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People Anticipate Others' Genuine Smiles, but Not Polite Smiles
June 12, 2013 Smile and the world smiles with you -- but new research suggests that not all smiles are created equal. The research shows that people actually anticipate smiles that are genuine but not smiles that ... > full story -
Big Movies and Other Cultural Products Have Evolutionary Roots
June 12, 2013 Epic battles, whirlwind romances, family feuds, heroic attempts to save the lives of strangers: these are stories guaranteed to grace the silver screen. According to new research, that's not lazy ... > full story -
Humans Are Happier When They Do the Right Thing; It Also Helps Them Overcome Difficulties
June 12, 2013 Communities that stick together and do good for others cope better with crises and are happier for it, according to a new study. Part of the reason for this greater resilience is the fact that humans ... > full story -
You're So Vain: Study Links Social Media Use and Narcissism
June 11, 2013 Facebook is a mirror and Twitter is a megaphone, according to a new study exploring how social media reflect and amplify the culture's growing levels of ... > full story -
Voiding Disorder Therapy Improved Sexual Dysfunction
June 11, 2013 A prospective study of 23 women aged 21 to 71 showed pelvic neuromodulation for bladder disorders also increased five of six sexual function scores in a validated questionnaire administered pre- and ... > full story -
Effective Privacy Protection in Social Networks
June 11, 2013 Researchers are working on new methods to help them gain a better understanding of the usage habits of participants in social networks. The results will be incorporated in the development of ... > full story -
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Sperm Wars Ruled by Females? Females Play Active, Pivotal Role in Postcopulatory Processes
June 10, 2013 Females play a larger role in determining paternity than previously thought, say biologists. The findings have major implications for the study of sexual selection, sexual conflict and the ... > full story -
Intervention to Reduce Lifelong Effects Associated With Childhood Neglect and Emotional Abuse
June 10, 2013 Preschool children who have been neglected or emotionally abused exhibit a range of emotional and behavioral difficulties and adverse mother-child interactions that indicate these children require ... > full story -
Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Sticklebacks Prefer to Be With Relatives
June 7, 2013 Many animals are able to discriminate between related and unrelated individuals but how they do so has proven remarkably difficult to understand. Researchers in Austria have investigated the issue ... > full story -
How Similar Are the Gestures of Apes and Human Infants? More Than You Might Suspect
June 6, 2013 A new study used naturalistic video data for the first time to compare gestures in a female chimpanzee, bonobo and human ... > full story
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