Society & Culture - Jun 3, 2011 9:28 - 3 Comments

Reliance on emotion fades as we age

U. CHICAGO (US) — Children have more empathy for victims, judge wrongdoing more harshly, and are more likely to believe in punishment for damage done. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 23, 2011 13:11 - 1 Comment

Med tech ends need to justify means

U. CHICAGO (US) — To control the rising cost of health care, consideration of the cost-effectiveness of research should be expanded when developing medical technology. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 11, 2011 16:52 - 2 Comments

Mining knowledge begets knowledge

U. CHICAGO (US) — The Internet no longer simply disseminates knowledge—it now has the potential to shape research through the expansion of metaknowledge—the study of knowledge itself. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 21, 2011 13:18 - 1 Comment

Couples communicate same to strangers

U. CHICAGO (US) — Couples and close friends may think they’re on the same wavelength, but a new study shows they don’t always convey messages to each other as well as they think. (more…)

Men like jobs where winners get paid

U. CHICAGO (US) — Men are more likely than women to seek jobs in which they get to battle it out with coworkers to determine who gets paid more, a new study shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Nov 10, 2010 16:48 - 3 Comments

Teaching kids math early adds up

U. CHICAGO (US) — The amount of time parents spend talking to their young children about numbers has a significant impact on how they learn mathematics. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 27, 2010 11:18 - 1 Comment

Black youth plug in to politics

U. CHICAGO (US) — Stereotypes of black youth that they are politically detached and negatively influenced by rap music and videos are false, according to a new study. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 14, 2010 12:51 - 6 Comments

Say goodbye to suicide bombings

U. CHICAGO (US) — Contrary to popular belief, suicide bombings are not the result of religious fanaticism. The terrorist acts are a calculated response to occupations by outsiders, argues a new book. (more…)

Society & Culture - Sep 3, 2010 13:16 - 1 Comment

Hourly workers hit hard by recession

U. CHICAGO (US)—A record number of U.S. workers are involuntarily working part-time due to reduced hours or the inability to find a full-time job. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 31, 2010 17:16 - 6 Comments

How social work has failed black men

U. CHICAGO (US)—Among disadvantaged people in the United States, the most needy and least helped are perhaps African-American men, according to a new book that details the disadvantages that black men face and suggests ways social workers can help. (more…)

Society & Culture - Aug 18, 2010 15:43 - 2 Comments

Committed relationships ease stress

U. CHICAGO (US)—Being married has often been associated with improving people’s health. Now a new study suggests that having that long–term bond also alters hormones in a way that reduces stress. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 30, 2010 16:13 - 0 Comments

Kids with injured brains tell shorter stories

U. CHICAGO (US)—Children with brain lesions have difficulty developing storytelling skills even though other language abilities, such as vocabulary, tend to catch up with other children as they mature, research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jul 22, 2010 17:46 - 7 Comments

Why we distrust foreign accents

U. CHICAGO (US)—A foreign accent undermines a person’s credibility in ways that the speaker and the listener don’t consciously realize, new research shows. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 23, 2010 11:01 - 2 Comments

Is paid sick leave a basic right?

U. CHICAGO (US)—Paid sick leave is a benefit prized by American workers, but one often missing on the job—leading to serious consequences for both employee and employer, according to a new study. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jun 18, 2010 12:10 - 2 Comments

How to turn distant dads into family guys

U. CHICAGO (US)—Father’s Day is something of an empty holiday in many urban communities where men are often disconnected from family life, but social workers can make a difference against those odds, says a University of Chicago researcher. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 26, 2010 23:06 - 1 Comment

On view: Tomorrow’s multicultural museum

U. CHICAGO (US)—Museums need to become more welcoming to minorities and provide more opportunities to interact with young people in order to remain relevant to the public in a rapidly changing world, according to a new report presented May 24 at a meeting of the American Association of Museums. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2010 17:54 - 1 Comment

Gestures linked to language development

U. CHICAGO (US)—Children with brain injuries may use gesture to signal they need help in developing language, research shows. The children who make the fewest gestures early in development also develop spoken vocabulary more slowly. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 19, 2010 5:34 - 6 Comments

Higher blood pressure in lonely adults

U. CHICAGO (US)—Chronic feelings of loneliness take a toll on blood pressure over time, causing a marked increase after four years. (more…)