COPD? Eat your veggies September 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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You know it's good for you in other ways, but could eating your broccoli also help patients with chronic lung disease? It just might. | |
Musicians use both sides of their brains more frequently than average people October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 72 vote(s)
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Supporting what many of us who are not musically talented have often felt, new research reveals that trained musicians really do think differently than the rest of us. Vanderbilt University psychologists have found that professionally ... | |
Some colleges checking students' social-networking sites September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Lauren Pfeiffer said she doesn't have to worry about what's on her Facebook profile, but she can't say the same about her fellow students. | |
New study proves that pain is not a symptom of arthritis, pain causes arthritis September 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 79 vote(s)
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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 ... | |
Study: Facebook profiles can be used to detect narcissism September 22, 2008 | User rating: 3.4 / 5 after 103 vote(s)
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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. | |
 Einstein's green refrigerator making a comeback September 25, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 176 vote(s)
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While almost everybody knows how Einstein revolutionized physics with his theories of relativity, many people may not know that the great scientist had a domestic side, too. Well, sort of - in 1930, Einstein ... | |
Science unveils hidden drivers of stock bubbles and crashes September 19, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 104 vote(s)
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Many economists believe that investors make decisions rationally, weighing up corporate data and other pricing signals to evaluate gain or risk before buying or selling stocks. | |
Scientists warn US Congress of cancer risk for cell phone use September 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 89 vote(s)
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The potential link between mobile telephones and brain cancer could be similar to the link between lung cancer and smoking -- something tobacco companies took 50 years to recognize, US scientists warned Thursday. | |
White roofs, streets could curb global warming September 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 102 vote(s)
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The idea of painting our roofs and roads white to offset global warming is not new, but a recent study has calculated just how significantly white surfaces could impact greenhouse gas emissions. Last week, researchers at ... | |
 US Army Invests in 'Thought Helmet' Technology for Voiceless Communication September 22, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 55 vote(s)
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In the future, soldiers may be communicating silently with sophisticated "thought helmets." The devices would harness a person´s brain waves and transmit them as radio waves, where they would be translated ... | |
 Physicists hope to tie light beams in knots September 12, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 131 vote(s)
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Usually, light beams shine in a straight line, with the possible exception of light being bent by gravity. But scientists are now investigating how to make light beams into looped and knotted configurations. ... | |
Calming your thoughts through mindfulness October 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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Our worries. They're crescendoing like the finale of Beethoven's "Ninth": Bailouts, buyouts. Recession, depression. | |
Using a fan during sleep lowers SIDS risk by 72 percent October 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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Infants who slept in a bedroom with a fan ventilating the air had a 72 percent lower risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome compared to infants who slept in a bedroom without a fan, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente ... | |
 Counterintuitive physics may help everyone drive home quicker October 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 73 vote(s)
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If you're trying to drive to a destination as quickly as possible, you might think that knowing the traffic conditions would help you choose the quickest route for yourself. Traffic reports and new GPS technologies ... | |
What's the difference between a liberal and conservative? September 24, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Political conservatives operate out of a fear of chaos and absence of order while political liberals operate out of a fear of emptiness, a new Northwestern University study soon to be published in the Journal of Research ... | |
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