News tagged with physical attributes


Male dancers signal their strength to men, women

Heterosexual men pick up clues about other men's physical qualities from their dance moves just as heterosexual women do, say researchers at Northumbria University.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 28, 2013 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Homophobia in sport: Sporting identity, authoritarian aggression, and social dominance

Homophobia exists in many areas of life. It also seems to be particularly entrenched in sport, exercise and physical education (PE) settings of all kinds. But why is this the case?

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Neuroscientists find promise in addressing Fragile X afflictions

Neuroscientists at New York University have devised a method that has reduced several afflictions associated with Fragile X syndrome (FXS) in laboratory mice. Their findings, which are reported in the journal Neuron, offer ...

Medical research created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers: Darwin's principles say cancer will always evolve to resist treatment

According to researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center, cancer is subject to the evolutionary processes laid out by Charles Darwin in his concept of natural selection. Natural selection was the process identified by Darwin by ...

Cancer created Jun 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

More to facial perception than meets the eye

People make complex judgements about a person from looking at their face that are based on a range of factors beyond simply their race and gender, according to findings of new research funded by the Economic and Social Research ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0