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'Don't Worry Be Happy': happiness is key to longer life Medicine & Health / Health August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Keep humming "Don't Worry Be Happy". The 1980s New Age-inspired hit got it right. New research shows being happy can add several years to life.

US hospitals on lockdown after unknown substance exposure Medicine & Health / Health August 31, 2008 \| User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Two US hospitals were put on emergency lockdown Saturday after several patients arrived at St. Louis, Missouri emergency rooms after being exposed to an unknown substance, hospital officials said.

OU researchers developing new tool to detect cancer Medicine & Health / Cancer August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Early cancer detection can significantly improve survival rates. Current diagnostic tests often fail to detect cancer in the earliest stages and at the same time expose a patient to the harmful effects of radiation. Led by ...

Researchers link cocoa flavanols to improved brain blood flow Medicine & Health / Research August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest ...

Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Certain types of video games can have beneficial effects, improving gamers' dexterity as well as their ability to problem-solve – attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons, according to research ...

Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer Medicine & Health / Cancer August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Chemists are pulling cancer onto a sucker punch by getting infected cells to drop their guard – according to research published today. They are using the metal ruthenium as a catalyst to a cancer-busting reaction which calls ...

Genes may make some people more prone to anxiety Medicine & Health / Research August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Inborn differences may help explain why trauma gives some people bad memories and others the nightmare of post-traumatic stress. Scientists in Germany and the United States have reported evidence linking genes to anxious ...

Intellectual work induces excessive calorie intake Medicine & Health / Health September 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A Université Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the current obesity epidemic, ...

Research suggests that cigarettes' power may not be in nicotine itself Medicine & Health / Research September 03, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 There may be a very good reason why coffee and cigarettes often seem to go hand in hand. A Kansas State University psychology professor's research suggests that nicotine's power may be in how it enhances other experiences. ...

Substance found in fruits and vegetables reduces likelihood of the flu Medicine & Health / Research September 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Mice given quercetin, a naturally occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, were less likely to contract the flu, according to a study published by The American Physiological Society. The study also found that stressful ...

Children with TVs in their room sleep less Medicine & Health / Health September 02, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Middle school children who have a television or computer in their room sleep less during the school year, watch more TV, play more computer games and surf the net more than their peers who don't – reveals joint research conducted ...

Gene associated with pair-bonding in animals has similar effects in human males Medicine & Health / Research September 02, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the hormone vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers.

Study: Bypass better than stents in long term Medicine & Health / Research September 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (AP) -- For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have? In research presented Monday at the European ...

Landmark study opens door to new cancer, aging treatments Medicine & Health / Cancer August 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Researchers at The Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door ...

Why Strawberry Jam is More Regulated than Cigarettes Medicine & Health / Research August 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (PhysOrg.com) -- While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do, add anything they ...

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'Don't Worry Be Happy': happiness is key to longer life Medicine & Health / Health August 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Keep humming "Don't Worry Be Happy". The 1980s New Age-inspired hit got it right. New research shows being happy can add several years to life.

US hospitals on lockdown after unknown substance exposure Medicine & Health / Health August 31, 2008 \| User rating: 2.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Two US hospitals were put on emergency lockdown Saturday after several patients arrived at St. Louis, Missouri emergency rooms after being exposed to an unknown substance, hospital officials said.

OU researchers developing new tool to detect cancer Medicine & Health / Cancer August 26, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 17 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 Early cancer detection can significantly improve survival rates. Current diagnostic tests often fail to detect cancer in the earliest stages and at the same time expose a patient to the harmful effects of radiation. Led by ...

Researchers link cocoa flavanols to improved brain blood flow Medicine & Health / Research August 18, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Cocoa flavanols, the unique compounds found naturally in cocoa, may increase blood flow to the brain, according to new research published in the Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment journal. The researchers suggest ...

Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies Medicine & Health / Psychology August 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Certain types of video games can have beneficial effects, improving gamers' dexterity as well as their ability to problem-solve – attributes that have proven useful not only to students but to surgeons, according to research ...

Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer Medicine & Health / Cancer August 12, 2008 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Chemists are pulling cancer onto a sucker punch by getting infected cells to drop their guard – according to research published today. They are using the metal ruthenium as a catalyst to a cancer-busting reaction which calls ...

Genes may make some people more prone to anxiety Medicine & Health / Research August 11, 2008 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Inborn differences may help explain why trauma gives some people bad memories and others the nightmare of post-traumatic stress. Scientists in Germany and the United States have reported evidence linking genes to anxious ...

Intellectual work induces excessive calorie intake Medicine & Health / Health September 04, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 A Université Laval research team has demonstrated that intellectual work induces a substantial increase in calorie intake. The details of this discovery, which could go some way to explaining the current obesity epidemic, ...

Research suggests that cigarettes' power may not be in nicotine itself Medicine & Health / Research September 03, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 There may be a very good reason why coffee and cigarettes often seem to go hand in hand. A Kansas State University psychology professor's research suggests that nicotine's power may be in how it enhances other experiences. ...

Substance found in fruits and vegetables reduces likelihood of the flu Medicine & Health / Research September 03, 2008 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Mice given quercetin, a naturally occurring substance found in fruits and vegetables, were less likely to contract the flu, according to a study published by The American Physiological Society. The study also found that stressful ...

Children with TVs in their room sleep less Medicine & Health / Health September 02, 2008 \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| User comments: 1 Middle school children who have a television or computer in their room sleep less during the school year, watch more TV, play more computer games and surf the net more than their peers who don't – reveals joint research conducted ...

Gene associated with pair-bonding in animals has similar effects in human males Medicine & Health / Research September 02, 2008 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 18 vote(s) \| User comments: 5 Variation in the gene for one of the receptors for the hormone vasopressin appears to be associated with how human males bond with their partners, according to an international team of researchers.

Study: Bypass better than stents in long term Medicine & Health / Research September 01, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 (AP) -- For heart patients with clogged arteries, the choice between bypass surgery or an angioplasty may come down to one question: How many procedures would you like to have? In research presented Monday at the European ...

Landmark study opens door to new cancer, aging treatments Medicine & Health / Cancer August 31, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 Researchers at The Wistar Institute have deciphered the structure of the active region of telomerase, an enzyme that plays a major role in the development of nearly all human cancers. The landmark achievement opens the door ...

Why Strawberry Jam is More Regulated than Cigarettes Medicine & Health / Research August 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 22 vote(s) \| User comments: 6 (PhysOrg.com) -- While jams and other consumer products are strictly regulated and are required to pass stringent tests before they can be sold, tobacco has no restrictions and manufacturers can, and do, add anything they ...

'Don't Worry Be Happy': happiness is key to longer life

US hospitals on lockdown after unknown substance exposure

OU researchers developing new tool to detect cancer

Researchers link cocoa flavanols to improved brain blood flow

Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies

Scientists use old enemy to K.O. cancer

Genes may make some people more prone to anxiety

Intellectual work induces excessive calorie intake

Research suggests that cigarettes' power may not be in nicotine itself

Substance found in fruits and vegetables reduces likelihood of the flu

Children with TVs in their room sleep less

Gene associated with pair-bonding in animals has similar effects in human males

Study: Bypass better than stents in long term

Landmark study opens door to new cancer, aging treatments

Why Strawberry Jam is More Regulated than Cigarettes

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