Scientists identify new longevity genes March 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 43 vote(s)
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Scientists at the University of Washington and other institutions have identified 25 genes regulating lifespan in two organisms separated by about 1.5 billion years in evolutionary change. At least 15 of those genes have ... | |
Einstein, Newton displayed autistic traits February 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton displayed symptoms of psychiatric disorders that may have been a key to their genius, a Dublin psychiatrist said. | |
 Medical marijuana patients face transplant hurdles April 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Timothy Garon's face and arms are hauntingly skeletal, but the fluid building up in his abdomen makes the 56-year-old musician look eight months pregnant. His liver, ravaged by hepatitis C, is failing. ... | |
 Scientists Explore Brain's Reaction to Potent Hallucinogen April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Brain-imaging studies performed in animals at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory provide researchers with clues about why an increasingly popular recreational drug that causes hallucinations ... | |
Cancer-resistant mouse discovered November 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 120 vote(s)
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A mouse resistant to cancer, even highly-aggressive types, has been created by researchers at the University of Kentucky. The breakthrough stems from a discovery by UK College of Medicine professor of radiation medicine Vivek ... | |
Many common medical beliefs are untrue December 21, 2007 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Should we drink at least eight glasses of water a day? Does shaving hair cause it to grow back faster or coarser? Does reading in dim light ruin your eyesight? | |
Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers May 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 50 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Doctors know some patients needing lifesaving care won't get it in a flu pandemic or other disaster. The gut-wrenching dilemma will be deciding who to let die. | |
Newly-identified exercise gene could help with depression December 02, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Boosting an exercise-related gene in the brain works as a powerful anti-depressant in mice—a finding that could lead to a new anti-depressant drug target, according to a Yale School of Medicine report in Nature Medicine. | |
Is infant male circumcision an abuse of the rights of the child? December 07, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Circumcision is one of the commonest surgical procedures performed on males. Opponents argue that infant circumcision can cause both physical and psychological harm, while recent evidence shows that circumcision is medically ... | |
Religion and healthcare should mix, study says October 23, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Research shows that religion and spirituality are linked to positive physical and mental health; however, most studies have focused on people with life threatening diseases. A new study from the University of Missouri-Columbia ... | |
Does time slow in crisis? December 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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In The Matrix, hero Neo wins his battles when time slows in the simulated world. In the real world, accident victims often report a similar slowing as they slide unavoidably into disaster. But can humans really experience ... | |
Humor develops from aggression caused by male hormones December 21, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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Humour appears to develop from aggression caused by male hormones, according to a study published in this week’s Christmas issue of the British Medical Journal. | |
Researchers create beating heart in laboratory January 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 78 vote(s)
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University of Minnesota researchers have created a beating heart in the laboratory. By using a process called whole organ decellularization, scientists from the University of Minnesota Center for Cardiovascular Repair grew ... | |
Study: Curvy hips lure men to smart women November 12, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 79 vote(s)
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Women with small waists and big hips also have big IQs, a new U.S. study has found. | |
 Culture influences brain function January 11, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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People from different cultures use their brains differently to solve the same visual perceptual tasks, MIT researchers and colleagues report in the first brain imaging study of its kind. | |
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