News tagged with success
Rural America more prosperous than expected
Dec 02, 2009 |
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For many people "rural" is synonymous with low incomes, limited economic opportunity, and poor schools. However, a recent study at the University of Illinois found that much of rural America is actually prosperous, ...
Study finds human population expanded during late Stone Age
Jul 29, 2009 |
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Genetic evidence is revealing that human populations began to expand in size in Africa during the Late Stone Age approximately 40,000 years ago. A research team led by Michael F. Hammer (Arizona Research Laboratory's Division ...
Mania linked to desire for fame, success: study
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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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.
Yeast missing sex genes undergo unexpected sexual reproduction
May 24, 2009 |
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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 ...
Do good looks get high school students good grades?
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 22, 2009 |
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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 ...
Baby Einstein Controversy: Professor Offers Healthy Language Learning Alternatives for Young Children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Baby Einstein videos have become a staple in many American households until recently when the Walt Disney Company decided to refund the product, acknowledging that these ever-popular videos were not intended ...
Homebound Termites Answer 150-Year-Old Evolution Question
Oct 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Staying at home may have given the very first termite youngsters the best opportunity to rule the colony when their parents were killed by their neighbors. This is according to new research ...
Sheep that shed light on personality differences
Sep 15, 2009 |
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The team led by Denis Reale, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at UQAM and Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Ecology, recently completed a study showing the link between personality, survival and reproductive ...
Study: Perceptions might often kick a player when they are down
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 06, 2009 |
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Just like Lucy pulling the football away from Charlie Brown, kicking a football through goal posts can be an elusive task, according to Purdue University research.
Evolution of human sex roles more complex than described by universal theory
Apr 24, 2009 |
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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 ...
Study shows how camels keep their cool
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- UQ research has found when it comes to camels, staying cool may be the key to reproductive success.
Mate selection: How does she know he'll take care of the kids?
Jun 18, 2009 |
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Throughout the animal kingdom brilliant colors or elaborate behavioral displays serve as "advertisements" for attracting mates. But, what do the ads promise, and is there truth in advertizing? Researchers ...
Using hair to manage HIV/AIDS and predict treatment success
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 03, 2009 |
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UCSF researchers have found that examining levels of antiretroviral drugs in hair samples taken from HIV patients on therapy strongly predicts treatment success.
Infertility and the battle of the sexes
Sep 08, 2009 |
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About 10% of all couples hoping for a baby have fertility problems. Environmentalists say pollution is to blame and psychiatrists point to our stressful lifestyles, but evolutionary biologist Dr. Oren Hasson of Tel Aviv University's ...
Shifts in soil bacterial populations linked to wetland restoration success
Nov 12, 2008 |
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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.
