News tagged with family life
Social network Path runs with Nike
Intimate social network Path has kept its stride after a privacy stumble and on Friday began running with Nike.
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Varied views towards the Falkland Islands dispute from young Argentines
Researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that that the opinions of young people in Argentina towards the Falklands/Malvinas Islands are varied and influenced by a number of factors including geographical location, ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 07, 2012 |
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140 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2011
In 2011, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 140 new relatives to our family tree. The new species include 72 arthropods, 31 sea slugs, 13 fishes, 11 plants, nine sponges, three corals, ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Research team finds new explanation for Cambrian explosion
(PhysOrg.com) -- For hundreds of years, researchers from many branches of science have sought to explain the veritable explosion in diversity in animal organisms that started approximately 541 million years ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Improving evolutionary Tree of Life: Study provides robust molecular phylogeny for mammalian families
An international research team led by biologists at the University of California, Riverside and Texas A&M University has released for the first time a large and robust DNA matrix that has representation for ...
Sep 22, 2011 |
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Many top US scientists wish they had more children
Nearly half of all women scientists and one-quarter of male scientists at the nation's top research universities said their career has kept them from having as many children as they had wanted, according to a new study by ...
Aug 08, 2011 |
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UK youth are happy after all?
As part of the study, which will follow 40,000 UK households over a number of years more than 2,000 young people aged between 10 to 15 years have been asked how satisfied they are with their lives. The findings indicate ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 02, 2011 |
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Recipe for family mealtimes calls for 3 ingredients in the right amounts
A University of Illinois scientist reports that family mealtimes that contain three ingredients in the right amounts can improve the quality of life in children who have chronic asthma.
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Study links bullying to depression, other adult ailments
(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arizona family studies researchers report in the journal Developmental Psychology that high school students whose sexual orientation is at odds with social gender norms often find themselves victim ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 05, 2010 |
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Telecommuters with flextime stay balanced up to 19 hours longer
Not surprising: Telecommuters balance work and family life better than office workers.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 02, 2010 |
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Family members reduce stress in advanced cancer patients with 14 minute massages
Advanced cancer patients who regularly received massages averaging 14 minutes or more by a partner or family member declined in stress scores over four weeks, according to results of a study reported at the 7th annual conference ...
Feb 25, 2010 |
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Couples who do the dishes together stay happier
A new study published by The University of Western Ontario reveals that couples who share the responsibility for paid and unpaid work report higher average measures of happiness and life satisfaction than those in other family ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2009 |
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No comfort in comfort foods during tough economic times, study finds
Most of us can name our favorite "comfort foods" and believe that we are most prone to seek them out during times of stress and upheaval -- like moving to a new town or starting (or ending!) a job. Contrary to this well-engrained ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2009 |
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Afghani children suffering from post-traumatic stress
Children who live in Afghanistan are particularly affected every day by a multitude of war time stressors which increase the likelihood of developing PTSD: trauma, child labor, and family and military violence. On a daily ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 23, 2009 |
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More support needed for families adopting from foster care
A new University of Illinois study of families adopting from foster care revealed significant declines in professional services and social support over the first three years of adoptive family life, even though parents indicated ...
May 14, 2009 |
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