New study finds lay people award less compensation to someone incurring an emotional loss if that person also incurs a small economic loss. If a company sends one of its workers to […]
How Much Should A Victim Be Compensated For Emotional Suffering?
Eye Contact With Your Baby Helps Synchronise Your Brainwaves
Making eye contact with an infant makes adults’ and babies’ brainwaves ‘get in sync’ with each other – which is likely to support communication and learning – according to researchers at the […]
Marriage May Help Stave Off Dementia
Marriage may lower the risk of developing dementia, concludes a UCL-led synthesis of the available evidence published online in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry. Lifelong singletons and widowers are at […]
New Laser Technique Detects Soot Particles In Blood And Urine
Researchers from UHasselt and KU Leuven have developed a brand-new method to detect soot particles in the human body. Recent research has shown that, each year, over 4.2 million individuals around the […]
Prehistoric Women’s Manual Work Was Tougher Than Rowing In Today’s Elite Boat Crews
The first study to compare ancient and living female bones shows that women from early agricultural eras had stronger arms than the rowers of Cambridge University’s famously competitive boat club. Researchers say […]
Study Shows Social Media Advertising Can Lift Brand Awareness
New research released by Oxford Saїd and Kantar Millward Brown at an event in London last week reveals that social media advertising can be a highly effective channel for driving long-term brand […]
Sometimes, It Pays For The Boss To Be Humble
It’s good to be humble when you’re the boss – as long as that’s what your employees expect. Researchers studying workplaces in China found that some real-life teams showed more creativity if […]
North American Storm Clusters Could Produce 80 Percent More Rain
Major clusters of summertime thunderstorms in North America will grow larger, more intense, and more frequent later this century in a changing climate, unleashing far more rain and posing a greater threat […]
Study Reveals How Drug Could Derail Synapse Loss In Alzheimer’s Disease
A recent multi-centre study, led by King’s College London and the University of Manchester, has established that synapse loss in Alzheimer’s disease is driven by a specific signalling pathway. This pathway is […]
New Type Of Turbulence Discovered In The Sun
In the outer atmosphere of the Sun a form of turbulence has been discovered that has always been considered impossible: the turbulence is not caused by colliding waves, but by waves moving […]
Ancient Enzyme Could Boost Power Of Liquid Biopsies To Detect And Profile Cancers
Scientists are developing a set of medical tests called liquid biopsies that can rapidly detect the presence of cancers, infectious diseases and other conditions from only a small blood sample. Researchers at […]
New Research From Columbia Business School Sheds Light On Factors Affecting Luxury Versus Practical Purchases
Price promotions, like 20 percent off a designer handbag, strongly motivate people to purchase luxury items Quantity-based promotions, such as buy-one, get-one, are less effective in swaying people to purchase luxury items, […]
New Study Reveals Hit To Living Standards From Brexit
Brexit is already costing the average UK household £7.74 per week or £404 per year, according to new analysis from the Centre for Economic Performance (CEP) at the London School of Economics […]
Taste And Health Benefits Key Reasons For Buying Organic Food
Shoppers usually claim they buy organic food because it is environmentally friendly and has higher standards of animal welfare. However, research has found that in reality better taste and health benefits are […]
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