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Teen interest in gaming on decline
Call of Duty: Black Ops, the latest in a popular video game series, is coming out this week. Though its release is highly anticipated, the game may not sell as well to teenagers as previous offerings in the Call of Duty series.
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Study: College lifestyle may trigger diabetes
The future of young people's health may be bleak, according to a recent Center of Disease Control study. The study found that one in three Americans could have diabetes by 2050.
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Study links gene and political views
Scientists at Harvard and the U. California, San Diego, have provided evidence for the first time of a gene that plays a role in shaping an individual’s political beliefs.
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Obesity spreads like the flu, study finds
Obesity spreads much like infectious diseases, particularly with respect to individuals’ social networks, Harvard researchers say.
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Study shows women executives twice as likely to leave their jobs than men
Former Hewlett Packard Chairman and CEO Carly Fiorina was dismissed from her executive position in 2005. This event garnered a great deal of attention, and in part inspired Oregon State U. professor John Becker-Blease's new study on women executives and their departures.
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Study finds different fonts can help students learn
It was only after hours of photocopying required readings that 2010 Princeton graduate Connor Diemand-Yauman, then a junior, realized that he had accidentally cut off the last few letters of each line.
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Worm aging process may aid female fertility
Princeton molecular biology professor Coleen Murphy and Shijing Luo may have found a way to slow down the ticking of a woman’s biological clock: worms. Murphy, Luo and other members of a research team found that as worms age they produce eggs that degrade more quickly.
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Study shows adderall use on campus
As students continue to tackle midterm examinations, many will seek refuge in libraries to study so they can obtain the best grade possible.
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Research links particle clouds, magnetic fields
Clouds of particles floating in space may affect the strength of magnetic fields protecting the Earth from cosmic rays, according to research by Dartmouth professor Hans-Reinhard Mueller.