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Separated Same-Sex Parents

La Trobe University sociologist Luke Gahan has began a groundbreaking study exploring the experiences of same-sex parents who have children together and later break up.
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Weighing the difference: switching to water, diet beverages can tip the scales

Making a simple substitution of water or diet soft drinks for drinks with calories can help people lose 4 to 5 pounds, a new University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows. ...
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Never too old to work it

Claiming you are too old for aerobic work-outs may no longer be a valid excuse, with Victoria University sports scientists saying it’s time for pensioners to sweat....
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Stanford study finds widening gap between rich and poor students

Analysis of standardized tests over a 50-year period shows the achievement gap between rich and poor has grown steadily....
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Motivation to exercise affects behavior

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- For many people, the motivation to exercise fluctuates from week to week, and these fluctuations predict whether they will be physically active, according to researchers at Penn State. ...
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What we mean when we ask for the milk

New research into the different ways that English and Polish people use language in everyday family situations can help members of each community to understand each other better and avoid cultural misunderstandings....
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Tox avoidance a good habit to have

Australians are becoming a nation of “tox avoiders” when shopping for cleaning products according to new research by Monash University’s Australian Centre for Retail Studies....
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Mixed-race marriage

A novel explanation for mixed-race marriage based on patterns of facial attractiveness has been identified by researchers at the University....
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Tell me how you are – and I know how long you will live

The way people rate their health determines their probability of survival in the following decades. Researchers from the Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine at the University of Zurich demonstrate that for ratings ranging from “excellent”, “good”, “fair” and “poor” to “very poor”, the risk of mortality increases steadily – independently of such known risk factors as smoking, low education levels or pre-existing diseases. ...
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Move in Minutes: Smart Tips to Minimize Sitting

UT MD Anderson experts encourage adults to reduce sedentary behavior....
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