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Trying to get people to agree? Skip the French restaurant and go out for Chinese foodWhen people in a business negotiation share not just a meal but a plate, they collaborate better and reach deals faster, according to new research.
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Taming turbulence: Seeking to make complex simulations a breeze
Previously intractable problems for designing fusion experiments, improving weather models, and understanding astrophysical phenomena such as star...
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Disruption of circadian rhythm as risk factor for diseases
Scientists report a time-keeping mechanism in liver cells that helps sustain key organ tasks can contribute to diseases when its natural rhythm is...
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Gut microbiome may affect some anti-diabetes drugs
Why do orally-administered drugs for diabetes work for some people but not others? According to researchers, bacteria that make up the gut...
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Are you stressed? Your eyes may provide a window into your mental workload
With nearly breakneck speed, the demands of work productivity in today's society seem to have increased tenfold. Enter multitasking as a way to...
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What social stress in monkeys can tell us about human health
A new study examines one key stress-inducing circumstance -- the effects of social hierarchy -- and how cells respond to the hormones that are...
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Hypoxic dead zones found in urban streams, not just at the coast
A new study finds that hypoxic dead zones occur in nutrient-laden urban streams, not just in coastal waters. The research shows that intense storm...
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Guidelines for the therapeutic use of melatonin
Professors discuss the general criteria to be considered when prescribing the pineal hormone as a health supplement. The guidelines will help...
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Historic earthquakes test Indonesia's seismic hazard assessment
Using data gleaned from historical reports, researchers have now identified the sources of some of the most destructive Indonesian earthquakes in...
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Stop sterilizing your dust
A new study has found that an antimicrobial chemical called triclosan is abundant in dust -- and linked to changes in its genetic makeup. The...
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How returning to a prior context briefly heightens memory recall
Returning to the context where a memory was formed temporarily brings back vivid details of the episode by increasing the electrical excitability...
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Discovery of new neural mechanism underlying anxiety points to possible treatments
According to some estimates, up to one in three people around the world may experience severe anxiety in their lifetime. Researchers have now...
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New $1 million reward offered over Scott Johnson's gay hate killing at Sydney cliffsThe 27-year-old's naked body was found at the base of Manly's North Head — a known gay beat — on December 10, 1988. After authorities for years...