Women More Likely Than Men to Reject Unattractive Babies
Study casts doubt on notion of moms' unconditional love WEDNESDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Women are more likely than men to look away from less-than-cute babies, according to a study that challenges the idea of a mother's unconditional love. The findings might reflect an evolu...UH sociologist has different perspective on obesity 'epidemic'
...orrelated with social and personal rewards such as work satisfaction, positive perceptions of others and higher self-esteem. "Feeling like they're unattractive is a big problem women struggle with, and a lot of this has to do with beauty ideals," Kwan says. "Yes, there is a culture out there that says women a...Novel Vaccines Improve Potential for European Vaccines Manufacturers
...novel vaccines for diseases with high burden and continuous investments aimed at boosting production capacity is driving the growth of this previously unattractive market. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20081117/FSLOGO ) New analysis from Frost & Sullivan ( http://www.pharma.frost.com ...Women prefer prestige over dominance in mates
...g behaviors when they evaluate men as potential mates. For example, the traits and behaviors that women found attractive in athletic competitions were unattractive to women when men displayed the same traits and behaviors in interpersonal contexts. Notably, when considering prospective partners for long-term rela...Dental Implants Effective for Orthodontic Treatment
... if orthodontic dental implants could provide successful outcomes," said Celenza. "In one case of a 63 year old woman with severe protrusions and very unattractive dentition, I was able to retract her entire maxillary dentition, which improved overall alignment and facial profile and achieved a very impressive an...Zoft Breast Enhancement Gum Revolutionizes Breast Enhancement Industry
...f the mouth. Women will find the chewing-gum aspect of Zoft appealing. Rather than remembering to take a pill, and having to carry an obvious and unattractive pill bottle, women can have their breast enhancement in the form of a discreet pack of gum. WorldwideBestSupplements.com info: We represent htt...Analyst Available to Comment on Gov. Bill Richardson's Universal Healthcare Proposal
...al healthcare plan entail? -- What other solutions are being considered to reduce the number of uninsured in New Mexico? -- Why is New Mexico an unattractive place for new entrants in the health plan market? Mr. Kelley is the author of the recently published Albuquerque Market Overview which provides ...Promising Results in Treating Facial Bruising From Injectables
...of blood leaking from damaged blood vessels and surfacing to the skin. Similarly, blood vessels under the eyes can burst, leading to the appearance of unattractive dark circles." Leading dermatologists share Dr. Rubin's opinion. Dr. Thomas Francel, a board certified plastic surgeon, has found that application of...Mother birds give a nutritional leg up to chicks with unattractive fathers
Mother birds deposit variable amounts of antioxidants into egg yolks, and it has long been theorized that females invest more in offspring sired by better quality males. However, a study from the November/December 2006 issue of Physiological and Biochemical Zoology shows that even ugly birds get th...Spread your sperm the smart way
...oxically, matings with attractive males may be less fertile than those with unattractive ones. In the paper, published in the journal American Naturalist , the...tion that matings with attractive males may be less fertile than those with unattractive males." "There are as yet few good examples of this process found in nat...Remembrance of things past influences how female field crickets select mates
...attracted to average males than females that heard unattractive males beforehand," Bailey said. "In non-social inv...ving heard attractive songs, and some having heard unattractive songs. Bailey and Zuk found that those females that heard unattractive songs responded more strongly to the 'average' mal...Scientists find facial scars increase attractiveness
... short-term relationships, scientists at the University of Liverpool have found. It was previously assumed that in Western cultures scarring was an unattractive facial feature and in non-Western cultures they were perceived as a sign of maturity and strength. Scientists at Liverpool and Stirling University, h...Recovery efforts not enough for critically endangered Asian vulture
...dia, Nepal and Pakistan outlawed its manufacture in 2006, diclofenac is still available, and birds are still dying. While the death of an unattractive bird that scavenges for a living may not sound like a great loss, vultures have important cultural and religious significance in south Asia. The ancie...When she's turned on, some of her genes turn off
...ent zones, females showed typical behaviors indicating that they had chosen the male for mating. The females were also tested with other females, with unattractive smaller males, and in empty tanks. The researchers immediately extracted RNA from the females and used gene array technology to identify genes that...Icahn Confirms Intention to Nominate Three Directors at Biogen
...te concerned and believes all Biogen shareholders should share his concern that Biogen may attempt to make an acquisition for the purpose of making it unattractive to, or reducing the number of, future potential buyers. In fact, Mr. Icahn noted that The Times of London reported on Saturday that Biogen may be cons...Want to squeeze U.S. pharmaceutical companies? Be careful what you ask for
...oliticians whine about how drug priceswithout ever stopping to think what a major epidemic costs the economy in terms of lost production. Given the unattractive nature of the job, it's not surprising that only two manufacturersChiron and Aventiswere willing to supply all 100 million or so vaccine doses needed ...Out-of-state VCs offer advice on biotech investments
...gs attractive to out-of-state investors. Craig England of England and Associates, an investment group based in Washington D.C., said that Wisconsin is unattractive to some east-coast investors because it lacks a major airport and investors dont like to change planes. After the panels observations on the flaws ...