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Still Not Equal: Study Finds That Men Continue To Earn More Than Women (April 26, 2007) -- Just when women thought that the workplace was becoming equal, a study released Monday finds that it is still a man's world; females earn 80 percent of what men earn one year after graduation from ... > full story

The Power Of Speaking Ladylike (April 25, 2007) -- Does gender make a difference in the way politicians speak and are spoken to? This is the question posed in a new study. The study of transcripts of three television and two radio interviews of Bill ... > full story

Siblings Of Autistic Children At Risk For Developmental Problems, Study Shows (April 24, 2007) -- Younger siblings of children with autism are at risk to suffer from delayed verbal, cognitive and motor development in their early childhood ... > full story

Professor's Advice: Really Listen To College Students' Reactions To Virginia Tech (April 24, 2007) -- Friends and family members of college students should provide a listening ear regarding students' fears and concerns about the Virginia Tech tragedy, says a Purdue University expert who studied how ... > full story

Spousal Choices Can Influence The Risk Of Developing Alcoholism (April 24, 2007) -- Alcohol dependence (AD) is more common among partners of alcoholics than among partners of nonalcoholics. A new examination of spousal similarity for alcohol consumption and AD risk reveals that ... > full story

Forming Social Memories (April 20, 2007) -- Does a specific memory exist for events involving humans? French and Canadian researchers have identified the internal part of the prefrontal cortex as the key structure for the memory formation of ... > full story

Professor Isolates Roots Of Some Violence (April 19, 2007) -- A Purdue University communication expert says incivility is on the rise because people are lonely from lacking the basic relationships and friendships that are essential to human ... > full story

Grandparents Relate To Adopted Grandchildren The Same As Biological Grandchildren (April 16, 2007) -- Grandparents of adopted grandchildren relate to them as an integral part of the family -- just as they relate to their biological grandchildren. This research is unique in the field in that it ... > full story

9/11 Television Viewing Linked To Dreams And Stress (April 16, 2007) -- Dream journals being kept by students in a college psychology class have provided researchers with a unique look at how people experienced the events of 9/11, including the influence that television ... > full story

Gay Men Have Higher Prevalence Of Eating Disorders (April 14, 2007) -- Gay and bisexual men may be at far higher risk for eating disorders than heterosexual men, according to a recent study. In the first population-based study of its kind, researchers found that gay and ... > full story

Good Behavior, Religiousness May Be Genetic (April 6, 2007) -- A new study in Journal of Personality shows that selfless and social behavior is not purely a product of environment, specifically religious environment. After studying the behavior of adult twins, ... > full story

Power And Sexual Harassment -- Men And Women See Things Differently (April 6, 2007) -- In the hands of the wrong person, power can be dangerous. That's especially the case in the workplace, where the abuse of power can lead to sexual ... > full story

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