Emotional and Physical Child Abuse Have Similar Consequences
In somewhat not a surprise, researchers at McGill University found that emotional abuse of children can have the same effects as physical abuse or neglect. Many have assumed that physical abuse is more...
View ArticleNot the Weaker Sex: Estrogen Protects Women Against the Flu, Study Finds
Study in human cells supports why the flu may hit men harder than women The female sex hormone estrogen has anti-viral effects against the influenza A virus, commonly known as the flu, a new study in...
View ArticleWhat is your memory style?
New research shows that the tendency to remember episodic details versus facts is reflected in intrinsic brain patterns Why is it that some people have richly detailed recollection of past experiences...
View ArticleLight exposure plays a role in the weight of preschool children
A world-first QUT study revealing light exposure plays a role in the weight of preschool children has been published by international research journal PLOS ONE. PhD student Cassandra Pattinson and...
View ArticlePopping Microbubbles Can Help Doctors See Inside the Human Body One Day
In the future, doctors may use popping microbubbles that can help focus light and take imaging your body’s internal tissues to a new level. A new technique developed at Caltech that uses gas-filled...
View ArticlePossible Enzyme Found for Grapevine Disease That Costs Industry $100 Million...
Scientists at UC-Davis may have identified an enzyme that plays an important role in Pierce’s disease, which affects grapevines and costs California’s grape and wine industries more than $100 million...
View ArticleBYU Students Help Make Tupperware Better
It’s not often you get to present concepts to a global company with more than $2.6 billion in operating revenue, but for BYU industrial design students, it’s just part of class. Students in Bryan...
View ArticleGetting the other party to gain sympathy for you can be effective in...
Researchers have found that if you convey your points transparently and with emotional appeal, the other party in a negotiation may give you sympathy, thus helping you in the negotiations. Is sympathy...
View ArticleHow well you sleep can depend on what you eat
A study has shown that eating more fiber can help you spend more time in deep sleep, while eating more saturated fat and sugar can put you in less slow wave sleep or is associated with more arousals...
View ArticleA real life Spiderman would need size 114 shoes
Researchers have found there is a body size limit for animals with sticky feet like the gecko when climbing up vertical surfaces. A human-sized animal would need 40 per cent of its body surface covered...
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