News tagged with subjects
Sex is in the brain, says new research
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 02, 2009 |
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More than 40 percent of women ages 18-59 experience sexual dysfunction, with lack of sexual interest — hypoactive sexual desire disorder, or HSDD — being the most commonly reported complaint, according to medical researchers. ...
Scientists produce illusion of body-swapping
Dec 02, 2008 |
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Cognitive neuroscientists at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet (KI) have succeeded in making subjects perceive the bodies of mannequins and other people as their own. The findings are published in the online, ...
Even mild sleep apnea increases cardiovascular risk
Oct 24, 2008 |
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People with even minimally symptomatic obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) may be at increased risk for cardiovascular disease because of impaired endothelial function and increased arterial stiffness, according to a study from ...
Researchers say voters swayed by candidates who share their looks
Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Made up your mind who to vote for? Maybe it's because you like the looks of the candidate. Or maybe it's because the candidate looks a little like you, even if you don't realize it.
Whom do we fear or trust? Faces instantly guide us, scientists say
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 05, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A pair of Princeton psychology researchers has developed a computer program that allows scientists to analyze better than ever before what it is about certain human faces that makes them look ...
Keeping hands where you can see 'em alters perception, study finds
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 09, 2008 |
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Psychologists at Washington University in St. Louis, led by Richard A. Abrams, Ph.D., professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, have shown that to see objects better, you should take the matter into your ...
Study Investigates Mental Overload in Pilots
Nov 26, 2008 |
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Have you ever felt as if your brain was so full of information that you couldn't process another thing? Mental overload creates confusion and frustration, and for airline pilots, the consequences can be disastrous.
Elderly may have higher blood pressure in cold weather
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Outdoor temperature and blood pressure appear to be correlated in the elderly, with higher rates of hypertension in cooler months, according to a report in the January 12 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.
Glaucoma may be linked to higher rates of reading impairment in older adults
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Glaucoma appears to be associated with slower spoken reading and increased reading impairment in older adults, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Effect of subliminal marketing greater than thought
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Marketing statements influence us subliminally more than was ever assumed. Even when you are not aware of being exposed to advertising material, it can still affect your actions. This emerged from research ...
A new screening test for chronic abdominal pain
Dec 29, 2008 |
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Evaluation of chronic abdominal pain of luminal etiology is a challenging problem for the primary care physicians and gastroenterologists. The exact localization of lesion to either small or large bowel remains an elusive ...
Smokers suffer more back pain
Jul 01, 2008 |
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Smokers suffer more chronic back pain. This was the result of the analysis of a questionnaire performed by Monique Zimmermann-Stenzel and her colleagues and published in the current edition of Deutsches Ärzteblatt International (Dtsch ...
