There is a strong relationship between a voter's politics and his personality, according to new research.
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June 9, 2010
Personality predicts political preferences
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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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January 13, 2010
Religion makes you desirable… in the USA but not in Britain
The previous post took a look at some recent research on how competition for mates affects how religious people say they are. When a group of students in the US were subtly reminded that there's a lot of competition for potential mates, they responded by claiming to be more religious. One potential explanation for this is simply that being religious is seen as socially desirable.If this were true
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When work interferes with life
As many as 50 percent of people bring their work home with them regularly, according to new research that describes the stress associated with work-life balance and the factors that predict it.
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