Treadmill exercise retrains brain and body of stroke victims 9 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
People who walk on a treadmill even years after stroke damage can significantly improve their health and mobility, changes that reflect actual "rewiring" of their brains, according to research spearheaded at Johns Hopkins. | |
Researchers provide solution to world's worst mass poisoning case 14 hours ago | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A solution to the world's worst case of ongoing mass poisoning, linked to rising cancer rates in Southern Asia, has been developed by researchers from Queen's University Belfast. | |
Newly-defined factors may prevent postpartum smoking relapse August 27, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Although many women quit smoking during pregnancy to protect their unborn children from the effects of cigarettes, half of them resume the habit within a few months of giving birth. | |
Health risk behaviors associated with lower prostate specific antigen awareness August 27, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
According to a study conducted at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, health risk behaviors such as smoking and obesity are associated with lower awareness of the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), which could ... | |
Pre-school age exercises can prevent dyslexia August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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A typical characteristics of children's linguistic development are early signs of the risk of developing reading and writing disabilities, or dyslexia. New research points to preventive exercises as an effective means to ... | |
New concepts in contraception August 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Latest research into dual-purpose contraceptives and non-hormonal contraception will be presented tomorrow at a major scientific conference in Melbourne. | |
 Men defy stereotypes in defining masculinity August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Contrary to stereotypes about sexual performance and masculinity, men interviewed in a large international study reported that being seen as honorable, self-reliant and respected was more important to their ... | |
Men defy stereotypes in defining masculinity August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Contrary to stereotypes about sexual performance and masculinity, men interviewed in a large international study reported that being seen as honorable, self-reliant and respected was more important to their idea of masculinity ... | |
Java gives caffeine-naive a boost, too August 26, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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New research from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, shows that—for women—the caffeine advantage is indeed everything it's cracked up to be. Females who don't drink coffee can get just as much of a caffeine boost ... | |
Newer cardiac imaging machines effective in detecting coronary artery stenosis August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The first multicenter study of the accuracy of some of the latest cardiac imaging technology found it was 99 percent as effective in ruling out obstructive coronary artery stenosis - or narrowing of these arteries – as the ... | |
 Hearts a flutter as exam includes audio portion for first time August 25, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet
Hearts will be racing faster this fall for every medical student in the country. That's because the three-part test every medical student and resident must pass will be delivered in a new way: by listening ... | |
Health journalists face translation challenge, researchers find August 23, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
The media constantly inform the public of new health information, but many Americans have difficulty recognizing what they should, or should not do to improve their health. University of Missouri researchers conducted a national ... | |
Life under the laser August 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Researchers at The University of Nottingham have developed a unique technology that will allow scientists to look at microscopic activity within the body's chemical messenger system for the very first time, live as it happens. | |
How much risk can you handle? Making better investment decisions August 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Many Americans make investment decisions with their retirement funds. But they don't always make informed judgments. A new study in the Journal of Consumer Research introduces a new tool that investors can use to choose ... | |
Research finds America's elderly suffering abuse August 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | User comments: 1
A new study concludes that nearly 13 percent of America's aged citizens suffer some form of abuse. Specifically, nine percent of adults reported they have suffered from verbal mistreatment, 3.5 percent suffer financial mistreatment, ... | |
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