News tagged with high sensation
Born to be wild? Thrill-seeking behavior may be based in the brain
Sky diving and base jumping are not for everyone. However, for certain people, the more risk and adrenaline involved in an activity, the better! What draws some people to daredevil behavior while others shy away from it? ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 11, 2009 |
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Ordered planar polymers created for the first time
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists under the direction of ETH Zurich have created a minor sensation in synthetic chemistry. They succeeded for the first time in producing regularly ordered planar polymers that form ...
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Japan scientist makes 'Avatar' robot
A Japanese-developed robot that mimics the movements of its human controller is bringing the Hollywood blockbuster "Avatar" one step closer to reality.
Feb 10, 2012 |
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A bronze matryoshka doll: The metal in the metal in the metal
A doll in a doll, and then one more, enveloping them from the outside – this is how Thomas Faessler explains his molecule. He packs one atom in a cage within an atom framework. With their large surfaces ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Mass hysteria rare, but usually seen in girls
(AP) -- Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Ultrasound male contraceptive, overlooked for decades, confirmed to work
Imagine a contraceptive that could, with one or two painless 15-minute non-surgical treatments, provide months of protection from pregnancy. And imagine that the equipment needed were already in physical therapists' ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Cyberknife radiation relieves stabbing pain of facial nerve condition
A technique that delivers highly focused beams of radiation, known as Cyberknife, can relieve the stabbing pain of the facial nerve condition trigeminal neuralgia, indicates a small study published online in the Journal of ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Lack of sleep makes your brain hungry
New research from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that a specific brain region that contributes to a person's appetite sensation is more activated in response to food images after one night of sleep loss than after one ...
Jan 18, 2012 |
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The Medical Minute: Avoiding two winter weather-related problems
Though it may not have felt like winter until recently, it is that time of year when environmental exposures to the cold weather will be causing many problems for people. Here are some tips for preventing and safely treating ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Opioids erase memory traces of pain
A team of researchers at the MedUni Vienna's Department of Neurophysiology (Centre for Brain Research) has discovered a previously unknown effect of opioids: the study, which has now been published in Science and was led by ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jan 16, 2012 |
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New sensation: Phones that let you feel the world
(AP) -- Sure, today's phones can deliver the sound of a heartbeat. But how would you like to actually feel the throbbing?
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 12, 2012 |
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