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Dark chocolate: Half a bar per week to keep at bay the risk of heart attack

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 23, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (47) | comments 0

Maybe gourmands are not jumping for joy. Probably they would have preferred bigger amounts to sup-port their passion. Though the news is still good for them: 6.7 grams of chocolate per day represent the ideal amount for a ...





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New technology helps scientists understand ancient fossils

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created 13 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Some of the world's oldest human bones and other ancient relics are studied here using some of the world's newest technologies.


Craving a Cigarette? Pitt Study Suggests Craving Hinders Comprehension Without Your Realizing It

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 13 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new University of Pittsburgh study reveals that craving a cigarette while performing a cognitive task not only increases the chances of a person's mind wandering, but also makes that person less likely ...


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Hitler skull fragment in Moscow authentic: FSB

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created 15 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

An officer with the Russian intelligence service the FSB on Monday dismissed a US report suggesting a fragment of Hitler's skull held in Moscow is actually from a woman, insisting their relic is genuine.


Child Development Expert Says The Magic Of Santa Claus Is No Lie

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 16 hours ago | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Should parents let their children believe in Santa Claus?


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Amazon's Kindle to get audible menus, bigger font

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created 16 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users.


A see-through surprise: Scientists make solid material transparent to terahertz waves

Physics / Condensed Matter

created 16 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Very often in science, the unexpected discovery turns out to be the most significant. Rice University Professor Junichiro Kono and his team weren't looking for a breakthrough in the transmission of terahertz signals, but ...


Nobel winners helped by independence, coffee (AP)

Nobel winners helped by independence, coffee

Other Sciences / Other

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(AP) -- Intellectual freedom, independent research and frequent coffee breaks with colleagues helped this year's Nobel Prize winners make their groundbreaking scientific discoveries.


Dutch PhD develops fast method for preparing flu vaccine

Medicine & Health / Research

created 16 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A shortage of flu vaccines may soon become a thing of the past. Researcher Manon Cox has designed an alternative process for producing large quantities of safe and effective vaccines at twice to four times ...


Metamaterials could reduce friction in nanomachines

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created 18 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nanoscale machines expected to have wide application in industry, energy, medicine and other fields may someday operate far more efficiently thanks to important theoretical discoveries concerning the manipulation ...


College football linemen take one for the team in terms of health

Medicine & Health / Health

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The high-intensity exercise performed by college football linemen does not protect them from obesity, related health problems and the potential for cardiovascular disease later in life, new research suggests.



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