Inside the consumer mind: brain scans reveal choice mechanism
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That gorgeous sweater has your name written on it. But, those red suede pumps are calling your name too. What goes through your mind as you consider these choices? During normal economic times, you might indulge in a whole ...
The profound effects of numbing agents
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A large proteomics study on the brains of newborn mice provides more evidence that numbing drugs often used in obstetric or pediatric medicine can have profound and long-term negative effects, even after minimal exposure.
Researchers use metagene 'portraits' to reveal distinct stages of kidney formation
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In the art world, the most successful portraits are often those that reveal the true essence of the subject – a subject that on canvas, at least, will never age. In the science world, researchers are relying on portraits ...
Researchers identify key mechanism that occurs at the inception point of many human lymphomas
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Researchers at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) have explained how certain key mutations occur in human lymphomas—a process that has, until now, remained a mystery.
Women's magazines downplay emotional health risks of cosmetic surgery: study
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While the emotional health implications of cosmetic surgery are still up for scientific debate, articles in women's magazines such as The Oprah Magazine and Cosmopolitan portray cosmetic surgery as a physically risky, but ov ...
New research targets West Nile virus and dengue fever
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Research conducted at The University of Queensland could contribute to the development of a vaccine and cure for West Nile virus and Dengue fever.
Engineers to create parts of virtual crash test dummy
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You really can learn a lot from a dummy. For decades, automakers have been crashing test dummies to gain insight to how various auto safety systems protect – or fail to protect – people during car accidents. But those dummies ...
Study finds link between political corruption and FEMA money
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Where natural disasters strike, political corruption is soon to follow, say the authors of a study in the Journal of Law and Economics. But it's not the wind and rain that turns good folks bad; it's the money that floods ...
Panic attacks linked to higher risk of heart attacks and heart disease, especially in younger people
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People who have been diagnosed with panic attacks or panic disorder have a greater risk of subsequently developing heart disease or suffering a heart attack than the normal population, with higher rates occurring in younger ...
Experienced pilots may be at risk of DNA damage from ionizing radiation
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Airline pilots who have flown for many years may be at risk of DNA damage from prolonged exposure to cosmic ionising radiation, suggests a study published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
More good news on teen smoking: Rates at or near record lows
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cigarette smoking rates among American teens in 2008 are at the lowest levels since at least as far back as the early 1990s, according to the Monitoring the Future study based at the University of Michigan, ...
Smithsonian scientists rearrange Hawaii's bird family tree
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A group of five endemic and recently extinct Hawaiian songbird species were historically classified as "honeyeaters" due to striking similarities to birds of the same name in Australia and neighboring islands ...
Research finds koalas are no dwarves
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Queensland research has found one of Australia's iconic animals is not a shadow of its former self.
Drug-resistant tuberculosis rife in China
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Levels of drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in China are nearly twice the global average. Nationwide research published in the open access journal BMC Infectious Diseases has shown that almost 10% of Chinese TB cases are re ...
Late preterm births present serious risks to newborns
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More than half a million babies are born preterm in the United States each year, and preterm births are on the rise. Late preterm births, or births that occur between 34 and 36 weeks (approximately 4 to 6 weeks before the ...
