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Kissy Kissy Icky Icky. Why kids don’t snog

12/04/2015

A hardwired signal in the brain accounts for young children’s temporary aversion to bestowing physical affection on the opposite sex. It takes at least a decade of marriage to make the...

That serotonin high is a gut feeling

11/04/2015

It is estimated that 90 percent of the body's serotonin is made in the digestive tract....

$fracking$

Quakes or cancer : Which Fracking Death Would YOU Prefer?

10/04/2015

'there are a lot of potential ways that fracking may be distributing and spreading radon'...

Too scared to sleep? Nightmares and insomnia – the link

06/04/2015

Depression and insomnia are strongest risk factors for frequent nightmares ...

How cigarette smoking superbugs get even more super

04/04/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”N/dropcapicotine-addled MRSA superbugs get even badder-assed when they are exposed to cigarette smoke. It figures. Work starts on the...

Opossum in your Snakebite, Sir?

24/03/2015

The antivenom would probably work against venoms from poisonous snakes, as well as against scorpion, plant and bacterial toxins...

Natural Nettles Give Cancer the Sting.

23/03/2015

A highly effective way of defeating cancerous cells...

All about that Vertebral Wedging

21/03/2015

Men prefer women who exhibit specific angles of spinal curvature over buttock mass...

Bicarbo-load for Better Vision

19/03/2015

By opposing the effect of light, bicarbonate limits the size of the photon response and quickens its recovery...

Schizophrenic? Check your fingers, chaps.

18/03/2015

Asymmetry has a potential utility as a diagnostic test in determining the presence of schizophrenia...

Live longer by spending less time alone.

13/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”U/dropcaprr hur hurr. That’s a scientific euphemism, that is. ‘Spend less time alone’. They mean ‘shagging’,...

Yes dear, have another biscuit. Some of us have jogging to do..

07/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”T/dropcap he healthgiving power of sanctimonious smuggery – having a fit partner can make you fitter too. Although it’s probably...

Quantifying how much urban travel is based on social activity

01/03/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”O/dropcaput. There. With the germs and the filth and the encrusted detritus of human interaction and People Who Hug. Massachusetts Institute...

Mind-Controlled Bionic Austrians (No, really)

25/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”S/dropcapome news stories just seem destined to become retweets. Take the following breakthrough in surgical prostheses featuring...

Sweating it – Saunas Make Men Live Longer

24/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”M/dropcapale privilege. Sometimes it manifests in very obvious ways. Saunas for health and longevity. Next up, the medical research...

Three Squares a Day to Eat Yourelf Sane

23/02/2015

dropcap style=”font-size:100px; color:#992211;”E/dropcapvenly-spaced meals and plenty of sleep could be the way to better mental health. You might go insane trying to arrange the above,...