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Women may perceive men with wider faces as more dominant and more attractive for short-term relationships, according to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association ...
Read the releaseTORONTO, ON - A new comprehensive modeling assessment of contamination in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region indicates that officially reported emissions of certain hazardous air pollutants have ...
Read the releaseLINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 3, 2014 – In the idyllic town of Lake Wobegon, all the children are above average. And, judging by a new study by University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers, ...
Read the releasePUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 4-Feb-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Mary Beth O'Leary moleary@cell.com 617-397-2802 Cell Press Appearance of Lyme disease rash can help predict how bacteria spreads through body VIDEO: This is a simulation that shows the development of a Lyme disease rash in time. ...
Read the releaseIt's common knowledge that shivering in the cold is part of the body's attempt to stay warm. According to new research into the mechanisms involved, shivering releases a hormone that stimulates fat tissue to produce ...
Read the releaseCOLUMBUS, Ohio – A new study identifies the molecular pathway that enables cancer cells to grow in areas of a tumor where oxygen levels are low, a condition called hypoxia. The findings by researchers ...
Read the releaseSALT LAKE CITY – A team of researchers, led by physicians and scientists at Intermountain Healthcare's Intermountain Medical Center and ARUP Laboratories, has made ...
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Read the releaseA new study suggests that shivering and bouts of moderate exercise are equally capable of stimulating the conversion of energy-storing 'white fat' into energy-burning 'brown ...
Read the releaseResearchers at King's College London have discovered that sensitivity to pain could be altered by a person's lifestyle and environment throughout their lifetime. The study is ...
Read the releasePUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 4-Feb-2014 [ | E-mail ] var addthis_pub="eurekalert"; var addthis_options = "favorites, delicious, digg, facebook, twitter, google, newsvine, reddit, slashdot, stumbleupon, buzz, more" Share Contact: Vanessa Solomon solomon@wehi.edu.au 61-393-452-971 Walter and Eliza Hall Institute Rachel Steinhardt rsteinhardt@licr.org 212-450-1582 Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Existing medicines show promise for treating stomach and bowel cancer Stomach and bowel cancer, two of the most common cancers worldwide, could be treated ...
Read the releaseUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, BERKELEY'S HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS – According to Elance.com, the online workplace lists more than three million registered freelancers ...
Read the releaseUniversity of Adelaide researchers have identified a key step for the future prevention of liver failure resulting from taking too much of the everyday painkiller paracetamol (also known as acetaminophen). Published ...
Read the releaseSTAT1 (signal transducer and activator of transcription 1) is a member of a family of transcription factors, cellular proteins that control whether and when ...
Read the releaseHaving a good week? It may lead to healthier choices. If you are a man with HIV, you may be more likely ...
Read the releaseThe capacity of our working memory is better explained by the quality of memories we can store than by their number, a team of psychology researchers has concluded. Their analysis, which appears in the latest ...
Read the releaseBOSTON (February 4, 2014) —People living with Sjögren's syndrome, ...
Read the releasePhiladelphia, PA, February 4, 2014 – From birth, infants naturally show a preference for human contact and interaction, including faces and voices. These ...
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Read the releaseFrom the Faroe Pony to the Spanish Mustang, fewer animals have played such a central role in human history as the horse. New research in Animal Genetics reveals that a horse's gait, an attribute ...
Read the releaseThe global economic crisis has wrought havoc to economies on both sides of the Atlantic, but new research in Social Science Quarterly suggests it has also made both North Americans and Europeans ...
Read the releaseThe increasing use of chemical herbicides is often blamed for the declining plant biodiversity in farms. However, other factors beyond herbicide exposure may be more important to species diversity, according to Penn State ...
Read the releasePatients transported to hospital by helicopter have a better chance of surviving traumatic injuries than those transported by ground ambulance despite having more severe injuries and needing more surgical interventions, states a study ...
Read the releaseHow do you detect a "botnet", a network of computers infected with malware -so-called zombies - that allow a third party to take control of those machines? The answer may lie in a statistical ...
Read the releaseFrom Egyptian mummies to Ötzi the Iceman, human remains are a common, if macabre, feature of museum exhibits. Writing in Clinical Anatomy, Dr. Philippe Charlier explores the argument that curators have ...
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