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Thursday, 10 January 2008 19:15

Soot from traffic exhaust lowers IQ

According to a recent Harvard Univesity study, the more exposure children have to black carbon (soot) from traffic fumes, the worse they do in intelligence tests.        
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Tuesday, 08 January 2008 21:54

Should physicians participate in executions?

A three-drug lethal injection used in the execution of death-row inmates is at the center of a debate concerning the Baze v. Rees case. A group of physicians speak out concerning the role of the medical community and executions.                          
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Sunday, 06 January 2008 20:27

U.S. study shows English settlers to New World brought colon cancer

Researchers from Huntsman Cancer Institute at The University of Utah (Salt Lake City) have located two family lines in the United States—one in Utah and one in New York—that carry an increased risk of colon cancer from one common ancestor.       
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Sunday, 06 January 2008 08:24

Casino may be better place for heart attack than hospital

Based on an U.S. study, only about one-third of heart attacks treated in hospitals were handled promptly—within two minutes. Delays of over two minutes increase the risk of brain damage and death in such people. However, people in crowded public places responded promptly one-half the time—a much better percentage.
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Thursday, 03 January 2008 03:37

Illinois added to list of states to ban smoking

On January 1, 2008, Illinois became a smoke-free state in all public areas. According to the organization Americans for Nonsmoker’s Rights, over 50% of U.S. citizens are covered by some degree of smoke-free laws in public places.             
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Tuesday, 25 December 2007 01:25

Have we located the human 'œsoul'?

Chinese researchers measured activity within the pineal gland as subjects performed religious meditation. Heightened activity within the pineal gland was discovered.       
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Saturday, 22 December 2007 22:55

Only a few nerve cells needed to start brain working complex tasks

New research has found that instead of thousands of brain cells working together to initiate a task by the brain, only as few as fifty cells are needed.             
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Monday, 10 December 2007 19:20

Blueberry Punch: good juice for prostate care

The mixture is made with blueberry juice, tarragon, turmeric, raspberry, citrus peel oil, and olive leaf extract, and Australian scientists at the University of Sydney state it is an effective mixture to ward off prostate cancer.           
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Saturday, 08 December 2007 20:48

Earliest tuberculosis found in 1/2MIL-year-old human fossil

An international group of scientists discovers evidence of tuberculosis (TB) in a human fossil found in Turkey that is about 500,000 years old. Scientists previously thought that TB first appeared in humans only a few thousands of years ago.                   
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Saturday, 01 December 2007 21:11

Migraine-headache sufferers have thick brain fibers

Harvard researchers scanned the brains of migraine headache patients and volunteers without such headaches. They found that fibers in the brain, which relay pain signals, were thicker in migraine patients.        
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Friday, 30 November 2007 20:55

Bad effects of second-hand smoke caught on MRI scans

U.S. scientists presented evidence from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans that show lung damage to people exposed to second-hand smoke, even when they have themselves never smoked.          
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Sunday, 25 November 2007 21:41

Drinking and smoking together is worst for heart

U.S. scientists found that drinking alcohol while in a smoke-filled room is terrible for the heart. Whether it’s second-hand smoke or directly smoking while drinking alcohol, the combination is nearly five times worse than breathing fresh air and not drinking alcohol.      
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 21:12

Is embryo controversy over? Skin cells developed to act like stem cells

Independently, University of Wisconsin researchers and Kyoto University researchers have developed a simple way to reprogram skin cells to act like embryonic stem cells, which can be used to replace the 220 different cell types in humans that have been damaged, all without destroying embryonic life.          
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Tuesday, 20 November 2007 19:31

Fat kids may need more sleep

According to a study conducted by Michigan researchers on third grade children turned sixth graders, the more sleep children get, the less obese they become.
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Friday, 09 November 2007 20:22

Haiti brought HIV to U.S. in 1969: earlier than thought

A new U.S. study involving blood and genetic mutations points to the retrovirus HIV arriving in the United States from Haiti around the year 1969. Earlier studies had pointed its arrival around 1981.          
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Thursday, 08 November 2007 21:21

New dandruff research head & shoulders above the rest

The genetic code of a fungus that causes dandruff has been discovered, which should lead to more effective ways to eliminate dandruff and maintain a clean head of hair.       
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Friday, 02 November 2007 20:09

Brain imaging study find sleep loss leads to mental disorders

Harvard University Medical School and University of California-Berkeley researchers have explained through their study that sleep deprivation leads to irrational behavior, what is associated with psychiatric (mental) disorders.        
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Thursday, 01 November 2007 04:23

Folding@home sets Guinness record thanks to PS3

Guinness World Records has recognised Folding@home as the world's most powerful distributed computing network.
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Wednesday, 31 October 2007 19:42

Data shows young adults using cholesterol and blood pressure drugs more

Information released by Medco Health Solutions on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, shows increased use of cholesterol- and blood pressure-lowering drugs over a period from 2001 to 2006 for people 20 to 44 years of age.          
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Friday, 26 October 2007 20:42

Couple drinks a day like breath of fresh air

California researchers state that light to moderate drinkers are least likely to have cardiovascular or respiratory illnesses.    
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