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• Another reason to not mix work, family: Money makes parenting less meaningful, study suggests
• What do women want? It depends on time of month
• Even fact will not change first impressions
• Breast cancer drug found in bodybuilding supplement
• Hollywood failing to keep up with rapidly increasing diversity, study warns
• Algae research gives hope for renewable carbon-negative source of food, medicines
• Manga comics may help promote fruit consumption among youth
• Long distance signals protect brain from viral infections entering through nose

Another reason to not mix work, family: Money makes parenting less meaningful, study suggests Posted: 14 Feb 2014 10:09 AM PST Money and parenting don't mix. That's according to new research that suggests that merely thinking about money diminishes the meaning people derive from parenting. The study is one among a growing number that identifies when, why, and how parenthood is associated with happiness or misery.

What do women want? It depends on time of month Posted: 14 Feb 2014 10:09 AM PST A meta-analysis of research on changes in mate preferences across the menstrual cycle suggests that ovulating women have evolved to prefer mates who display sexy traits, such as a masculine body type, dominant behavior, certain body odors and masculine facial features, rather than traits that are generally desirable in a long-term mate.

Even fact will not change first impressions Posted: 14 Feb 2014 08:12 AM PST Knowledge is power, yet new research suggests that a person's appearance alone can trump knowledge. First impressions are so powerful that they can override what we are told about people. A new study found that even when told whether a person was gay or straight, participants generally identified the person's sexual orientation based on how they looked -- even if it contradicted the facts presented to them.

Breast cancer drug found in bodybuilding supplement Posted: 13 Feb 2014 03:48 PM PST Researchers have found the breast cancer drug tamoxifen in samples of a widely available bodybuilding dietary supplement.

Hollywood failing to keep up with rapidly increasing diversity, study warns Posted: 12 Feb 2014 10:29 AM PST At the most influential levels of the entertainment industry, minorities and women are represented at between one half and one twelfth the rate that would be expected given their proportion in the general population, according to a new study. The underrepresentation is especially noteworthy because the study found that diversity actually increases viewers and profits for studios and networks.

Algae research gives hope for renewable carbon-negative source of food, medicines Posted: 12 Feb 2014 08:23 AM PST Algae have huge potential as a next generation renewable resource to manufacture a whole range of essential products including food, medicines and fuel. The challenge is to grow and process them in a way that delivers its potential sustainably. The three stories are told separately to aid clarity:

Manga comics may help promote fruit consumption among youth Posted: 10 Feb 2014 03:46 PM PST A recent pilot study in Brooklyn, New York, with minority students found that exposure to Manga comics (Japanese comic art) promoting fruit intake significantly improved healthy snack selection. As snacking accounts for up to 27% of children's daily caloric intake, and childhood obesity has been linked to inadequate intake of fruits and vegetables, the results of this study could have wide-reaching implications.

Long distance signals protect brain from viral infections entering through nose Posted: 10 Feb 2014 01:18 PM PST The brain contains a defense system that prevents at least two unrelated viruses -- and possibly many more -- from invading the brain at large.

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