Children with brain injuries have difficulty developing story-telling skills even though other language abilities, such as vocabulary, tend to catch up with other children as they mature, new research shows.
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July 26, 2010
July 7, 2010
What values motivate the non-religious in the UK?
Most research on religion is done in the US, a country which is something of an outlier among modernised nations because of the importance of religion in daily life. So, for example, the non-religious in the US tend to be 'disagreeable' (meaning that they are nonconformist and prefer to go their own way). But is this something general about the non-religious, or does it simply tell us something a
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June 9, 2010
Personality predicts political preferences
There is a strong relationship between a voter's politics and his personality, according to new research.
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Healthy diet could slow or reverse early effects of Alzheimer’s disease
Patients in the early to moderate stages of Alzheimer's disease could have their cognitive impairment slowed or even reversed by switching to a healthier diet, new research suggests.
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March 2, 2010
Research: How you think about your age may affect how you age
The saying "You're only as old as you feel" really seems to resonate with older adults, according to new research.
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February 23, 2010
When We Want Something More Although We Like it Less
Wanting something and liking something are two separate things, and it is not uncommon that people develop strong "wants", or "must haves" for things they don't particularly like.Indeed, it is possible that certain events increase our want for an object, while simultaneously decreasing how much we actually like the object. According to a recent research report this can ha
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February 2, 2010
Children with cochlear implants have quality of life equal to normal hearing peers, study finds
Children who have cochlear implants rank their quality of life equal to their normally hearing peers, indicates new research.
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January 29, 2010
Can men be trusted to take male contraceptive pill?
New research in the UK casts doubt on whether men can be trusted to take the male contraceptive pill, which is currently undergoing trials. The findings show that while men said they would welcome it, women thought their partners could not be trusted to take the contraceptive pill regularly, leading to unplanned pregnancy.
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January 27, 2010
Caucasians and Asians don’t examine faces in the same way
Caucasians and Asians don't examine faces in the same way, according to new research.
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