Scientists unmask brain's hidden potential August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Previous research has found that when vision is lost, a person's senses of touch and hearing become enhanced. But exactly how this happens has been unclear. | |
Scientists discover leptin can also aid type 1 diabetics August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 28 vote(s)
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Terminally ill rodents with type 1 diabetes have been restored to full health with a single injection of a substance other than insulin by scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center. | |
 Sleight of hand and sense of self August 27, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An illusion that tricks people into believing a rubber hand belongs to them isn’t all in the mind, Oxford University researchers have found. They have observed a physical response as well, ... | |
Study: Vibration Exercise Slows Weight Gain August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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A new study by Oregon State University researchers shows that whole body vibration slows the acquisition of fat, and may also positively impact bone density. | |
Scientist unveils secret of newborn's first words August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study could explain why "daddy" and "mommy" are often a baby's first words – the human brain may be hard-wired to recognize certain repetition patterns. | |
Bones get mended with high tech glass-of-milk August 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 13 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the new Nuclear-Magnetic Resonance unit at the University of Warwick have discovered how a high tech glass of milk is helping bones mend. | |
New study shows health benefits of probiotic could extend to the entire body August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Data from a recent study demonstrate the anti-inflammatory and pathogen protection benefits of Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin. Gastrointestinal benefits of probiotics have ... | |
Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective 20 hours ago | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior. In addition, the researchers found ... | |
Subliminal learning demonstrated in the human brain August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Although the idea that instrumental learning can occur subconsciously has been around for nearly a century, it had not been unequivocally demonstrated. Now, a new study published by Cell Press in the August 28 issue of the ... | |
Looking beyond the drug receptor for clues to drug effectiveness August 25, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Antipsychotic drugs that are widely used to treat schizophrenia and other problems may not work as scientists have assumed, according to findings from Duke University Medical Center researchers that could lead to changes ... | |
Brain study could lead to new understanding of depression August 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Brain scientists have moved a step closer to understanding why some people may be more prone to depression than others. | |
High cholesterol levels drop naturally in children on high-fat anti-seizure diet, study show August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Elevated cholesterol levels return to normal or near normal levels over time in four out of 10 children with uncontrollable epilepsy treated with the high-fat ketogenic diet, according to results of a Johns Hopkins Children's ... | |
High levels of uric acid may be associated with high blood pressure August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Reducing levels of uric acid in blood lowered blood pressure to normal in most teens in a study designed to investigate a possible link between blood pressure and the chemical, a waste product of the body's normal metabolism, ... | |
Kids may be hardwired to 'share and share alike': study August 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Humans are selfish in earliest childhood but by the age of seven or eight are keen to share equally, a developmental change so sudden that it can only be explained, at least in part, by genes, according to a study released ... | |
Findings challenge common practice regarding glucose control for critically ill patients August 26, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
An analysis of randomized trials indicates that for critically ill adults, tight glucose control is not associated with a significantly reduced risk of death in the hospital, but is associated with an increased risk of hypoglycemia, ... | |
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