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Ethicists: Include pregnant women in national childrens' study

An ambitious new national study that aims to follow children from conception through adulthood will miss a golden opportunity to gather data on the most underrepresented population in clinical research - pregnant women, say ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Undocumented Latino youth turn to activism to combat obstacles

Undocumented Latino youth in the U.S. face futures clouded by fewer rights than their documented peers and the constant fear of deportation. Such status constraints usually aren't fully understood until young adulthood, said ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 11, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Could the Mekong's water destabilise Asia?

(Phys.org) -- South-East Asian nations surrounding the Lower Mekong Basin should put construction of hydro-electric dams on the Mekong River on hold if they want to avoid a human security disaster more reminiscent ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Research shows that red is not a proxy signal for female genitalia in humans

New research from anthropologists at the University of Kent may have important ramifications for the future study of the role of colour signals in human social and sexual interactions.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Regulators, ad companies huddle over 'Do Not Track' features

The momentum of a growing multibillion-dollar industry is colliding with online privacy worries this week, as regulators and privacy advocates face off against the Internet advertising industry to hash out how proposed "Do ...

Technology / Internet

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How do I love me? Let me count the ways - and excel in a job interview

(PhysOrg.com) -- The secret to excelling in a job interview may not hinge on how much your interviewers like you, but in how much you like yourself.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

'SimCity' game rebuilt for age of climate change

Climate change is coming to SimCity. A new version of the city-building computer game that factors in real-world consequences of energy choices has won endorsements from Twitter co-founder Biz Stone and the director of the ...

Technology / Software

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Employers feel no love for unscrupulous practice of 'service sweethearting'

A new study led by two Florida State University marketing professors finds that some frontline service employees who are rewarded for hikes in customer loyalty and satisfaction also may engage in "service ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 10

US workers are 'giving away the store,' costing firms billions

Nearly 70 percent of the nation's service employees give away free goods and services – from hamburgers to cable TV – costing companies billions of dollars a year, according to a groundbreaking study.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (5) | comments 11

Governments must plan for migration in response to climate change, researchers say

Governments around the world must be prepared for mass migrations caused by rising global temperatures or face the possibility of calamitous results, say University of Florida scientists on a research team reporting in the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 36 | with audio podcast

Public divided over how to manage invasive animal and plant species on Cumberland Island

Visitors to Cumberland Island flock to the barrier island to see its famed feral horses, likely unaware of the damage the wild animals can inflict on the seashore’s ecosystem. Park managers are often in a quandary over ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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