Is it more difficult for members of different races to understand each others’ emotions and intentions? A new study in Psychological Science reveals that we are better able to detect anxiety in members of our own racial group than in people of different racial backgrounds. The authors suggest that “race-matched observers appeared to draw upon [...]

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Is it more difficult for members of different races to understand each others’ emotions and intentions? A new study in Psychological Science reveals that we are better able to detect anxiety in members of our own racial group than in people of different racial backgrounds. The authors suggest that “race-matched observers appeared to draw upon [...]

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The frequency of extremely high clouds in Earth’s tropics — the type associated with severe storms and rainfall — is increasing as a result of global warming, according to a study by scientists at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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A slow, chronic starvation of the brain as we age appears to be a major trigger of a biochemical process that causes some forms of Alzheimer’s disease. A new study has found when the brain doesn’t get enough sugar glucose — as when cardiovascular disease restricts blood flow to the brain — a process is [...]

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Honeybees are important to plants for reasons that go beyond pollination, according to a new study in Current Biology. The insects’ buzz also defends plants against the caterpillars that would otherwise munch on them undisturbed.

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Alfuzosin, a drug commonly prescribed for men with chronic prostatitis, a painful disorder of the prostate and surrounding pelvic area, failed to significantly reduce symptoms in recently diagnosed men who had not been previously treated with this drug, according to a clinical trial sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.

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