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Poor in maths? Blame it on your parents.

Parents who excel at maths may give birth to children who are also good at the subject, a study by researchers at University of Pittsburgh in the US shows. The study explored inter-generational transmission- the concept of parental influence on an offspring's behaviour or psychology- in mathematics capabilities. "our findings suggest an intuitive sense for numbers has been passed down- knowingly or unknowingly- from parent to child. Meaning, essentially, the maths skill of parents tend to 'rub off' on their children,'' said lead researcher Melissa E Libertus, an assistant professor at the university's learning R&D centre. Researchers found that the performance levels for early school-aged children on standardised mathematics tests could be reliably predicted by their parent's performance on similar examinations. that means my child is gonna be super intelligent in mathematics :)   

Beware of Labradors.

Dog lovers, take note! Labradors are the canine breed most likely to bite you, new research from the UK has found. Men are more likely to bitten than women, and almost every one third of such incidents involve delivery workers and postal staff, the research by pet insures Animal Friends has revealed. "Dogs are really good at picking up on people and they remember everything, so the best advice is to make friends with them rather than enemies," said Roger Mugford, an animal psychologist.