Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 87 vote(s)
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In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those beneficial effects appear to last more than ... | |
 Many think God's intervention can revive the dying August 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors ... | |
Overweight elderly Americans contribute to financial burdens of the US health care system July 25, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Being overweight or obese is not only a personal issue that affects one's health but is also a public health issue that impacts other people in society. A new study in the journal Health Services Research reveals that ... | |
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 ... | |
Scientists to study synthetic telepathy August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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A team of UC Irvine scientists has been awarded a $4 million grant from the U.S. Army Research Office to study the neuroscientific and signal-processing foundations of synthetic telepathy. | |
Women end up less happy than men July 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 41 vote(s)
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Less able to achieve their life goals, women end up unhappier than men later in life – even though they start out happier, reveals new research by Anke Plagnol of the University of Cambridge, and University of Southern California ... | |
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. | |
Radiation for health June 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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Could exposure to low doses of radiation cure our ills?
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Briton fuming over fine for smoking in own van July 25, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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A painter and decorator has been fined for breaching Britain's smoking ban -- by puffing on a cigarette in his own van, he said Friday. | |
 Scientists Explore Brain's Reaction to Potent Hallucinogen April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 23 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 ... | |
 Children are naturally prone to be empathic and moral July 11, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Children between the ages of seven and 12 appear to be naturally inclined to feel empathy for others in pain, according to researchers at the University of Chicago, who used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging ... | |
Woman aquires new accent after stroke July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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A woman in southern Ontario is one of the first cases in Canada of a rare neurological syndrome in which a person starts speaking with a different accent, McMaster University researchers report in the July issue of the Canadian ... | |
A new light on the brains of people with borderline personality disorder August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 31 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. | |
Cancer-resistant mouse discovered November 27, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 121 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 ... | |
Australian researchers say 'natural condom' could stop HIV June 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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Australian researchers said Wednesday they had developed a means of producing a "natural condom" which could prevent the spread of AIDS. | |
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