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Ginkgo biloba does not appear to slow rate of cognitive decline

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 23 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Older adults who used the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba for several years did not have a slower rate of cognitive decline compared to adults who received placebo, according to a study in the December 23/30 issue of JAMA.


Hearing assistance comes to the home (w/ Video)

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have combined state-of-the-art technologies to help end the isolation suffered by the hearing impaired. End users are eager to get their hands on the suite of tools.


Tiger Woods Scandal Cost Shareholders up to $12 Billion

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 29, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (14) | comments 11

(PhysOrg.com) -- Shareholders of Nike, Gatorade and other Tiger Woods sponsors lost a collective $5 to $12 billion in the wake of the scandal involving his extramarital affairs, according to a new study by researchers at ...


COMPASS points to weight loss

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Obesity researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are recruiting families with overweight children for a study to help those kids, and their parents, lose weight. The two-year study, ...


Couples are better able to cope with health shocks than singles: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Marital status plays a significant role in how individuals cope economically with disability and health shocks, according to a working paper by University of British Columbia economists Giovanni Gallipoli and Laura Turner.


Compound Halts Common Type of Drug-resistant Lung Cancer

Research yields new agent for some drug-resistant non-small cell lung cancers

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The ability to make, test, and map the atomic structure of new anti-cancer agents has enabled a team of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute scientists to discover a compound capable of halting a common type of drug-resistant ...


Soil studies reveal rise in antibiotic resistance

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Antibiotic resistance in the natural environment is rising despite tighter controls over our use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, Newcastle University scientists have found.


Psychologists show that future-minded people make better decisions for their health

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

When New Year's Eve rolls around and you're deciding whether to have another glass of champagne, your decision may be predicted by your perspective of the future.


Understanding interaction in virtual worlds

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (10) | comments 0

New cinema blockbuster, Avatar, leapt to the top of box office charts as soon as it came out — a stunning 3D realisation of an alien world. Our fascination with themes of escape to other fantastic places and the thrill of ...


UNL research aims to understand homelessness among women

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Women make up nearly one-third of the homeless population in the United States. Yet little is known about how they become homeless or how they live. University of Nebraska-Lincoln sociologist Les Whitbeck ...



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