 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 ... | |
 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 ... | |
Neurobiologists discover individuals who 'hear' movement August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Individuals with synesthesia perceive the world in a different way from the rest of us. Because their senses are cross-activated, some synesthetes perceive numbers or letters as having colors or days of the week as possessing ... | |
'Office of the future' environment study August 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Mayo Clinic endocrinologist James Levine, M.D., Ph.D., has continued his research in environment-changing innovations with a six-month study of a real-life office that was re-engineered to increase daily physical activity ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
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. | |
 Grass-roots effort in Egypt fights 'cutting' girls August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(AP) -- In this small Nile River farming village, Maha Mohammed has started to doubt whether she should circumcise her two daughters. A year ago, she had few qualms about female genital mutilation, the practice ... | |
Medicinal marijuana effective for neuropathic pain in HIV August 06, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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In a double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial to assess the impact of smoked medical cannabis, or marijuana, on the neuropathic pain associated with HIV, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School ... | |
Researchers find gene therapy that kills pancreatic cancer cells August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Researchers at the Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center and the VCU Institute of Molecular Medicine have published findings that implicate a new chemoprevention gene therapy (CGT) for preventing and treating ... | |
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. | |
Teacher-student relationships key to learning health and sex education August 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
When it comes to learning life-changing behaviors in high school health classes, the identity of the person teaching may be even more important than the curriculum, a new study suggests. | |
A new look at how memory and spatial cognition are related August 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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In a study that sheds new light on how memory and spatial cognition are related to each other in the brain, researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and the Veteran Affairs (VA) San Diego ... | |
I can, automatically, become just like you August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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No one likes to be excluded from a group: exclusion can decrease mood, reduce self-esteem and feelings of belonging, and even ultimately lead to negative behavior (e.g., the shootings at Virginia Tech). As a result, we often ... | |
Probing Question: How do antioxidants work? August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Blueberries, pomegranates, green tea and dark chocolate -- these are just some of the antioxidant-rich "superfoods" found in almost any supermarket today. As well as improving our general health, there is growing evidence ... | |
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