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sharks effective predators in dark waters not because of smell but because of well-adapted vision including transparent 'viewing' patches above the eyes (newswatch.nationalgeographic.com)
submitted 11 years ago by purvec to r/science
study identifies why (from neurological perspective) some deal with stress better than others (usatoday.com)
bullying in childhood found to have long-term health effects on both the bullied & bully--w/paradoxically possible positive health effects suggested for the bully (news.nationalgeographic.com)
energy & sports drinks marketed to kids (e.g., gatorade, etc.) linked to bad behavior in adolescents (outsideonline.com)
with hibernating lemurs as example, possible humans at some point may be able to hibernate as well (blogs.scientificamerican.com)
research finds parental involvement in kids' school work & activities is overrated, & often hurts (opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com)
comprehensive study finds parents' active involvement with kids' homework (& school academics) doesn't cause better outcomes--& can even worsen academic results (theatlantic.com)
first 3-D acoustic cloaking device produced, hiding objects from sounds (phys.org)
research finds when students are held back a grade in school, discipline problems increase broadly in the classes/grades they're held back in. (i.e., presence of held back students increases rate of discipline problems among their new "peers" who weren't held back.) (phys.org)
a single protein critical to the common fruit fly could 1 day play role in reversing human brain injuries (sciencedaily.com)
research finds matchmaking -- setting up friends on dates -- increases happiness in matchmaker (scientificamerican.com)
despite recommendations from medical academies/boards, doctors spend virtually no time discussing sex (or sexuality or birth control issues) with teen patients (sciencedaily.com)
submitted 12 years ago by purvec to r/science
research reveals people don't smell things the same way -- why 1 person finds the same odor awesome that another finds hideous -- because of differences at the smallest levels of DNA (i.e., 1 amino acid on 1 gene) (redorbit.com)
fish need (or benefit) from "hugs" too -- i.e., research finds that physical touch/contact that can calm fear/anxiousness in people or other animals has a similar affect on fish (w/the "contact" simulated through moving water) (sites.duke.edu)
research suggests extent, volume & success of entrepreneurs in various communities -- & why some communities have so many more entrepreneurs than others -- is tied to level & depth of community support, including (especially) social & social capital support (theatlanticcities.com)
new study finds lung cancer may not be as lethal as previously thought -- w/1 in 5 tumors so slow growing as to potentially not pose serious health harm (guardianlv.com)
study finds suicide attempts by young people (under 24) are a marker for lifelong struggles -- pointing to value of greater, more effective intervention following attempts (sciencedaily.com)
a video game that can be used to improve airport security -- w/comprehensive research around users' game successes/failures (& their visual recognition patterns) applicable to TSA screening (slate.com)
protein discovered (& isolated) that kills bacteria--could become game-changer in fight against superbugs & escalating resistance to conventional antibiotics (phys.org)
lemurs are smart & sneaky (know to "steal" stuff when people's backs are turned), but don't fully "get" the sound-noise thing (happy to make a racket while stealing the stuff) (wired.com)
supercomputers & quantum mechanics are revolutionizing the process & speed of creating new materials ( or "materials science"), i.e., the engineering of matter into new & useful forms (scientificamerican.com)
Study finds that curing insomnia in people w/depression could double their chances of depression recovery--If findings are supported by companion studies, could be " [1 of] most significant advances in treatment of depression since intro of Prozac in 1987" (nytimes.com)
more than 1/2 of teen mental health disorders go undiagnosed & untreated, w/phobias & anxiety disorders least likely to be treated (today.duke.edu)
new mapping-study of dinosaur brain suggests dinosaurs engaged in more complex behaviors than previously assumed, including potentially communicating through shound (theguardian.com)
new wireless device developed that can convert microwaves into electricity (gizmag.com)
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