 Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of Princeton psychology researchers has developed a computer program that allows scientists to analyze better than ever before what it is about certain human faces that makes them look ... | |
Black girls who use marijuana engage in riskier sex, have higher STD rate August 05, 2008 | User rating: 2.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Black girls who use marijuana are more likely to engage in risky sexual acts and contract a sexually transmitted disease, a new study finds. | |
World's first transplant of two full arms: German team (Update) August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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A German medical team said Friday it had performed what it called the world's first transplant of two full arms, on a farmer who had lost both his limbs in an accident. | |
Study: Spices may protect against consequences of high blood sugar August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Herbs and spices are rich in antioxidants, and a new University of Georgia study suggests they are also potent inhibitors of tissue damage and inflammation caused by high levels of blood sugar. | |
Research reveals why some smokers become addicted with their first cigarette August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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New research from The University of Western Ontario reveals how the brain processes the 'rewarding' and addictive properties of nicotine, providing a better understanding of why some people seemingly become hooked with their ... | |
The Schiavo case: Are mass media to be blamed? August 06, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 3
In 1990, Theresa Schiavo, an American citizen, had a cardiac arrest that caused irreversible brain damage which led to a persistent vegetative state diagnosis. A few years later, this diagnosis became a source of conflict ... | |
 Study shows playing video games can change behaviour and biology August 06, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Video games are among the most popular entertainment media in the world. Now, groundbreaking research involving McMaster University researchers shows that a specially designed video game can ... | |
A new light on the brains of people with borderline personality disorder 5 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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In a game of give and get, the brains of people with borderline personality disorder often don't get it. | |
 Salmonella probe likened to 'Keystone Kops' August 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The government bungled the salmonella outbreak probe so badly, a House committee chairman said Thursday, that federal investigators reminded him of Keystone Kops. A colleague hoped the maligned tomato ... | |
Cutting the brakes on the immune system August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Your immune system may have more in common with a Corvette than you thought. When a virus or bacteria enters a human body, the immune system revs up to fight and expel the invader. Once the invader is gone, the body puts ... | |
Study: To sleep better, perchance to live longer August 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Shakespeare once called sleep the "balm of hurt minds." Bodies, too, apparently. People with the severe form of apnea, which interferes with sleep, are several times more likely to die from any cause than are folks ... | |
Researchers say too many children see extreme violence in movies August 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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In a paper published in the August issue of the journal Pediatrics, Dartmouth researchers document the alarming numbers of young adolescents age 10-14 who are exposed to graphic violence in movies rated R for violence. ... | |
Vitamin C injections slow tumor growth in mice August 04, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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High-dose injections of vitamin C, also known as ascorbate or ascorbic acid, reduced tumor weight and growth rate by about 50 percent in mouse models of brain, ovarian, and pancreatic cancers, researchers from the National ... | |
 Lowering cholesterol early in life could save lives August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With heart disease maintaining top billing as the leading cause of death in the United States, a team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine physician-researchers is proposing ... | |
Rectal gel prevents transmission of AIDS-like virus in macaques August 05, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | User comments: 2
The HIV drug tenofovir may prevent AIDS transmission when applied rectally as a gel, according to results from a macaque study published in PLoS Medicine. | |
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