UT pathologists believe they have pinpointed Achilles heel of HIV July 15, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 79 vote(s)
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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. | |
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 ... | |
New therapy for HIV treatment July 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Millions of people world-wide who have contracted a highly resistant strain of the HIV virus could benefit from a new drug to treat the infection. | |
Why can’t I learn a new language? July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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Adults, even the brightest ones, often struggle with learning new languages. Dr Nina Kazanina in the Department of Psychology at the University of Bristol explains why. | |
Men and women are programmed differently when it comes to temptation July 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 32 vote(s)
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Temptation may be everywhere, but it's how the different sexes react to flirtation that determines the effect it will have on their relationships. In a new study, psychologists determined men tend to look at their partners ... | |
Male cyclists risk sexual problems if they don't choose the right bike July 08, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Men who take up cycling in an effort to stay fit, do their bit for the environment or avoid spiralling motoring costs, could be harming their health if they don't choose the right bicycle. That's the stark warning from consultant ... | |
 Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks July 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer. | |
 Exercise in a Pill July 31, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Trying to reap the health benefits of exercise? Forget treadmills and spin classes, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies may have found a way around the sweat and pain. They identified ... | |
AIDS-hit Swaziland population drops July 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
The population of the AIDS-riven kingdom of Swaziland, already one of the smallest countries in Africa, has fallen by around a fifth in the last decade, figures showed Friday. | |
Study identifies changes to DNA in major depression and suicide July 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Autopsies usually point to a cause of death but now a study of brain tissue collected during these procedures, may explain an underlying cause of major depression and suicide. The international research group, led by Dr. ... | |
New evidence of battle between humans and ancient virus July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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For millennia, humans and viruses have been locked in an evolutionary back-and-forth -- one changes to outsmart the other, prompting the second to change and outsmart the first. With retroviruses, which work by inserting ... | |
Aging impairs the 'replay' of memories during sleep July 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Aging impairs the consolidation of memories during sleep, a process important in converting new memories into long-term ones, according to new animal research in the July 30 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The ... | |
 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 ... | |
US campuses deny trays to hungry students to cut cafeteria costs July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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The cafeteria tray is being elbowed out of US university canteens as campuses change the way students collect their food and look for savings in tough economic times. | |
 Passive learning imprints on the brain just like active learning July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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It's conventional wisdom that practice makes perfect. But if practicing only consists of watching, rather than doing, does that advance proficiency? Yes, according to a study by Dartmouth researchers. | |
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