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 ... | |
When our protective armor shows weakness August 01, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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New knowledge points to the fact that a genetically induced lack of filaggrin, a key protein of the skin barrier, plays a decisive role in the origin of allergies. In a large study on more than 3000 school-children scientists ... | |
In era of pills, fewer shrinks doing talk therapy August 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Cartoons about the psychiatrist's couch were recently the subject of a museum exhibition. Now, the couch itself may be headed for a museum. A new study finds a significant decline in psychotherapy practiced by U.S. ... | |
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 ... | |
2 years old -- a childhood obesity tipping point? August 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Over the last decade, childhood obesity has grown into an epidemic, reflected in soaring rates of type 2 diabetes and recommendations that pediatricians check toddlers for elevated cholesterol. What hasn't been as clear is ... | |
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 ... | |
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 ... | |
Study: verbal aggression may affect children's behavior August 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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The methods mothers use to control their children during playtime and other daily activities could have a negative impact on their child's self-esteem and behavior, according to a new Purdue University study. | |
A new light on the brains of people with borderline personality disorder 5 hours ago | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 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. | |
 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 ... | |
 Scientists identify possible cause of endometriosis August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Endometriosis is a condition whereby patches of the inner lining of the womb appear in parts of the body other than the womb cavity. It can cause severe pain and affects approximately 15% of women of reproductive ... | |
Why the slow paced world could make it difficult to catch a ball... August 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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BBSRC researchers at the University of Birmingham have uncovered new information about the way that we perceive fast moving, incoming objects – such as tennis or cricket balls. The new research, published today in the Proceedings ... | |
 Salmonella probe likened to 'Keystone Kops' August 01, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The government bungled the salmonella outbreak probe so badly, a House committee chairman said Thursday, that federal investigators reminded him of Keystone Kops. A colleague hoped the maligned tomato ... | |
 Lowering cholesterol early in life could save lives August 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With heart disease maintaining top billing as the leading cause of death in the United States, a team of University of California, San Diego School of Medicine physician-researchers is proposing ... | |
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