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What Defines Life Satisfaction for Consumers Living in Poverty?
October 21, 2011 People whose basic needs are met get more life satisfaction when they are more connected to others and when they experience greater autonomy, according to a new study. But those who live in dire ... > full story -
Emerging Public Health Crisis Linked to Mortgage Default and Foreclosure
October 20, 2011 Researchers warn of a looming health crisis in the wake of rising mortgage delinquencies and home foreclosures. The study is the first long-term survey of the impact the current housing crisis is ... > full story -
Time on Your Hands: Good or Bad?
October 19, 2011 What is more desirable: too little or too much spare time on your hands? To be happy, somewhere in the middle, according to researchers. New work shows that materialistic young people with compulsive ... > full story -
Cyber War Might Never Happen
October 18, 2011 Cyber war, long considered by many experts within the defense establishment to be a significant threat, if not an ongoing one, may never take place according to one expert. He argues that cyber ... > full story -
More Poor Kids in More Poor Places, US Study Finds
October 18, 2011 Persistent high poverty is most prevalent among children, with those living in rural America disproportionally impacted, according to new ... > full story -
Can We Share Vampires' Appetite for Synthetic Blood?
October 18, 2011 Vampires on the "True Blood" television series are already enjoying the advantages of synthetic blood. While this may seem to be only the imagination on the big screen, the true benefits of blood ... > full story -
Psychopathic Killers: Computerized Text Analysis Uncovers the Word Patterns of a Predator
October 14, 2011 As words can be the soul's window, scientists are learning to peer through it: Computerized text analysis shows that psychopathic killers make identifiable word choices -- beyond conscious control -- ... > full story -
Is the Secret to World Peace the Ability to Spin a Good Yarn?
October 14, 2011 The key to avoiding a full scale world war lies in the story-telling abilities of great powers such as the United States, European Union, China and Russia, according to ... > full story -
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Skin Color Matters When It Comes to Canadians' Health, Study Suggests
October 12, 2011 A new study finds that Black Canadians with darker skin are more likely to report poorer health than Black Canadians with lighter skin. The study also suggests that a mismatched racial identity can ... > full story -
Medical Safety Net for Undocumented Patients
October 11, 2011 Researchers are exploring the ethical challenges that clinicians and organizations face when providing medical care to undocumented immigrants in the United States. Most of the estimated 11 million ... > full story
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