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This is your brain on violent media Medicine & Health / Research December 06, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Violence is a frequent occurrence in television shows and movies, but can watching it make you behave differently?

Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate Medicine & Health / Psychology April 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it responds to winning money and eating chocolate, UCLA scientists report. Being treated fairly turns on the brain's reward circuitry.

Golf prolongs life Medicine & Health / Health May 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Golf can be a good investment for the health, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age ...

Prevent a bone break, drink milk to boost calcium Medicine & Health / Health June 09, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Boosting calcium intake by drinking milk could reduce healthy adults' chances of a debilitating bone break. In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, healthy men and women supplemented ...

Homosexual behavior due to genetics and environmental factors Medicine & Health / Genetics June 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 37 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world's largest study of twins.

UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS July 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 79 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston believe they have uncovered the Achilles heel in the armor of the virus that continues to kill millions.

'Lazy eye' discovery of how an old gene learns new tricks Medicine & Health / Research July 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have made a discovery which could lead the way for new treatments into a rare eye disorder which if not treated can result in permanent blindness in childhood.

Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say Medicine & Health / Psychology August 05, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (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 ...

Daylight savings time disrupts humans' natural circadian rhythm Medicine & Health / Psychology October 24, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 When people living in many parts of the world move their clocks forward one hour in the spring in observance of daylight saving time (DST), their bodies’ internal, daily rhythms don’t adjust with them, reports a new study ...

Genital arousal disorder adversely impacts women's lives Medicine & Health / Diseases November 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 New research shows that women suffering from Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD), a condition marked by unprovoked, intrusive and persistent sensations of genital arousal that are unrelieved by one or several orgasms, ...

Herbal extract found to increase lifespan Medicine & Health / Health December 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the Arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan of fruit fly populations, according to a University of California, Irvine study.

Self-Paced Brain-Computer Interface Gets Closer to Reality Medicine & Health / Research January 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Using the human mind to control computers could lead to a wide range of applications, such as giving people with limited motion the ability to operate machines. However, translating thoughts into actions is ...

In poker, psychologist places bets on skill Medicine & Health / Psychology March 21, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Is it luck of the draw in poker? No, says Michael DeDonno, a doctoral student from Case Western Reserve University. Based on findings from two psychology studies, he suggests putting your bets on skills over luck when playing ...

Too many choices -- good or bad -- can be mentally exhausting Medicine & Health / Psychology April 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 50 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Each day, we are bombarded with options -- at the local coffee shop, at work, in stores or on the TV at home. Do you want a double-shot soy latte, a caramel macchiato or simply a tall house coffee for your morning pick-me-up" ...

Intelligence and rhythmic accuracy go hand in hand Medicine & Health / Psychology April 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 People who score high on intelligence tests are also good at keeping time, new Swedish research shows. The team that carried out the study also suspect that accuracy in timing is important to the brain processes responsible ...

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This is your brain on violent media Medicine & Health / Research December 06, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 34 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Violence is a frequent occurrence in television shows and movies, but can watching it make you behave differently?

Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate Medicine & Health / Psychology April 21, 2008 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 25 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it responds to winning money and eating chocolate, UCLA scientists report. Being treated fairly turns on the brain's reward circuitry.

Golf prolongs life Medicine & Health / Health May 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 29 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Golf can be a good investment for the health, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. The death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age ...

Prevent a bone break, drink milk to boost calcium Medicine & Health / Health June 09, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Boosting calcium intake by drinking milk could reduce healthy adults' chances of a debilitating bone break. In a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, healthy men and women supplemented ...

Homosexual behavior due to genetics and environmental factors Medicine & Health / Genetics June 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 37 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world's largest study of twins.

UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS July 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 79 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) researchers at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston believe they have uncovered the Achilles heel in the armor of the virus that continues to kill millions.

'Lazy eye' discovery of how an old gene learns new tricks Medicine & Health / Research July 25, 2008 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have made a discovery which could lead the way for new treatments into a rare eye disorder which if not treated can result in permanent blindness in childhood.

Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say Medicine & Health / Psychology August 05, 2008 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (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 ...

Daylight savings time disrupts humans' natural circadian rhythm Medicine & Health / Psychology October 24, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 35 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 When people living in many parts of the world move their clocks forward one hour in the spring in observance of daylight saving time (DST), their bodies’ internal, daily rhythms don’t adjust with them, reports a new study ...

Genital arousal disorder adversely impacts women's lives Medicine & Health / Diseases November 16, 2007 \| User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 New research shows that women suffering from Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder (PGAD), a condition marked by unprovoked, intrusive and persistent sensations of genital arousal that are unrelieved by one or several orgasms, ...

Herbal extract found to increase lifespan Medicine & Health / Health December 05, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 48 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the Arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan of fruit fly populations, according to a University of California, Irvine study.

Self-Paced Brain-Computer Interface Gets Closer to Reality Medicine & Health / Research January 15, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 43 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Using the human mind to control computers could lead to a wide range of applications, such as giving people with limited motion the ability to operate machines. However, translating thoughts into actions is ...

In poker, psychologist places bets on skill Medicine & Health / Psychology March 21, 2008 \| User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 28 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Is it luck of the draw in poker? No, says Michael DeDonno, a doctoral student from Case Western Reserve University. Based on findings from two psychology studies, he suggests putting your bets on skills over luck when playing ...

Too many choices -- good or bad -- can be mentally exhausting Medicine & Health / Psychology April 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 50 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Each day, we are bombarded with options -- at the local coffee shop, at work, in stores or on the TV at home. Do you want a double-shot soy latte, a caramel macchiato or simply a tall house coffee for your morning pick-me-up" ...

Intelligence and rhythmic accuracy go hand in hand Medicine & Health / Psychology April 16, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 People who score high on intelligence tests are also good at keeping time, new Swedish research shows. The team that carried out the study also suspect that accuracy in timing is important to the brain processes responsible ...

This is your brain on violent media

Brain reacts to fairness as it does to money and chocolate

Golf prolongs life

Prevent a bone break, drink milk to boost calcium

Homosexual behavior due to genetics and environmental factors

UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV

'Lazy eye' discovery of how an old gene learns new tricks

Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say

Daylight savings time disrupts humans' natural circadian rhythm

Genital arousal disorder adversely impacts women's lives

Herbal extract found to increase lifespan

Self-Paced Brain-Computer Interface Gets Closer to Reality

In poker, psychologist places bets on skill

Too many choices -- good or bad -- can be mentally exhausting

Intelligence and rhythmic accuracy go hand in hand

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