That expectation may make them more defensive and more likely to respond with aggression themselves, as we saw in this study and in other studies we have conducted.

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Self-assessment studies show that men and women do the same to themselves.

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FitzGerald, who is one of the world's best guides to the intricacies of prostaglandins, began calling for more scrutiny of Celebrex and Vioxx after doing studies on them in humans that were funded by the drugmakers themselves.

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She knows that pursuing STEM studies is a win-win situation: students prepare themselves for exciting future careers and NASA helps shape the scientists, engineers and explorers of tomorrow.

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The queen of studies embraces all of life, including psychology and the social sciences, but philosophers think of themselves as engaged in an intellectual discipline, characterised by argument, which, even if it settles nothing, is a splendid mental workout.

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Because no amount of research or studies or endorsements can ever hold up to someone who has actually been there and done it for themselves.

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