Researchers identify cancer preventive properties in common vitamin supplement July 07, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 34 vote(s)
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Early laboratory research has shown that resveratrol, a common dietary supplement, suppresses the abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of breast cancer, suggesting a potential role for the agent in breast cancer ... | |
Spiritual effects of hallucinogens persist, researchers report July 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 87 vote(s)
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In a follow-up to research showing that psilocybin, a substance contained in "sacred mushrooms," produces substantial spiritual effects, a Johns Hopkins team reports that those beneficial effects appear to last more than ... | |
Homosexual behavior due to genetics and environmental factors June 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 37 vote(s)
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Homosexual behaviour is largely shaped by genetics and random environmental factors, according to findings from the world's largest study of twins. | |
 Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks 4 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
(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. | |
Statin study could lead to test for gene variant 4 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world. | |
 A hot (pepper) lead in hunt for salmonella source 14 hours ago | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
(AP) -- It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak. | |
Exercise could be the heart's fountain of youth 17 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Absence may make the heart grow fonder, but endurance exercise seems to make it younger. According to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, older people who did endurance exercise training ... | |
Toxic chemicals found in common scented laundry products, air fresheners 17 hours ago | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 17 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 ... | |
Age-old magic tricks can provide clues for modern science 21 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Revealing the science behind age-old magic tricks will help us better understand how humans see, think, and act, according to researchers at the University of British Columbia and Durham University in the U.K. | |
 Consumer spending: Why nine is the magic number 23 hours ago | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 20 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. | |
Does too much sun cause melanoma? July 23, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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We are continuously bombarded with messages about the dangers of too much sun and the increased risk of melanoma (the less common and deadliest form of skin cancer), but are these dangers real, or is staying out of the sun ... | |
Pandemic flu: Most nursing homes don't have a plan July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
If an influenza pandemic hits the United States, acute care hospitals are likely to be overwhelmed. Nursing homes may then be expected to assist with the patient overflow, but a new study in the Journal of the American ... | |
How carrots help us see the color orange July 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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One of the easiest ways to identify an object is by its color -- perhaps it is because children's books encourage us to pair certain objects with their respective colors. Why else would so many of us automatically assume ... | |
 Robot playmates may help children with autism July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Papers delivered at three conferences in the US and Europe this summer report on new research at the University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering studying interactions of children with Autism ... | |
Teamwork cuts out unnecessary biopsies, researchers find July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Unnecessary biopsies could be a thing of the past for patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer. New Saint Louis University research found that when nuclear medicine clinicians and treating physicians work together ... | |
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