Researchers can read thoughts to decipher what a person is actually seeing December 06, 2007 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 42 vote(s)
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Following ground-breaking research showing that neurons in the human brain respond in an abstract manner to particular individuals or objects, University of Leicester researchers have now discovered that, from the firing ... | |
Elevated nitric oxide in blood is key to high altitude function for Tibetans October 30, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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How can some people live at high altitudes and thrive while others struggle to obtain enough oxygen to function? | |
 A single mechanism for hypertension, insulin resistance and immune suppression June 30, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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Many of the 75 million Americans with essential hypertension also develop diabetes and other complications in addition to their high blood pressure, and researchers have discovered a common molecular mechanism ... | |
French paradox redux? U.S. vs. French on being full February 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 20 vote(s)
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It's the French paradox redux: Why don't the French get as fat as Americans, considering all the baguettes, wine, cheese, pate and pastries they eat? | |
 MRIs link pedophilia to problems in brain development November 28, 2007 | User rating: 4.1 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
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Pedophilia might be the result of faulty connections in the brain, according to new research released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The study used MRIs and a sophisticated computer ... | |
Scientists discover a direct route from the brain to the immune system October 24, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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It used to be dogma that the brain was shut away from the actions of the immune system, shielded from the outside forces of nature. But that’s not how it is at all. In fact, thanks to the scientific detective work of Kevin ... | |
 Efficient technique enables thinking August 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nerve cells constantly create new contact points to their neighbouring cells. This is how the basic structure of our brain develops. In adults, new contact makes learning and memory possible. ... | |
Contraceptive pill influences partner choice August 13, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 23 vote(s)
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The contraceptive pill may disrupt women's natural ability to choose a partner genetically dissimilar to themselves, research at the University of Liverpool has found. | |
Radiation for health June 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 33 vote(s)
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Could exposure to low doses of radiation cure our ills?
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 Researchers unravel heparin death mystery April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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An international team of researchers led by MIT has explained how contaminated batches of the blood-thinner heparin were able to slip past traditional safety screens and kill dozens of patients recently in ... | |
Power of molecular imaging reveals secrets of the heart April 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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The extraordinary action of a new cellular therapy came to light as a result of powerful PET and SPECT imaging in a recent study reported in the April issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine. Researchers in Germany ... | |
Chronically elevated blood sugar levels disable 'fasting switch' March 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Continually revved up insulin production, the kind that results from overeating and obesity, slowly dulls the body’s response to insulin. As a result, blood sugar levels start to creep up, setting the stage for diabetes-associated ... | |
 Scientists create artificial 'cells' that boost the immune response to cancer February 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Using artificial cell-like particles, Yale biomedical engineers have devised a rapid and efficient way to produce a 45-fold enhancement of T cell activation and expansion, an immune response important for ... | |
Fundamental discovery reveals how fat is stored in cells December 17, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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In discovering the genes responsible for storing fat in cells, scientists at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have answered one of biology’s most fundamental questions. Their findings, which appear ... | |
Researchers find signal that switches on eye development -- could lead to 'eye in a dish' October 24, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of Warwick have uncovered a crucial signal that switches on eye development. This discovery will greatly assist researchers looking at stem cells connected to eye development and opens up an ... | |
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