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Blinded by jealousy?

Jealousy really is "blinding," according to a new study by two University of Delaware psychology professors. They found that women who were made to feel jealous were so distracted by unpleasant emotional images they became ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Partner status influences women's interest in men

A study by Indiana University neuroscientist Heather Rupp found that a woman's partner status influenced her interest in the opposite sex.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created May 28, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (10) | comments 2

When Mom Dates, Dad Stops Visiting His Kids

New research from the Journal of Marriage and Family shows that children born outside of marriage are less likely to be visited by their father when the mother is involved in a new romantic relationship. Many children born out ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 03, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Study finds young men more vulnerable to relationship ups and downs than women

Contrary to popular belief, the ups and downs of romantic relationships have a greater effect on the mental health of young men than women, according to a new study by a Wake Forest University sociology professor.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jun 08, 2010 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Some bullies are just the shy type: New research shows a darker side to social anxiety disorder

When you think of people suffering from social anxiety, you probably characterize them as shy, inhibitive and submissive. However, new research from psychologists Todd Kashdan and Patrick McKnight at George Mason University ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 18, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sexy sons thanks to mom

It is not the superior genes of the father, but the mother's resource investment in the eggs that makes Zebra Finch males particularly attractive. A Swiss-Australian research team lead by evolutionary ecologists ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Sep 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Punishment of egoistic behavior is not rewarded

The heated debate surrounding the German "state Trojan" software for the online monitoring of telecommunication between citizens shows that the concealed observation of our private decisions provokes public ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Study of finches shows they form homosexual alliances

A new study by a team of researchers shows that for zebra finches, bonding trumps sex. Post-Doc fellow Julie Elie of the University of California and her team describe in the journal Behavioural Ecology an ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 2.6 / 5 (5) | comments 28 | with audio podcast report

Abusive men likely to repeat violence if attraction to women is superficial

(PhysOrg.com) -- Abusive men who select partners mainly based on appearance are likely to be violent again after completing an abuser intervention program, according to a new University of Michigan study.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Her closeness to his buddies can trigger male sex problems

An older man whose female partner is chummy with his pals is more likely to suffer from sexual dysfunction than men who keep their confidantes to themselves, reports a new Cornell study. However, this link disappeared among ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Aug 26, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Zynga mulls online gambling market

(AP) -- Zynga, the social game company known for "FarmVille" and "Zynga Poker," is mulling a new market - online gambling.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study fuels debate about why female birds seek extra mates

When female birds mate with males other than their social partners and have broods of mixed paternity, the offspring sired by these "extra-pair" fathers may often get a head start in life, according to a new report published ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Monogamous birds... peeping on the neighbors!

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is well documented that male birds seduce females using their songs, colourful plumage and courtship dances. These signals reflect male genetic quality and will be graded by the female ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Close relationships can perpetuate individual health problems

Human problems rarely occur in a vacuum, but persist as part of ongoing social interaction in which causes and effects are interwoven. One person's behavior can set the stage for what another does. A new study in the journal ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Community research guidelines set stage for 'real world' scholarship

Academia is sometimes viewed as an "ivory tower" environment with little connection to the real world, but new research from North Carolina State University should help academics striving to overcome that ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 13, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0