News tagged with physical relationships

Violent relationships likely detrimental to good parenting

Couples who are married or living together will probably have more trouble parenting as a team if they have been violent toward one another during pregnancy, according to a team of psychologists.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Family and peer relationships essential to Mexican-American college students' success

Hispanics are enrolling in the higher education system at a greater rate than ever, yet they are less likely than their non-Hispanic peers to enter college or earn degrees, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. A new study ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

How the 'street pigeon' got its fancy on

Pigeons display spectacular variations in their feathers, feet, beaks and other physical traits, but a new University of Utah study shows that visible traits don't always coincide with genetics: A bird from ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Partner abuse is normal' say disadvantaged youth

The levels of violence girls and boys from disadvantaged backgrounds experience in their partner relationships is revealed in new University of Bristol research published today.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New discovery places turtles next to lizards on family tree

(PhysOrg.com) -- Where do turtles belong on the evolutionary tree? For decades, the mystery has proven as tough to crack as the creatures' shells. With their body armor and retractable heads, turtles are such ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Does Cupid play politics? That 'something special' might be your mate's political ideology

Though "variety is the spice of life" and "opposites attract," most people marry only those whose political views align with their own, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Virtual presence akin to physical for kids

(PhysOrg.com) -- Video communication tools such as Skype may help maintain family relationships with young children when physical presence is not possible, according to new research at Swinburne University.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 25, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Ancient teeth raise new questions about the origins of modern man

Eight small teeth found in a cave near Rosh Haain, central Israel, are raising big questions about the earliest existence of humans and where we may have originated, says Binghamton University anthropologist ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (25) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Marriage is good for physical and mental health

The 'smug marrieds' may have good reason to feel pleased with themselves as experts today confirm that long-term committed relationships are good for mental and physical health and this benefit increases over time.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Psychologists identify influence of social interaction on sensitivity to physical pain

Psychologists at the University of Toronto have shown that the nature of a social interaction has the ability to influence an individual's sensitivity to physical pain. The discovery could have significant clinical implications ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Tendency to obesity starts with pre-schoolers

When it comes to understanding where tendencies to overweight and obesity develop, you have to begin with the very young, says John Spence, a behavioural scientist in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Over half of women in abusive relationships still saw their male partners as dependable

It's well known that many women remain in abusive relationships with their male partners. A new study by researchers in Toronto and New York suggests that many who live with chronic psychological abuse still see certain positive ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 12, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Study finds link between childhood physical abuse and arthritis

Adults who had experienced physical abuse as children have 56 per cent higher odds of osteoarthritis compared to those who have not been abused, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nature Makes Us More Caring, Study Says (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Want to be a better person? Commune with nature. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Goose bumps, laughter and butterflies

The human body is as mysterious as it is magnificent. For every essential function like thought or a heartbeat, the body exhibits quirky behaviors that seem to defy explanation. Like goose bumps. Or hiccups. ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 14, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1