Leikin ...
First Americans arrived as 2 separate migrations, according to new genetic evidence
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Jan 08, 2009 |
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The first people to arrive in America traveled as at least two separate groups to arrive in their new home at about the same time, according to new genetic evidence published online on January 8th in Current Biology, a Cell ...
Chinese-American and Korean-American women at highest risk for diabetes in pregnancy
Dec 11, 2009 |
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More than 10 percent of women of Chinese and Korean heritage may be at risk for developing diabetes during pregnancy, according to a Kaiser Permanente study of 16,000 women in Hawaii that appears in the December issue of ...
Where Hispanics live in the US may change over time
Oct 17, 2008 |
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A study of residential patterns in America suggests that White and Black Hispanics born in the U.S. are more likely to share neighborhoods with native non-Hispanic Whites and African Americans, compared to foreign-born Hispanics ...
Protection sought again for giant, spitting worms
Jun 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Fans of the giant Palouse earthworm are once again seeking federal protection for the rare, sweet-smelling species that spits at predators.
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