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PET scans help identify mechanism underlying seasonal mood changes

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 02, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Brain scans taken at different times of year suggest that the actions of the serotonin transporter—involved in regulating the mood-altering neurotransmitter serotonin—vary by season, according to a report in the September ...





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Metal hazard from table wines

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 29, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (11) | comments 1

Potentially hazardous levels of metal ions are present in many commercially available wines. An analysis of reported levels of metals in wines from sixteen different countries, published in the open access Chemistry Central Jo ...


Teach your physicians well

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

As the national conversation about healthcare reform engages millions of Americans, a new Brandeis study sheds light on the values of medical faculty who train the nation's physicians and lead in health care and research ...


Health-care reform must respect patient autonomy

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As President Obama and Congress weigh changes in the nation's health care system they must avoid creating a system where physicians are financially motivated to pressure patients into mandated treatments that conflict with ...


Human values key to the development of new technologies

Technology / Other

created Apr 04, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Emerging computer technologies will change our lives for the better by 2020. But we need to retain control to ensure that these developments do not impact negatively on basic human values, according to a new report co-edited ...


Revised Vienna Classification for diagnosing colorectal epithelial neoplasias

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Considerable discrepancies have been reported between diagnoses of colorectal epithelial neoplastic lesions made by Western and Japanese pathologists from endoscopic cold biopsies and resected specimens of the same lesions.


No widespread impact of wind power projects on surrounding residential property values in the US

Technology / Energy

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A major new Berkeley Lab report finds that proximity to wind energy facilities does not have a pervasive or widespread adverse effect on the property values of nearby homes.


Arsenic and Old Toenails: New research highlights environmental exposure to toxin

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Leicester and Nottingham have devised a method for identifying levels of exposure to environmental arsenic - by testing toenail clippings.


Nanotechnology's future depends on who the public trusts

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 11, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2

When the public considers competing arguments about a new technology’s potential risks and benefits, people will tend to agree with the expert whose values are closest to their own, no matter what position the expert takes. ...


A little nitrogen can go a long way

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 03, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

With significant increases in the price of fertilizer and grain, site-specific management - especially in variable rate nitrogen application -- can have a significant impact on yield and profitability, as reported in the ...


Heart failure: Women different than men

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Striking differences in the risk factors for developing heart failure (HF) and patient prognosis exist between men and women. Men and women may also respond differently to treatment, raising concerns about whether current ...



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