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• Frogs and Reptiles
  Trees
  New Species
  Botany
  Genetics
  Nature
   
  

  Frogs Use Calls to Find Mates With Matching Chromosomes; Tree Frogs That Look Similar Hear Chromosome Difference in Calls

  December 27, 2011 — When it comes to love songs, female tree frogs are pretty picky. According to a new study, certain female tree frogs may be remarkably attuned to the songs of mates who share the same number of ... > full story
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Fitness
  Triglycerides
  Nutrition
  Colitis
   

  New Evidence That Bacteria in Large Intestine Have a Role in Obesity

  December 21, 2011 — Bacteria living in people's large intestine may slow down the activity of the "good" kind of fat tissue, a special fat that quickly burns calories and may help prevent obesity, scientists are ... > full story
• Gender Difference
  Racial Issues
  Social Psychology
  Child Psychology
  Child Development
  Parenting
   

  Gender Bias of Prospective Parents Revealed

  December 19, 2011 — A new study has found that when people think about having children, men want boys and women want ... > full story
• Gender Difference
  Racial Issues
  Bioethics
  Industrial Relations
  Economics
  Educational Policy
   

  More Female Managers Do Not Reduce Wage Gap, Swedish Study Finds

  December 16, 2011 — Are wage differences between men and women decreasing as more women attain managerial positions? A new Swedish report concludes that they are not. Manager gender is tied to neither wages nor, ... > full story
• Gender Difference
  ADD and ADHD
  Racial Issues
  Perception
  Memory
  Psychology
   

  Is Attention in Females Different?

  December 14, 2011 — Is attention in women different from attention in men? Researchers investigated the effects of the hormone estrogen on spontaneous attention. They were hoping in this way to explain differences ... > full story
• Gender Difference
  Racial Issues
  Relationships
  Multiple Sclerosis
  Disorders and Syndromes
  Child Psychology
   

  All It Takes Is a Smile (for Some Guys)

  December 13, 2011 — Does she or doesn't she ... ? Sexual cues are ambiguous, and confounding. We -- especially men -- often read them wrong. A new study hypothesizes that the men who get it wrong might be the ones that ... > full story
• Racial Issues
  Gender Difference
  Anxiety
  Social Psychology
  Relationships
  Psychology
   

  Study Explores Men's Ability to Manage Fear in Ways That Allow Them to Exhibit Confidence

  December 13, 2011 — A study of mixed martial arts competitors found that these men have unique ways of managing fear that actually allow them to exhibit ... > full story
• Gender Difference
  Mathematics
  Math Puzzles
  Educational Policy
  Computer Modeling
  Educational Psychology
   
  

  Study Debunks Myths About Gender and Math Performance

  December 12, 2011 — A major study of recent international data on school mathematics performance casts doubt on some common assumptions about gender and math achievement -- in particular, the idea that girls and women ... > full story
• Pain Control
  Fibromyalgia
  Neuropathy
  Joint Pain
  Workplace Health
  Back and Neck Pain
   

  Chronic Pain in Children and Adolescents Becoming More Common

  December 9, 2011 — Children who suffer from persistent or recurring chronic pain may miss school, withdraw from social activities, and are at risk of developing internalizing symptoms such as anxiety, in response to ... > full story
• Consumer Behavior
  Mobile Computing
  Gender Difference
  Educational Psychology
  Video Games
  Racial Issues
   
  

  Interactive Applications for Cell Phones May Be Most Powerful Forms of Advertising

  December 8, 2011 — A new research study suggests that interactive applications for mobile phones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android may be some of the most powerful forms of advertising yet ... > full story

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