Two-egg diet cracks cholesterol issue
Aug 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Research published in The European Journal of Nutrition this week has finally cracked the myths surrounding eggs and cholesterol. The new study showed that people who ate two eggs per day, while on a calo ...
Study: Facebook profiles can be used to detect narcissism
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Sep 22, 2008 |
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A new University of Georgia study suggests that online social networking sites such as Facebook might be useful tools for detecting whether someone is a narcissist.
Dieting does not work, researchers report
Apr 04, 2007 |
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Will you lose weight and keep it off if you diet? No, probably not, UCLA researchers report in the April issue of American Psychologist, the journal of the American Psychological Association.
Reading Shakespeare has dramatic effect on human brain
Dec 18, 2006 |
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Research at the University of Liverpool has found that Shakespearean language excites positive brain activity, adding further drama to the bard's plays and poetry.
New study proves that pain is not a symptom of arthritis, pain causes arthritis
Sep 29, 2008 |
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Pain is more than a symptom of osteoarthritis, it is an inherent and damaging part of the disease itself, according to a study published today in journal Arthritis and Rheumatism. More specifically, the study revealed that p ...
Not so contoversial anymore -- panel says moderate coffee drinking reduces many risks
Apr 30, 2007 |
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Although the American Society for Nutrition’s popular “controversy session” at Experimental Biology 2007 focuses on the health effects of coffee drinking, panel chair Dr. James Coughlin, a toxicology/safety ...
Researchers create beating heart in laboratory
Jan 13, 2008 |
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University of Minnesota researchers have created a beating heart in the laboratory. By using a process called whole organ decellularization, scientists from the University of Minnesota Center for Cardiovascular Repair grew ...
Traditional herbal medicine kills pancreatic cancer cells, researchers report
May 19, 2008 |
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An herb used in traditional medicine by many Middle Eastern countries may help in the fight against pancreatic cancer, one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Researchers at the Kimmel Cancer at Jefferson in Philadelphia ...
An alternative theory on cancer
Jun 27, 2007 |
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Thirty-six years into the war on cancer, scientists have not only failed to come up with a cure, but most of the newer drugs suffer from the same problems as those available in the pre-war days: serious toxicity, ...
Draining away brain's toxic protein to stop Alzheimer's
Aug 12, 2007 |
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Scientists are trying a plumber’s approach to rid the brain of the amyloid buildup that plagues Alzheimer’s patients: Simply drain the toxic protein away.
When Exercise Stops, How Long do Benefits Last?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 31, 2007 |
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Scientists examining the relationship between the intensity and length of a workout and the duration of its benefits have made a surprising discovery: More isn't necessarily better, and none may be worse than we ever imagined.
Physicians Stop Liver Cancer with Millions of Glass Beads
Oct 12, 2006 |
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University of Cincinnati (UC) physicians are using a new technique that involves injecting patients with millions of tiny radioactive glass beads to control advanced, inoperable liver cancer.
Quality of Sleep Determines Where the Brain Stores Memories
Dec 13, 2007 |
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As time passes, our memories are transferred to different parts of the brain in order to ideally store our past experiences. While scientists have known that sleep plays an important role in helping consolidate ...
Brain cells work differently than previously thought
Aug 19, 2007 |
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Scientists know that information travels between brain cells along hairlike extensions called axons. For the first time, researchers have found that axons don’t just transmit information – they can turn the ...
Researchers identify a potentially universal mechanism of aging
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Like our current financial crisis, the aging process might also be a product excessive deregulation. Researchers have discovered that DNA damage decreases a cell's ability to regulate which genes are turned on and off in ...
