November 2011
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“The study, by Johns Hopkins University psychologists, suggests that the ability...”
– The Students’ Blog
February 2010
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“IN THE next few weeks, a new name will appear in the periodic table when the...”
– Element 112 joins the periodic table
August 2009
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Depression's Evolutionary Roots →
Depression seems to pose an evolutionary paradox. Research in the US and other countries estimates that between 30 to 50 percent of people have met current psychiatric diagnostic criteria for major depressive disorder sometime in their lives. But the brain plays crucial roles in promoting survival and reproduction, so the pressures of evolution should have left our brains resistant to such high...
July 2009
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“FOR the female half of the population, it may bring a satisfied smile....”
– Women are getting more beautiful
May 2009
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Психология предрассудка: стигматизация-страх... →
В конце 40-х годов социальные психологи Кенне Кларк и Мэйми Кларк (Clark, Clark, 1947) провели ставший классическим экперимент, в результате которого обнаружили, что негритянские дети уже в возрасте 3-х лет знали, что чёрным быть в этой стране плохо. В эксперименте детям на выбор предлагали играть с чёрной или белой куклой. Большинство детей не захотели играть с чёрной куклой; они «думали», что...
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Трудолюбивые бездельники →
Интересное исследование провела доктор Anna Dornhaus из университета Аризоны. Она нанесла уникальные разноцветные метки на 1200 муравьев. Затем записали более 300 часов видео, на котором фиксировали поведение колонии помеченных муравьев, и изучили движения каждого из них. Миф о повальном трудолюбии муравьёв был развенчан. Оказалось, что значительная часть муравейника не участвует ни в чем...
April 2009
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Beware the perils of caffeine withdrawal →
Susan Todd loves her daily coffee fix. “I can drink four or five cups, easily, comfortably,” said Todd, 59, of Clinton Township, Michigan.
Skeet Spillane (right) got severe headaches when he quit caffeine. His wife said he was cranky most of the time.
But if she skips her regular dose of caffeine, Todd warned, watch out.
“I feel lousy all over. It’s not that anything...
Old age begins at 27: Scientists reveal new... →
Old age is often blamed for causing us to misplace car keys, forget a word or lose our train of thought.
But new research shows that many well-known effects of ageing may start decades before our twilight years.
According to scientists, our mental abilities begin to decline from the age of 27 after reaching a peak at 22.
The researchers studied 2,000 men and women aged 18 to 60 over seven...
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Lower air pollution equals longer life →
A new study by the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has found a strong link between air quality and life expectancy.
A piece in the NIEHS Environmental Factor discusses the results of a study performed by NIEHS and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The researchers looked at air pollution, deaths and census data for 51 metropolitan areas between 1978...