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Rodent smoke screen

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 08, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Rats passively exposed to tobacco smoke become dependent on nicotine, according to a new study by Dr. Adrie Bruijnzeel and colleagues from the University of Florida in the US. Their findings of how rats' brains respond to ...

Vaccine being developed to help smokers quit

Medicine & Health / Medications

Nov 20, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (15) | 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Glaxo-SmithKline has joined forces with Nabi Pharmaceuticals to produce a vaccine to help smokers give up their addiction permanently.

Easily led 'ash-tray': Adolescent smokers prone to drug abuse

Medicine & Health / Health

Dec 11, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

It is common knowledge that smoking is a health risk but why do teens become addicted to smoking more easily than adults? In an evaluation for Faculty of 1000 Biology, Neil Grunberg looks into why adolescents are more prone ...

Scientists Shed New Light On Right Brain Activity

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 16, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (4) | 0

It’s a world first: thanks to new technology developed by the University of Victoria, Canada, researchers can now show how multiple parts of the right brain dynamically process spatial relationships.

Five tips for stress-free exams

Medicine & Health / Health

Dec 16, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It's exam time, and for many students that means long days, late nights and lots of coffee. It's easy to let the anxiety get to you, so what can you do to cope with exam tension?

The Queen and I: How autistic brain distinguishes oneself from others

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 14, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (7) | 0

Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered that the brains of individuals with autism are less active when engaged in self-reflective thought. The study published today in the journal Brain provid ...

Epilepsy Patients Are Given New Hope With Brain Implant

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 09, 2009 | 5 / 5 (4) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- A startup company, Neuropace in Mountain View Ca., has developed a device that offers new hope for epilepsy patients. The device is designed to neutralize the abnormal electrical activity ...

How do we understand written language?

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 16, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 1

How do we know that certain combinations of letters have certain meanings? Reading and spelling are complex processes, involving several different areas of the brain, but researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the ...

Brain activity exposes those who break promises

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

Dec 09, 2009 | 2 / 5 (1) | 7

Scientists from the University of Zurich have discovered the physiological mechanisms in the brain that underlie broken promises. Patterns of brain activity even enable predicting whether someone will break a promise. The ...