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'Mind's eye' influences visual perception

'Mind's eye' influences visual perception

Biology /

created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (41) | comments 7

Letting your imagination run away with you may actually influence how you see the world. New research from Vanderbilt University has found that mental imagery—what we see with the "mind's eye"—directly impacts ...





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Early life stress has effects at the molecular level

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created 6 hours ago | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of mice suggests that stress and trauma in early life can have an impact on the genes and result in behavioral problems later in life.


Walking, talking and memory

Walking, talking and memory

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

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(PhysOrg.com) -- How easy is it to walk, talk and remember what was said? Dr Dee Way studied how actors learn a script and whether walking affects their memory performance.


Despite some benefit, drug ads can be harmful to your health

Medicine & Health / Health

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While the debate over prescription drug advertising persists, a new study released online in the American Journal of Public Health offers guidelines for improving drug ads in order to minimize potential harm and maximize ...


Kilo of metal found in Peruvian's stomach: surgeon

Medicine & Health / Other

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Doctors in northern Peru have removed almost a kilogram of nails, coins and scrap metal from a man's stomach, a surgeon that operated on him said Wednesday.


NASA sees high thunderstorms in newly formed Tropical Cyclone 4A near India

NASA sees high thunderstorms in newly formed Tropical Cyclone 4A near India

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Tropical Cyclone 4A formed yesterday, November 10 off the western coast of India in the Arabian Sea, and NASA's infrared imagery captured some high, powerful thunderstorms developing in the storm's center.


Experts: Placebo power behind many natural cures

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- People looking for natural cures will be happy to know there is one. Two words explain how it works: "I believe." It's the placebo effect - the ability of a dummy pill or a faked treatment to make people feel better, ...


Study shows brief training in meditation may help manage pain

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Living with pain is stressful, but a surprisingly short investment of time in mental training can help you cope.


The upside of feeling down

The upside of feeling down

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (18) | comments 4

A chill wind chases you into the door of your local newsagent. Rain is drumming down outside. As you pay for your newspaper, you briefly notice a number of strange items on the checkout counter - a matchbox ...


NASA satellites see Ida spreading out before landfall

NASA satellites see Ida spreading out before landfall

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Ida, and both have instruments aboard that show her clouds and rains are already widespread inland over the U.S. Gulf coast states. ...


Back pain permanently sidelines soldiers at war

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Military personnel evacuated out of Iraq and Afghanistan because of back pain are unlikely to return to the line of duty regardless of the treatment they receive, according to research led by a Johns Hopkins pain management ...



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