Sprinters closest to starter pistol have advantage over those farther away, says study June 18, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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On your marks, get set... go to lane 1? Researchers at the University of Alberta in Edmonton studying the connection between loud sounds and reaction time are reporting findings that may have sprinters thinking twice about ... | |
UCSF and YouTube create novel channel to drive medical research June 16, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
YouTube, the online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created videos, has teamed up with scientists at The University of California, San Francisco to tap the video sharing platform ... | |
Indian twins born six weeks apart doing well: report June 15, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Twins born in eastern India almost six weeks apart and of the opposite sex are doing well despite low birth weights, doctors said, according to a report Sunday. | |
Two Spanish youths treated for mobile phone addiction: report June 14, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Two students aged 12 and 13 are being treated for an addiction to mobile phones at a psychiatric centre in northeastern Spain, the Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported on Saturday. | |
1 in 10 adults has a non-earlobe piercing June 13, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
One in ten adults in England have had a piercing somewhere other than their ear lobe, with a quarter experiencing complications, and one in 100 piercings resulting in a hospital admission, according to a study published on ... | |
Women, Mexican-Americans at higher risk of ruptured brain aneurysm June 11, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
A type of stroke that can strike at any age, and kills one-third of its victims, appears to be more common in women and Mexican-Americans than in non-Hispanic white men, according to a new study from the University of Michigan ... | |
The ace perceptual skills of tennis pros June 11, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Tennis Grand Slam season is upon us once again with the French Open already over, and Wimbledon hot on its heels later in the month. Past studies have shown that tennis players outperform non-players at anticipating which ... | |
Excessive drinking and relapse rapidly cut in new approach June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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Boosting the level of a specific brain protein quickly cut excessive drinking of alcohol in a new animal study, and also prevented relapse -- the common tendency found in sober alcoholics to easily return to heavy drinking ... | |
UVA researchers make pivotal breakthrough in alcohol addiction treatment June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Alcoholism is a devastating disease in part because of the 'symptom' of heavy drinking but more so due to the extensive harm it causes physical organs, such as the heart and liver, as well as damage to an individual's psychosocial ... | |
Four-armed, four-legged baby born in Indonesia: doctor June 09, 2008 | User rating: 2.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A young Indonesian mother gave birth to a baby girl with four arms and four legs but the child died within hours, a hospital director said Monday. | |
New Yorkers uneasy over organ-harvesting ambulance project June 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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An ambulance rushes to the scene of an accident and the paramedics prepare to assist the victim. Behind them another ambulance rolls up, its paramedics ready to intervene if the patient dies. | |
Researchers work toward ending cartilage loss June 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Scientists have long wrestled with how to aid those who suffer cartilage damage and loss. One popular way is to inject an artificial gel that can imitate cartilage's natural ability to act as the body's shock absorber. But ... | |
Google Health: A time saver, but privacy slayer? May 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Two giants in the online world, Microsoft and Google, have released web-based applications to manage health records. And while these programs could make managing your health records easier, experts wonder about the effect ... | |
 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 ... | |
Mind over matter: Monkey feeds itself using its brain May 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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A monkey has successfully fed itself with fluid, well-controlled movements of a human-like robotic arm by using only signals from its brain, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine report in the journal ... | |
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