News tagged with success


Yeast missing sex genes undergo unexpected sexual reproduction

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

An emerging form of the pathogenic yeast Candida is able to complete a full sexual cycle in a test tube, even though it's missing the genes for reproduction. And it may also do so while infecting us, according to Duke Univer ...


Evolution of human sex roles more complex than described by universal theory

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (9) | comments 6

A new study challenges long-standing expectations that men are promiscuous and women tend to be more particular when it comes to choosing a mate. The research, published by Cell Press in the April issue of the journal Trends in ...


Do good looks get high school students good grades?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 22, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Do personal traits predict success in school? If so, which dimension of one's outward appearance can tell the most about academic achievement? The answers to these questions are found in a new study by researchers from the ...


Researchers tie crest size to seabirds' suitability as a mate

Researchers tie crest size to seabirds' suitability as a mate

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A newly released study by researchers at the University of Alaska Fairbanks offers evidence that in one breed of northern seabird, the size of males' feather crests may be more than simple ornamentation.


Personality influences reproductive success

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new study published in the Journal of Personality reveals that personality at adolescence predicts reproductive success later in life. The study findings showed that male and female teens with socially dominant personalities were m ...


New method of assessing women's eggs could enhance IVF success, study shows

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many couples who have trouble conceiving a child have turned to a process known as in vitro fertilization. The resulting embryos are then transferred back into the woman or placed in storage. More than 400,000 embryos are ...


Researchers take first look at the genetic dynamics of inbreeding depression

Researchers take first look at the genetic dynamics of inbreeding depression

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Researchers have taken a first look at the broad genetic changes that accompany reproductive declines in inbred populations. Although scientists have known for more than a century that small populations of ...


Using hair to manage HIV/AIDS and predict treatment success

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

UCSF researchers have found that examining levels of antiretroviral drugs in hair samples taken from HIV patients on therapy strongly predicts treatment success.


Mania linked to desire for fame, success: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 4

People with manic or bipolar tendencies have higher expectations of what they can achieve in terms of success, money and fame, a new study published Monday finds.


Shifts in soil bacterial populations linked to wetland restoration success

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 12, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

A new study led by Duke University researchers finds that restoring degraded wetlands -- especially those that had been converted into farm fields -- actually decreases their soil bacterial diversity.


Does religion make a difference in politics?

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

From Barack Obama's controversial pastor to Sarah Palin's "secret religion", religious values have continued to play a dominant role in the presidential election since John F. Kennedy became the first Catholic elected to ...


New MU study finds value differences within Republican party and similarities between both parties

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

From Barack Obama's controversial pastor to Sarah Palin's "secret religion", religious values have continued to play a dominant role in the presidential election since John F. Kennedy became the first Catholic elected to ...


Honest lovers? Fallow buck groans reveal their status and size during the rut

Biology /

created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

It is known that the phonic structure of calls produced by males during the breeding season may signal quality-related characteristics in many different types of animals. Previous research on mammals has mainly focussed on ...


In vitro Fertilization

A 'lab on a chip' to improve success of in vitro fertilization

Chemistry /

created Sep 01, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

In a finding that could boost the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF), researchers report development of a tiny "lab on a chip" to evaluate the fitness of embryos harvested for transfer. A report ...


Men and women may need different diets: research

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Diet can strongly influence how long you live and your reproductive success, but now scientists have discovered that what works for males can be very different for females.