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Sticks and stones: A new study on social and physical pain
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 27, 2008 |
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We all know the famous saying: "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me," but is this proverb actually true?
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Spain is the second country in the world where divorce is better accepted socially
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Spain is the second country in the world where divorce is better accepted socially, only exceeded by Brazil. Likewise, 79 per cent of the Spanish people think that, when a couple is not able to solve their marital problems, ...
Childhood vaccinations don't have to be painful, researchers say
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people associate childhood vaccinations with pain, but new Canadian research shows this doesn't have to be the case.
Study examines effectiveness of laparoscopic surgical treatments to alleviate chronic pelvic pain
Sep 01, 2009 |
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A surgical procedure known as LUNA (laparoscopic uterosacral nerve ablation) did not result in improvements in chronic pelvic pain, painful menstruation, painful sexual intercourse or quality of life when compared with laparoscopic ...
Researchers find genetic link between physical pain and social rejection
Aug 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UCLA psychologists have determined for the first time that a gene linked with physical pain sensitivity is associated with social pain sensitivity as well.
Washing away painful wounds
Aug 26, 2009 |
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More than six million people in the U.S. suffer from persistent wounds -- open sores that never seem to heal or, once apparently healed, return with a vengeance. The bedridden elderly and infirm are prone ...
New study urges new thinking over UK government widening participation policy
May 14, 2009 |
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Widening participation efforts in UK universities should do more than simply create a 'wow moment' for young people, according to a new study led by the University of Leicester.
Scientists determine how body differentiates between a scorch and a scratch
May 19, 2009 |
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You can tell without looking whether you've been stuck by a pin or burnt by a match. But how? In research that overturns conventional wisdom, a team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the University ...
Imaging study shows decrease in empathic responses to outsiders
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 30, 2009 |
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An observer feels more empathy for someone in pain when that person is in the same social group, according to new research in the July 1 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The study shows that perceiving others in pai ...
Study: HPV vaccine hurts less than expected
Medicine & Health / Medications
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Injections of the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine appear to be no more painful than other shots that prevent disease, according to a new study by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel ...
Altruism: Genetic or Cultural Evolution?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Oct 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The origins of altruism, the willingness to make personal sacrifices for the benefit of others often unknown to us, has perplexed evolutionary social scientists and biologists for years.
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