Hearing voices not always negative September 18, 2006 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Researchers at Britain's Manchester University have said hearing voices is not necessarily a sign of mental illness. | |
Study: Curvy hips lure men to smart women November 12, 2007 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 84 vote(s)
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Women with small waists and big hips also have big IQs, a new U.S. study has found. | |
Watermelon may have Viagra-effect June 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 62 vote(s)
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A cold slice of watermelon has long been a Fourth of July holiday staple. But according to recent studies, the juicy fruit may be better suited for Valentine's Day. | |
Study finds that people are programmed to love chocolate October 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 53 vote(s)
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For the first time, scientists have linked the all-too-human preference for a food — chocolate — to a specific, chemical signature that may be programmed into the metabolic system and is detectable by laboratory tests. The ... | |
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 ... | |
Gait may be associated with orgasmic ability September 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 91 vote(s)
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A new study found that trained sexologists could infer a woman's history of vaginal orgasm by observing the way she walks. The study is published in the September 2008 issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the official ... | |
Zen training speeds the mind's return after distraction, brain scans reveal September 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 29 vote(s)
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Experienced Zen meditators can clear their minds of distractions more quickly than novices, according to a new brain imaging study. | |
 Good news for a fast-wrinkling generation: Some anti-aging methods work May 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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Fine wrinkles, deeper creases, saggy areas around the mouth and neck – the sights in the mirror that make baby boomers wince – are not inevitable. They result from a structural breakdown inside the skin that ... | |
Good sexual intercourse lasts minutes, not hours, therapists say March 31, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 71 vote(s)
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Satisfactory sexual intercourse for couples lasts from 3 to 13 minutes, contrary to popular fantasy about the need for hours of sexual activity, according to a survey of U.S. and Canadian sex therapists. | |
Novel mechanism for long-term learning identified by Carnegie Mellon researchers January 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 65 vote(s)
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Practice makes perfect — or at least that’s what we’re told as we struggle through endless rounds of multiplication tables, goal kicks and piano scales — and it seems, based on the personal experience of many, to be true. ... | |
Killer carbs -- Monash scientist finds the key to overeating as we age August 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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A Monash University scientist has discovered key appetite control cells in the human brain degenerate over time, causing increased hunger and potentially weight-gain as we grow older. | |
To gain muscle and lose fat, drink milk: study August 08, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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Part of an ongoing study into the impact of drinking milk after heavy weightlifting has found that milk helps exercisers burn more fat. | |
Gummy bears that fight plaque July 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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The tooth-protecting sugar substitute xylitol has been incorporated into gummy bears to produce a sweet snack that may prevent dental problems. Research published today in the open access journal BMC Oral Health describes ... | |
A ton of bitter melon produces sweet results for diabetes March 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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Scientists have uncovered the therapeutic properties of bitter melon, a vegetable and traditional Chinese medicine, that make it a powerful treatment for Type 2 diabetes. | |
Over one-third of former American football players had sexual relations with men, study says October 29, 2007 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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A study of former high-school American Football players has found that more than a third said they had had sexual relations with other men. | |
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