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Oct 29, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study from a researcher at Harvard University finds that gay men are most attracted to the most masculine-faced men, while straight men prefer the most feminine-faced women.

Cutting salt isn't the only way to reduce blood pressure

Jan 26, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 0

Most people know that too much sodium from foods can increase blood pressure.

Increasing number of Americans have insufficient levels of vitamin D

Mar 23, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 1

Average blood levels of vitamin D appear to have decreased in the United States between 1994 and 2004, according to a report in the March 23 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

Vitamin D deficiency may increase risk of colds, flu

Feb 23, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (6) | 0

Vitamin D may be an important way to arm the immune system against disorders like the common cold, report investigators from the University of Colorado Denver (UC Denver) School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital ...

Vitamin C intake associated with lower risk of gout in men

Medicine & Health / Diseases

Mar 09, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (5) | 0

Men with higher vitamin C intake appear less likely to develop gout, a painful type of arthritis, according to a report in the March 9 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

The 'clean plate club' may turn children into overeaters

Mar 06, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (6) | 2

"Finish your broccoli!" Although parents may have good intentions about forcing their kids to eat cold, mushy vegetables, this approach may backfire the very next day, according to new research from Cornell University.

Is there a seat of wisdom in the brain?

Medicine & Health / Medications

Apr 06, 2009 | 3.5 / 5 (6) | 0

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have compiled the first-ever review of the neurobiology of wisdom - once the sole province of religion and philosophy. The study by Dilip V. Jeste, ...

Some blood pressure drugs may help protect against dementia, study shows

Jul 23, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

A particular class of medication used to treat high blood pressure could protect older adults against memory decline and other impairments in cognitive function, according to a newly published study from Wake Forest University ...

Half of US kids will get food stamps, study says (w/ Video)

Nov 02, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

Holidays and tables full of delicious food usually go hand in hand, but for nearly half of the children in the United States, this is not guaranteed.

Health food supplement may curb compulsive hair pulling

Jul 06, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have discovered that a common anti-oxidant, widely available as a health food supplement, may help stop the urges of those with trichotillomania, a disorder characterized ...

Children bullied at school at high risk of developing psychotic symptoms

May 01, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Children who are bullied at school over several years are up to four times more likely to develop psychotic-like symptoms by the time they reach early adolescence.

Cocaine Vaccine Shows Promise for Treating Addiction

Oct 05, 2009 | 5 / 5 (3) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Immunization with an experimental anti-cocaine vaccine resulted in a substantial reduction in cocaine use in 38 percent of vaccinated patients in a clinical trial supported by the National Institute on Drug ...

New assessment technique lets scientists see brain aging before symptoms appear

Jan 06, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

UCLA scientists have used innovative brain-scan technology developed at UCLA, along with patient-specific information on Alzheimer's disease risk, to help diagnose brain aging, often before symptoms appear. ...

Mediterranean diet associated with lower risk of cognitive impairment