Psychology & Psychiatry
Witness the fitness: Look for DNA in Valentine's Day
She wore a tight red dress, a new pair of high heels and a matching handbag. He wore a suit, bright tie and a chunky watch.
Feb 8, 2013
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News tagged with anthropologist
Psychology & Psychiatry
Why men 'exhibit warrior tendencies'
A new study has looked into how our psychology concerning war and conflict may have been shaped by our evolutionary past.
Jan 24, 2012
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Immunology
Researcher contends multiple sclerosis is not a disease of the immune system
An article to be published Friday (Dec. 23) in the December 2011 issue of The Quarterly Review of Biology argues that multiple sclerosis, long viewed as primarily an autoimmune disease, is not actually a disease of the immune ...
Dec 22, 2011
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Health
Albania: girl ratio 'suffers' in sex selective abortions
"It's another girl," Roza said to the doctor, tears streaming down her pale face. "I cannot keep it, doctor, I already have three daughters," she implored.
Nov 11, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Understanding emotions without language
According to a new study by researchers from the MPI for Psycholinguistics and the MPI for Evolutionary Anthropology, you don't need to have words for emotions to understand them. The results of the study were published online ...
Nov 2, 2011
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Medical research
Evolution offers clues to leading cause of death during childbirth
(Medical Xpress) -- Unusual features of the human placenta may be the underlying cause of postpartum hemorrhage, the leading cause of maternal deaths during childbirth, according to evolutionary research at the University ...
Nov 2, 2011
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Anthropologists heading to DR Congo to ease Ebola vaccination
African health authorities said Tuesday they are preparing to send anthropologists to Democratic Republic of Congo to ensure a vaccination campaign against a deadly Ebola outbreak runs smoothly.
May 22, 2018
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In Istanbul, tourists seek their dream moustache
Already known the world over for its baths, coffee and sweet Turkish delights, Turkey is on the road to adding another item to its roster of specialities: the moustache.
Jan 30, 2013
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Health
Israeli law eyes super-thin models as bad examples
(AP) -- Told she was too fat to be a model, Danielle Segal shed a quarter of her weight and was hospitalized twice for malnutrition. Now that a new Israeli law prohibits the employment of underweight models, the 19-year-old ...
Mar 20, 2012
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Growing market for human organs exploits poor
A Michigan State University anthropologist who spent more than a year infiltrating the black market for human kidneys has published the first in-depth study describing the often horrific experiences of poor people who were ...
Mar 12, 2012
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