Combatting cute

Rape Prevention: Combatting

THE FEAR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT OR RAPE IS A PART OF EVERY WOMAN'S LIFE. In a plethora of ways this constricts and restricts females' mobility and manner of living. 'Do not walk alone at night', 'Do not talk to strangers', 'Do not hitchhike', 'Do not dress in a provocative way' are just a few of the rules that females are socialised with. Indeed, the reality is that rape is indeed a threat for every...

Combatting bacterial persister cells.

Most bacterial cells lead lives of quiet desperation in biofilms, combatting stress; yet, their prevalence attests to their ability to alter gene regulation to cope with myriad insults. Since biofilm bacteria are faced with starvation and other environmental stress (e.g., antibiotics from competitors, oxidative stress from host immune systems), it behooves them to be able to ramp down their met...

Combatting the Organ Deficit

Since its beginning in 1954 organ transplantation has become the leading lifesaving treatment worldwide for end-stage organ failure. In the past few decades organ transplantation has become so successful that now the number of people in need of a lifesaving organ vastly outnumbers the supply of organs available. If this deficit remains unaddressed the number of people that die each day due to o...

Combatting Tuberculosis and Homelessness: Recommendations

Viewing cute images increases behavioral carefulness.

Infantile physical morphology-marked by its "cuteness"-is thought to be a potent elicitor of caregiving, yet little is known about how cuteness may shape immediate behavior. To examine the function of cuteness and its role in caregiving, the authors tested whether perceiving cuteness can enhance behavioral carefulness, which would facilitate caring for a small, delicate child. In 2 experiments,...