Neurobiologists discover individuals who 'hear' movement August 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 20 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 ... | |
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners July 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 45 vote(s)
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A University of Washington study of top-selling laundry products and air fresheners found the products emitted dozens of different chemicals. All six products tested gave off at least one chemical regulated as toxic or hazardous ... | |
US campuses deny trays to hungry students to cut cafeteria costs July 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 17 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. | |
Playing video games offers learning across life span, say studies August 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Why dopamine freezes parkinson patients and drives drug addicts August 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Parkinson's disease and drug addiction are polar opposite diseases, but both depend upon dopamine in the brain. Parkinson's patients don't have enough of it; drug addicts get too much of it. Although the importance of dopamine ... | |
 Consumer spending: Why nine is the magic number July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
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Retailers' belief that customers like a price ending in a nine rather than a rounded-up zero -- 199.99 instead of 200.00, for instance -- has been borne out by scientific research on a restaurant menu. | |
Video released of rapid Alzheimer's improvement after new immune-based treatment July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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New research into the treatment of Alzheimer's disease reports improvement in language abilities using a novel immune-based approach. A video accompanying the research, published today in the open access journal BMC Neurology, ... | |
'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 ... | |
Adults easily fooled by children's false denials August 17, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Adults are easily fooled when a child denies that an actual event took place, but do somewhat better at detecting when a child makes up information about something that never happened, according to new research from the University ... | |
Study: Spices may protect against consequences of high blood sugar August 05, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 40 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. | |
 Compound that Helps Rice Grow Reduces Nerve, Vascular Damage from Diabetes July 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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You may want to soak your brown rice. Researchers have found that a compound that helps rice seed grow, springs back into action when brown rice is placed in water overnight before cooking, significantly reducing ... | |
A new light on the brains of people with borderline personality disorder August 07, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 27 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. | |
Indonesian villagers test negative for bird flu: health ministry August 09, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Thirteen people in Indonesia suspected of having bird flu have tested negative for the feared disease, the country's health ministry said Saturday. | |
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 ... | |
Largest study of its kind implicates gene abnormalities in bipolar disorder August 17, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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A large genetic study of bipolar disorder has implicated machinery that balances levels of sodium and calcium in neurons. The disorder was associated with variation in two genes that make components of such ion channels. ... | |
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