Un estudio demuestra que correr descalzo ayuda a optimizar la técnica y...
Investigadores de las universidades de Granada y Jaén prueban que el denominado ‘barefoot running’, siempre que se haga de la manera adecuada, disminuye considerablemente las posibilidades de que el...
View ArticleUne étude prouve que courir pieds nus améliore la technique et réduit le...
Des chercheurs des universités de Grenade et de Jaén (Espagne) prouvent que la course nommée « barefoot running » pratiquée de manière adéquate, diminue considérablement le risque que l’athlète souffre...
View ArticleUK medical sciences may have to ‘scale back ambition’ if we became isolated...
Professor Andrew Tobin from the University of Leicester discusses how remaining in the EU can help address some of the largest biomedical challenges - such as a rise in dementia and infectious diseases...
View ArticleInfidelity perceptions differ between men and women
New research published in Sexual & Relationship Therapy has uncovered the different ways in which men and women perceive infidelity.
View ArticlePrimary Care Physicians Primed to Help Patients Be More Active
Exercise plays a crucial role in being healthy and preventing disease. Because of their close relationship to patients, primary care physicians (PCPs) can act as a catalyst to help people be more...
View ArticleSome women’s retirement plan: Rely on Prince Charming
Women believe that somehow, Prince Charming will arrange for their financial security in their Golden Years. Women workers often rely on future spouses to organize their retirement finances, rather...
View ArticleResearch That Fights Poverty. Bocconi Launches LEAP
The Laboratory for Effective Anti-poverty Policies, directed by Eliana La Ferrara and funded by Fondazione Invernizzi, makes use of the social sciences to evaluate the policies adopted in developing...
View ArticleLa ricerca che combatte la povertà. Alla Bocconi nasce il Leap
Il Laboratory for effective anti-poverty policies, diretto da Eliana La Ferrara e finanziato dalla Fondazione Invernizzi, usa le scienze sociali per valutare le politiche adottate nei paesi in via di...
View ArticleFinger on the pulse of terror
In a country with frequent terror attacks, a new attack will not have a great impact on peoples risk perceptions. However, in countries with little terrorism, an attack may well have an effect.
View ArticleSpirituality – helping the elderly overcome life’s transitions
Research argue that Spirituality can help bring balance to ageing and the dramatic changes it can bring
View ArticleNew book links early 1900s missing MP, Victor Grayson, to Winston Churchill
""Lord David Clark, now a Huddersfield Visiting Professor, launched his book, Victor Grayson: The Man and the Mystery, at a special event held in Heritage Quay
View ArticleMental Training for Soccer Tactics
CITEC researchers have developed a new mental training technique for athletes. It’s not only controlling the ball, physical endurance, and dexterity that matter when it comes to playing soccer. Members...
View ArticleImpulsive children raised in caring families drink less during adolescence
Years of research have shown that impulsivity in childhood is among the individual vulnerabilities leading to substance abuse, delinquency, as well as aggressive and antisocial behavior in adolescence...
View ArticleUn enfant impulsif bien traité consommerait moins d'alcool à l'adolescence
De nombreux travaux de recherche au fil des ans ont montré que l'impulsivité durant l'enfance est une des vulnérabilités personnelles liées à l’abus de substances, à la délinquance, à l’agressivité et...
View ArticleCaught in the wire: The rise of border security fences forces reconsideration...
Between 25.000 and 30.000 kilometres of wire fences and walls surrounds the borders of many countries in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. This is killing wildlife that becomes entangled and acts as a...
View ArticleA.SK Social Science Award 2017 - Call for Nominations
The WZB Berlin Social Science Center invites nominations for the A.SK Social Science Award 2017. The award honors research on public policy with a focus on economic and governmental reforms by...
View ArticleCoherent energy policy needed across EU
The need to maintain a stable and affordable energy supply, coupled with growing demands to switch to renewable ‘green’ sources, are placing increasing pressure on EU electric utilities. To help...
View Article(Sh)it happens! And that includes bankruptcies
There are times when an administrator has too weighty a role in settling bankruptcies. This is the message of Professor Reinout Vriesendorp's inaugural lecture on 24 June.
View ArticleNicht nur Traumata, auch deren Überwindung wird vererbt
Verhaltensweisen, die durch frühe traumatische Erlebnisse verursacht werden, sind reversibel. Forschende der Universität Zürich und ETH Zürich konnten zeigen, dass bei Mäusen eine anregende Umgebung...
View ArticleNot only trauma but also the reversal of trauma is inherited
Behaviors caused by traumatic experiences in early life are reversible. Researchers from the University of Zurich and ETH Zurich could demonstrate that environmental enrichment allows trauma-related...
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