Posts Tagged ‘Cornell University’

‘Gaydar’ guesses more right than wrong

U. WASHINGTON / CORNELL (US) — After seeing faces for less than a blink of an eye, college students have accuracy greater than mere chance in judging others’ sexual orientation. Continue…

Thursday, May 17, 2012 15:54 - 0 Comments

Society & Culture - May 17, 2012 12:19 - 0 Comments

Big threat to women CEOs? Other women

WASHINGTON U.- ST. LOUIS (US) — Women who are high-status executives are often threatened by other women—and may not support them as potential high-prestige peers at work. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 4, 2012 16:46 - 0 Comments

Lonely hearts suffer effects of aging

CORNELL (US) — The social pain of loneliness produces changes in the body that mimic the aging process and increase the risk of heart disease, according to a new study. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 4, 2012 12:44 - 1 Comment

Middle class is doing just fine, study shows

CORNELL (US) — Income growth for the average American in recent decades may be more than 10 times greater than previously suggested by some economists. (more…)

Science & Technology - May 3, 2012 11:26 - 0 Comments

Exoplanets orbit in star ‘sweet spots’

CORNELL (US) — Three Earth-like planets have been discovered orbiting within their host stars’ habitable zone—a finding that means they could be hospitable to life. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 20, 2012 13:55 - 0 Comments

Sliced thin, ceramic material gets twisty

CORNELL (US) — By letting them twist, it may be possible to create ferrocelectricity in ceramic materials called perovskites. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 20, 2012 9:15 - 1 Comment

Move over shiitake. New mushroom in town

CORNELL (US) —An exotic fungus may follow the lead of shiitake mushrooms and become a hit with farmers. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2012 8:58 - 0 Comments

Fight parasites with compounds in worms

CORNELL (US) — A class of molecules used by all nematodes could lead to news ways to treat parasites that infects humans, animals, and crops. (more…)

Science & Technology - Apr 9, 2012 14:48 - 0 Comments

For each element, a ‘tunable’ metal film

CORNELL (US) — Chemists have developed a way to make porous metal films with up to 1,000 times the electrical conductivity offered by previous methods. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 30, 2012 14:04 - 0 Comments

Tiny and tinier: new frog species found

CORNELL (US) — Researchers have discovered two new tiny frog species in Papua New Guinea, one of which may be the smallest known vertebrate. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 29, 2012 11:56 - 0 Comments

Got (more) milk? Cows fed new alfalfa might

CORNELL (US) — A new highly digestible alfalfa variety could boost milk production by more than three pounds a day, new research shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 28, 2012 15:56 - 1 Comment

Build new drugs ‘on demand’ with bacteria

CORNELL (US) — A new method of bacterial cell engineering promises better, cheaper drug therapies than those made from animal cells. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 28, 2012 11:26 - 0 Comments

Birds trail climate in north-bound shift

CORNELL / YALE (US) — New research shows that birds are moving their habitats north in response to climate warming, but not quickly enough. (more…)

Stowaway mice map out Vikings’ path

CORNELL (US) — Ancient DNA from hitchhiking mice are offering clues to the migratory travels of the Vikings. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 15, 2012 11:04 - 0 Comments

Why some honeybees itch to explore

CORNELL / U. ILLINOIS (US) — Honeybees that scout for new food sources or nest sites have patterns of gene activity in their brains that are similar to those in people who seek the new and different. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 14, 2012 15:17 - 1 Comment

To cut calories, stick with one-pot meals

CORNELL (US) — The more food choices served at a meal, the more a person will eat, according to new research that finds single-dish meals like soup, stew, or stir-fry cut down on the amount of food and calories consumed. (more…)