L’identité suisse sent le chocolat
Notre système olfactif reste encore peu étudié d’un point de vue psychologique, surtout en comparaison aux systèmes visuel et auditif. Alors que certains chercheurs considéraient il y a quelques...
View ArticleSupport for fracking is at an all-time low, says new survey
As the Government gives the go-ahead to resume fracking in the UK, a new survey from The University of Nottingham has shown that public support for the extraction and use of shale gas has fallen from...
View ArticleSmall city life for gay minorities: implications for sexual health and stigma
There is an established link between levels of homophobic discrimination and depression, substance abuse and HIV vulnerability in gay men.
View ArticleWirksame Unterstützung pflegender Angehöriger
Rund zwei Drittel der Demenzkranken werden über lange Phasen im häuslichen Umfeld versorgt. Die Pflege eines Menschen mit Demenz belastet die Angehörigen. Neben der physischen Anstrengung kommt es vor...
View ArticleNew criminology research highlights what Islamophobia feels like
Birmingham City University criminologist Dr Imran Awan and Dr Irene Zempi, lecturer in Criminology at Nottingham Trent University, this week presented research in Parliament highlighting their research...
View ArticleStudy critical of Payment by Results to distribute international aid
Using payment by results to distribute international development aid risks being more about looking good that doing good, according to an academic at the University of East Anglia (UEA). Payment by...
View ArticleTraffic light colors increase sensitivity to health
Which products end up in your shopping basket? If the packaging information also features food traffic light colors, fewer products are chosen purely based on taste and more based on health aspects...
View ArticleDepression in Caregivers of Dementia Patients, Worse for Daughters or...
Too often overlooked is the risk of depression in caregivers of patients with dementia, and a new study focuses on how depressive symptoms may differ depending on the familial relationship between...
View ArticleHow neuroscience can benefit the learning and performance of music
Understanding the factors that impact on brain development and brain function in musicians can empower music teachers to unlock each learner’s full potential, a new study published in Muziki: Journal...
View ArticleThird United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development...
17/10/2016 — 20/10/2016, The Third United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development (Habitat III) will be held in Quito, Equador from 17 to 20 October 2016. As the first...
View ArticleTercera Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre Vivienda y Desarrollo Urbano...
17/10/2016 — 20/10/2016, La Tercera Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre la vivienda y el desarrollo urbano sostenible (Hábitat III) se celebrará en Quito (Ecuador) del 17 al 20 de octubre de 2016....
View ArticleResearch examining the effect of complications and errors on surgeons
A survey is being launched today [Friday 14 October 2016] to help understand the psychological impact on surgeons of errors or complications which arise as a result of surgical procedures.
View ArticleENSO threatens food supply in southern Africa
Rapid climate change will lead to greater shortages of food, fuel, energy and animal feed in vast rural areas of eastern and southern Africa. These are the findings of an interdisciplinary study from...
View ArticleSurrogacy challenges gender equality
According to sociologist Ingvill Stuvøy, the debate on surrogacy has added new meanings to the concept of equality. “Do we think differently about having children when technology makes previously...
View ArticleCash's masculine vulnerability
It is OK for men to show vulnerability as long as it is related to a past they can control. This is how the researcher Eirik Askerøi interprets the musician Johnny Cash. “It is OK for a man to cry...
View ArticleBad relationships increase risk of infection in both mother and child
Pregnant women dissatisfied in their relationship have an increased risk of infectious diseases. This also affects their children. This is the conclusion in Roger Ekeberg Henriksen’s PhD thesis,...
View ArticleBoys more exposed to relational bullying
When researchers examined bullying in twenty schools, they were told that the main problem was drama created by the girls. Their findings told a very different story, however. For three weeks at a...
View ArticleUn paso hacia adelante en el reto de reducir la subnutrición en los países en...
Investigadores de la UPM estudian cuál es el impacto del crecimiento económico en la reducción de la subnutrición en los países en desarrollo.
View ArticleGender and social inclusion policies are poorly implemented in Nepal's...
The perception about gender and gender roles evolve with time and vary according to cultural and social differences. Nevertheless, gender inequality and other types of social exclusion are seen in...
View ArticleChildren involved in cyber-bullying much more likely to view web content...
Children involved in cyber-bullying much more likely to view web content containing self-harm and suicide, according to a new LSE and University of West London research paper.
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