Posts Tagged ‘United States’
Strong guys less willing to share wealth
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — Upper body strength and socioeconomic status can predict men’s opinions on the redistribution of wealth, according to researchers. Continue…
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 11:00 - 2 Comments
Society & Culture - May 7, 2013 13:23 - 0 Comments
Can high home ownership lead to unemployment?
U. WARWICK (UK) — Government policies that boost the number of homeowners are likely to inflict severe damage on the labor market, an international study suggests. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 6, 2013 10:14 - 0 Comments
US birth tied to health risks in Mexican-Americans
U. TORONTO (CAN) / UC BERKELEY (US) — Mexican-Americans over 55 who were born in the US are significantly more likely than immigrants from Mexico to report limitations in one or more basic physical activities. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 16, 2013 15:27 - 0 Comments
Drug sales reps rarely discuss side effects
UC DAVIS (US) —Pharmaceutical sales reps often fail to give family doctors information about the harmful side effects of drugs, an international study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 9, 2013 11:31 - 0 Comments
Adding customs officers could boost GDP
USC (US) — A new customs and border protections officer at each of 33 selected land and airport locations could add $61.8 million to the US economy. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 5, 2013 14:50 - 0 Comments
Are new regulations too tough on coal?
DUKE (US) — The cost of complying with tougher EPA air-quality standards could cause a shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation, according to a new study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Apr 2, 2013 15:40 - 1 Comment
Surveillance: We don’t like it, but why?
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — United States law needs to establish four key principals to avoid the dangers of surveillance, according to a privacy law expert. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 29, 2013 15:09 - 1 Comment
To teach kids math, keep hands moving
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Students perform better in math when their instructors use hand gestures—a simple teaching tool that could pay off in higher-level classes like algebra. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 25, 2013 8:39 - 1 Comment
Under-50 group lowers US life expectancy
U. PENNSYLVANIA (US) — High mortality rates among Americans under 50 explain why life expectancy is lower in the US than in most developed nations, a new study finds. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 22, 2013 6:22 - 6 Comments
Books contain fewer words about feelings
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — Other than fear, words about emotions have steadily decreased in books throughout the last century, say researchers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 5, 2013 13:30 - 1 Comment
Americans are living longer, but sicker lives
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Americans spend more years living with illness and disability than people in many countries, including Canada, Germany, and Israel. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 28, 2013 11:34 - 1 Comment
Thinking ‘me’ not ‘we’ motivates Americans
STANFORD (US) — In the US, the best way to motivate people to think and act interdependently may be to emphasize their independence. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 22, 2013 11:08 - 6 Comments
Compared to peers, US health comes up short
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Even wealthy, educated Americans with health insurance die sooner and seem to be sicker than people in other high-income countries. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jan 16, 2013 12:59 - 3 Comments
To lower emissions, give US coal to China?
STANFORD (US) — Exporting coal from the western US to China could actually lower overall greenhouse gas emissions, an energy economist argues. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 7, 2012 16:17 - 0 Comments
In US, YouTube political ads get nasty
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — American politicians—and their unofficial ad creators—are a mean bunch when it comes to campaigning online, particularly when combining personal and issue attacks in ads posted on YouTube. (more…)
Society & Culture - Feb 17, 2012 15:44 - 2 Comments
Turn corporate cash into 2.4 million jobs
U . MARYLAND (US) — If corporations invested their “excess” cash reserves in capital projects, it could generate as many as 2.4 million jobs over the next three years, new research finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 23, 2012 13:14 - 0 Comments
Taxpayers save with paid family leave
RUTGERS (US) — Offering paid family leave to workers leads to positive economic outcomes for working families, businesses, and the public, a new study concludes. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 20, 2011 16:54 - 9 Comments
Conduct disorder: Risk grows for Mexicans in US
UC DAVIS (US) — The prevalence of conduct disorder symptoms increases across generations for Mexicans who migrate to the United States, a new study finds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 13, 2011 9:32 - 0 Comments
Is U.S. eco-policy also God’s policy?
U. MARYLAND (US) — A majority of Americans professing belief in God favor cooperative international efforts to combat climate change and the spread of nuclear weapons—branding it a moral obligation—a new public opinion poll shows. (more…)
