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Outside the Body Our Memories Fail Us
Mar. 10, 2014 — New research demonstrates for the first time that there is a close relationship between body perception and the ability to remember. For us to be able to store new memories from our lives, we need to ... full story -
Smokers' Brains Biased Against Negative Images of Smoking
Mar. 10, 2014 — What if the use of a product influenced your perception of it, making you even more susceptible to its positive aspects and altering your understanding of its drawbacks? This is precisely what ... full story -
Dropped Your Toast? Five-Second Food Rule Exists, New Research Suggests
Mar. 10, 2014 — Food picked up just a few seconds after being dropped is less likely to contain bacteria than if it is left for longer periods of time, according to new research. The findings suggest there may be ... full story -
The Dark Side of Fair Play: Why Would Evolution Let Spite Stick Around?
Mar. 7, 2014 — We often think of playing fair as an altruistic behavior. We're sacrificing our own potential gain to give others what they deserve. What could be more selfless than that? But new ... full story -
Smartphones Become 'Eye-Phones' With Low-Cost Devices
Mar. 7, 2014 — Researchers have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and back of the eye. The adapters make it easy for anyone with minimal ... full story -
Nasal Filter Looks Promising for Allergy Sufferers
Mar. 7, 2014 — A newly developed type of filter can help people with nasal symptoms from seasonal hay fever, clinical research suggests. The filter, which is not yet in production, works by being inserted in both ... full story -
Preschoolers Can Outsmart College Students at Figuring out Gizmos
Mar. 6, 2014 — Preschoolers can be smarter than college students at figuring out how unusual toys and gadgets work because they're more flexible and less biased than adults in their ideas about cause and ... full story -
Fighting for Survival in the Gut: Unravelling the Hidden Variation in Bacteria
Mar. 6, 2014 — Our intestines harbor an astronomical number of bacteria, around 100 times the number of cells in our body, known as the gut microbiota. These bacteria belong to thousands of species that co-exist, ... full story -
'Seeing' Bodies With Sound (No Sight Required)
Mar. 6, 2014 — People born unable to see are readily capable of learning to perceive the shape of the human body through soundscapes that translate images into sound, according to researchers. With a little ... full story -
Some People Really Just Don't Like Music
Mar. 6, 2014 — It is often said that music is a universal language. However, a new report finds that music doesn't speak to everyone. There are people who are perfectly able to experience pleasure in other ... full story -
Are You Smarter Than a 5-Year-Old? Preschoolers Can Do Algebra
Mar. 6, 2014 — Millions of high school and college algebra students are united in a shared agony over solving for x and y, and for those to whom the answers don't come easily, it gets worse: Most preschoolers ... full story -
Robotic Prosthesis Turns Drummer Into a Three-Armed Cyborg
Mar. 6, 2014 — Scientists have created a robotic drumming prosthesis with motors that power two drumsticks. The first stick is controlled both physically by the musicians’ arms and electronically using ... full story -
Hey, Boss! Lose Yourself to Dance, Know Yourself Better
Mar. 6, 2014 — Could managers gain a new kind of understanding about their interaction with colleagues and employees by ‘dancing’? That's the question arising from new research. Management is usually ... full story -
Pumping Iron: A Hydrogel Actuator With Mussel Tone
Mar. 5, 2014 — Using iron ions and chemistry found in the adhesive proteins of a certain mollusk, scientists have developed a hydrogel actuator that moves when its pH is raised. Hydrogels are soft networks of ... full story -
Bioinspired, Sponge-Like Shrinking Gel Steers Tooth, Tissue Formation
Mar. 5, 2014 — A new bioinspired sponge-like gel shrinks single-handedly, squeezing unspecialized cells inside it and turning them into cells that begin to form teeth. The new material was inspired by the ... full story -
Key Enzyme Found in Disease-Causing Bacteria Responsible for Heart Valve Disease
Mar. 5, 2014 — A disease-causing bacterium found in the mouth needs manganese, a trace mineral, in order to cause a serious heart infection, according to a preclinical study. Researchers have been studying the ... full story -
Hop Leaves -- Discarded in Beer Brewing -- Have Substances That Could Fight Dental Diseases
Mar. 5, 2014 — Beer drinkers know that hops are what gives the drink its bitterness and aroma. Recently, scientists reported that the part of hops that isn't used for making beer contains healthful ... full story -
A Wristband for a Different Kind of Cause ... Environmental Health
Mar. 5, 2014 — From 'Livestrong' to 'Purple Paws,' trendy wristbands have come to represent causes from cancer to ending cruelty to animals. Add a new wristband of a different sort: one that ... full story -
A Lower Ratio Between Index, Ring Fingers Is Associated With Higher Risk of Developing Severe Osteoarthritis in the Knee, Says Study
Mar. 4, 2014 — The lower the ratio between a person’s index finger (2D) and their ring finger (4D), the higher their risk of developing severe osteoarthritis in their knees, requiring a total knee replacement, ... full story -
Opening a Casino Linked With Lower Rate of Overweight Children in That Community
Mar. 4, 2014 — The opening or expansion of a casino in a community is associated with increased family income, decreased poverty rates and a decreased risk of childhood overweight or obesity, according to a study. ... full story -
What Bat Brains Might Tell Us About Human Brains
Mar. 4, 2014 — Could a new finding in bats help unlock a mystery about the human brain? Likely so, say researchers who have shown that a small region within the amygdala, an almond-shaped structure in the brains of ... full story
- Outside the body our memories fail us
- Smokers' brains biased against negative images of smoking
- Dropped your toast? Five-second food rule exists, new research suggests
- The dark side of fair play: Why would evolution let spite stick around?
- Smartphones become 'eye-phones' with low-cost devices
- Nasal filter looks promising for allergy sufferers
- Preschoolers can outsmart college students at figuring out gizmos
- Fighting for survival in the gut: Unravelling the hidden variation in bacteria
- 'Seeing' bodies with sound (no sight required)
- Some people really just don't like music
- Are you smarter than a 5-year-old? Preschoolers can do algebra
- Robotic prosthesis turns drummer into a three-armed cyborg
- Hey, boss! Lose yourself to dance, know yourself better
- Pumping iron: A hydrogel actuator with mussel tone
- Bioinspired, sponge-like shrinking gel steers tooth, tissue formation
- Key enzyme found in disease-causing bacteria responsible for heart valve disease
- Hop leaves -- discarded in beer brewing -- have substances that could fight dental diseases
- A wristband for a different kind of cause ... environmental health
- A lower ratio between index, ring fingers is associated with higher risk of developing severe osteoarthritis in the knee, says study
- Opening a casino linked with lower rate of overweight children in that community
- What bat brains might tell us about human brains
- Young children form first impressions from faces
- Silk-based surgical implants could offer a better way to repair broken bones
- Drinking buddies deny copying alcoholic drink orders
- Muscle-controlling neurons know when they mess up, according to research
- Rats, frosting helping find genetic causes of binge-eating
- IVF the next step in live-donor uterus transplant project
- Doggy agility: are emotions thwarting performance?
- Voters using smartphones made fewer errors in mock election
- Aggression, rule-breaking common among Taiwanese teenagers who have early sex
- Do bedroom televisions contribute to youth obesity?
- Think it’s safe to type a quick text while walking? Think again
- World-class orchestras judged by sight not sound
- It slices, it dices, and it protects the body from harm: 3-D structure of enzyme that helps defend against bacteria
- Frequent childhood nightmares may indicate an increased risk of psychotic traits
- Shaky hand, stable spoon: Device helps essential tremor patients
- Fossilized human feces from 14th century contain antibiotic resistance genes
- Physicians' stethoscopes more contaminated than palms of their hands
- Math anxiety factors into understanding genetically modified food messages
- 'Oddball science' has proven worth, biologists say
- Circadian clock in the ear: Time of day of hearing damage affects healing
- Male goat essence really turns the females on
- Computer game characters become more human-like by gossiping and lying
- The pain of social exclusion: Physical pain brain circuits activated by 'social pain'
- Donor lungs from heavy smokers appear safe for transplantation
- Social-media messages grow terser during major events, study finds
- Can non-invasive electrical stimulation of brain help patients regain state of consciousness after coma?
- Research maze puts images on floor, where rodents look
- Can a story help doctors curb the prescription opioid abuse epidemic?
- Photopharmacology: Optoswitches turn pain off and sight on
- Can a simple handshake predict cancer survival rates?
- Language of love: Matching conjunctions, pronouns could spell a match better than good looks and fast cars
- Caffeine-based gold compounds are potential tools in fight against cancer
- Don't throw out old, sprouting garlic -- it has heart-healthy antioxidants
- Exercise, surgically removing belly fat improves cognition in obese, diabetic mice
- Increasing brain acidity may reduce anxiety
- Phantom limb pain relieved when amputated arm is put back to work
- Does solitary confinement fuel more crime? Study says no
- Reciprocity and parrots: Griffin the grey parrot appears to understand benefits of sharing, study suggests
- Why almost winning is just as good for some gamblers
- Fewer laboratory animals needed for drug development thanks to fish scales
- Vinegar kills tuberculosis, other mycobacteria
- You can die of a broken heart, research shows
- Tumors 'Light Up' With New, Unique Imaging System Using Scorpion Venom Protein and a Laser
- New ideas change your brain cells, research shows
- Did you hear the one about the doctor? Using Facebook to eavesdrop on the collective conversation of current societal issues
- Toxic injection with elastic band: Discovering how bacteria get toxins into cells
- Biomedical bleeding affects horseshoe crab behavior
- Equal and equal is unequal: Choosing marriage partner contributes to income inequality, study finds
- Stimulation glove for stroke patients helps improve tactile perception, motor function
- Is a 'buttery' molecule behind cystic fibrosis flare-ups?
- Fruit-loving lemurs score higher on spatial memory tests
- Chemical transport in plants likened to that of humans
- Air force aircraft returned from Vietnam identified as postwar source of agent orange contamination
- Optimizing custody is child's play for physicists
- The parasite that escaped out of Africa: Tracing origins of malaria parasite
- Sound-sensing cells regenerated in ears of mice with hearing damage
- Human and dog brains both have dedicated 'voice areas'
- Some ancient mysteries of leprosy uncovered
- Cavities are contagious, research shows
- Red meat allergies likely result of lone star tick
- Dishonesty and creativity: Two sides of the same coin?
- When feeling poor makes you sick: Subjective poverty massively affects older people's health
- Mechanism behind activation of dormant memory cells discovered
- Undergraduate invention aims to lower costs of organ cell printing
- Nothing so sweet as a voice like your own, study finds
- Iron deficiency may increase stroke risk through sticky blood
- The musical brain: Novel study of jazz players shows common brain circuitry processes both music, language
- 'Smellizing' -- imagining a product's smell -- increases consumer desire
- Brain signals move paralyzed limbs in new experiment
- Genetics linked to children viewing high amounts of violent media
- Making nanoelectronics last longer for medical devices, 'cyborgs'
- People tend to blame fate when faced with a hard decision
- 'Beautiful but sad' music can help people feel better
- The nose knows in asthma: Nasal tissue samples may advance personalized medicine for asthma
- Essential step toward printing living human tissues
- Dreams, déjà vu and delusions caused by faulty 'reality testing,' research shows
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