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• Diet and Weight Loss
  Food
  Food Additives
  Diseases and Conditions
  Fitness
  Diabetes
   

  The Dark Side of Artificial Sweeteners: Expert Reviews Negative Imact

  July 10, 2013 — More and more Americans are consuming artificial sweeteners as an alternative to sugar, but whether this translates into better health has been heavily debated. A new opinion article reviews ... > full story
• Stroke
  Stroke Prevention
  Caregiving
  Disability
  Elder Care
  Heart Disease
   
  

  Stroke Recovery Theories Challenged by New Studies Looking at Brain Lesions, Bionic Arms

  July 10, 2013 — Stroke is the country's leading cause of disability, leaving millions with residual arm and leg weakness. However, efforts have usually focused on stroke prevention and acute care. Now, two new ... > full story
• Child Development
  Educational Psychology
  Language Acquisition
  Educational Policy
  Child Psychology
  Relationships
   

  Your Primary School Language Reveals If You Move Away or Stay Behind

  July 9, 2013 — The way you speak in primary school reveals if you will stay behind in your native part of the country or head for the big city to get an education, according to new ... > full story
• Consumer Behavior
  Educational Policy
  Psychology
  Public Health
  Educational Psychology
  Intelligence
   

  Agents Like Snowden Prone to Irrational Decision Making, Study Finds

  July 9, 2013 — U.S. intelligence agents -- like the embattled Edward Snowden -- are more prone to irrational inconsistencies in decision making when compared to college students and post-college adults, according ... > full story
• Robotics Research
  Global Warming
  Vehicles
  Geography
  Snow and Avalanches
  Automotive and Transportation
   
  

  NASA's Polar Robotic Ranger Passes First Greenland Test

  July 8, 2013 — Defying 30 mph gusts and temperatures down to minus 22 F, NASA's new polar rover recently demonstrated in Greenland that it could operate completely autonomously in one of Earth's harshest ... > full story
• Robotics
  Robotics Research
  Artificial Intelligence
  Engineering
  Psychology
  Social Psychology
   
  

  Robot Mom Would Beat Robot Butler in Popularity Contest

  July 8, 2013 — If you tickle a robot, it may not laugh, but you may still consider it humanlike -- depending on its role in your life, reports an international group of ... > full story
• Neuropathy
  Nervous System
  Stem Cells
  Dementia
  Brain Injury
  Neuroscience
   

  New Tissue Engineering Breakthrough Encourages Nerve Repair

  July 8, 2013 — A new combination of tissue engineering techniques could reduce the need for nerve grafts, according to new research. Regeneration of nerves is challenging when the damaged area is extensive, and ... > full story
• Detectors
  Computer Science
  Artificial Intelligence
  Technology
  Construction
  Electronics
   

  New System Uses Low-Power Wi-Fi Signal to Track Moving Humans -- Even Behind Walls

  June 28, 2013 — A system being developed at MIT could give all of us the ability to spot people in different rooms using low-cost Wi-Fi ... > full story
• Intelligence
  Mental Health Research
  Psychiatry
  Anger Management
  Behavior
  Borderline Personality Disorder
   

  Inside the Minds of Murderers: Impulsive Murderers Much More Mentally Impaired Than Those Who Kill Strategically

  June 27, 2013 — The minds of murderers who kill impulsively, often out of rage, and those who carefully carry out premeditated crimes differ markedly both psychologically and intellectually, according to a new ... > full story
• Monkeys
  Evolutionary Biology
  Endangered Animals
  New Species
  Nature
  Mammals
   
  

  Social Animals Have More Social Smarts

  June 26, 2013 — Lemurs from species that hang out in big tribes are more likely to steal food behind your back instead of in front of your face. This behavior suggests that primates who live in larger social groups ... > full story

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