Scientists studying the human tendency to follow the gaze of other people have found a link to the behaviour of lemurs.
A genetic tendency to depression is much less likely to be realized in a culture centered on collectivistic rather than individualistic values, according to a new Northwestern University study. In ...
The prevalence of gallstones in adults of industrialized countries is approximately 10% and is showing a tendency to rise. Data for pediatric patients is scarce. A research article published on March ...
... with liver cirrhosis may develop serious coagulopathy and a hyperfibrinolytic state, which contributes to the bleeding tendency. Plasma levels of fragment D-dimer (D-dimer) represent an accurate ...
... sequence is associated with a 2cm expansion in waist circumference, a 2kg gain in weight, and a tendency to become resistant to insulin, which can lead to type 2 diabetes. The sequence is found in 50 ...
... at Duke University Medical Center have shown a connection between early drinking patterns and a tendency to be a heavy drinker in adulthood, in a study of adolescent rats. “Drinking patterns in ...
... , said the characteristics of Southern California climate and meteorology — ranging from its dry weather to its tendency to trap rather than export smog — could make it especially prone to climate ...
... mice, however, were found to have vector DNA present in the malignant cells.
"This is evidence of a natural tendency for human bone marrow stem cells to develop leukemia in long-term studies, not ...
... to human sources of food, and the habit is a hard one to break. Bears that develop these tendencies often remain ‘problem’ bears for human communities, leading to property damage, injuries to people, ...
... when cells break down the protein. Studies have shown that mutated forms of the fragment have greater tendency to stick to bond together and form protein clumps or aggregates. Some forms of the ...
... rapid, dramatic adaptation is actually an example of evolution in reverse, because the normal evolutionary tendency for freshwater sticklebacks runs toward less armor plating, not more.
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The capillary ratchet also depends critically on the beak's wettability--a measure of a liquid's tendency to bead up into droplets or spread out to wet its surface. Oil is much more “wetting” ...
... prospective design allowed the researchers to look at all the different variables associated with providers’ tendency to adjust blood pressure treatment in reaction to the high initial reading.
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... United Kingdom, wages have adjusted downward to compensate. But not all family-friendly practices showed that tendency, he says. If a workplace provided child care or kindergarten on site, there was ...
... are connected, our health is connected,” says Christakis.
“Policy makers have an understandable tendency to treat people as atomized individuals, and to anticipate the impact of their policies ...
