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Global Hypercheese : Real-Time Neurochemical Readouts

27/10/2014

Scientists have created cells with fluorescent dyes that change color in response to specific neurochemicals....

A picture of an old man by Carl Byron Batson

Trips Down Memory Lane Improve Brain Function

26/10/2014

Neuroscientists suggest that practising on less concentrated mental tasks leads to better performance on complex thought processes ...

What Have the Romans done for Our Teeth?

25/10/2014

The Roman-British population from c. 200-400 AD appears to have had far less gum disease than we have today...

nematode by Dr. Markus Schwarzlander, Uni Bonn

Key to Eternal Youth Remains Unfound

24/10/2014

'We cannot conclude that the degree of free radical release determines lifespan'...

Small Hikers make Short Stuff of Heavy Loads

23/10/2014

Overall strength of an individual does not determine how heavy a backpack a person can comfortably carry...

Women and the Fat Brain

21/10/2014

male and female brains respond in remarkably different ways to high-fat meals...

Viagra for Heart Disease

20/10/2014

Viagra could be used as a safe treatment for heart disease...

Ebola : A Dog’s Life For Us All

11/10/2014

Destroying Excalibur the dog doesn’t bode well for how our governments will respond if there is a major Ebola outbreak outside of Africa....

A picture of coffee by freedigitalphotos.netadamr

The Genetics of a Coffee Buzz

09/10/2014

Our findings may allow us to identify subgroups of people most likely to benefit from increasing or decreasing coffee consumption for optimal health...

How the Internet Loves a Fat Joke

05/10/2014

One in every three of the top relevant retweets contains 'fat jokes' or music lyrics which especially stereotype women of certain physiques....

hospital by koratmember and freedigitalphotos.net

More Pain Relief = Shorter Hospital Stays

26/09/2014

Better pain control could potentially improve sleep duration...

Stop Snakeoil Sports Sponsorship

24/09/2014

For sponsors, event endorsement conveys the message that their products are integral to sporting engagement and achievement. ...

How Germs Move and How to Stop ‘Em

12/09/2014

A simple intervention can greatly help to reduce exposure to viruses...

A picture of an inhaler, lungs, asthma, medicine

Baker’s Wheeze : Flour and Asthma

10/09/2014

Occupational Asthma: Where people are being exposed to harmful agents and who is most likely to be affected. Report...

Cotton Beats Polyester in Stink Tests

05/09/2014

Polyester clothes smell worse than cotton, following intensive exercise by their wearers....

virus by freedigitalphotos.net-and-renjith-krishnan

Home is Where the Germs Are

02/09/2014

A detailed analysis of the microbes that live in houses and apartments...

Tea-drinkers Live Longer

01/09/2014

Drinking tea reduces non-cardiovascular mortality by 24%...

‘Too Old’? Depends on where you are.

31/08/2014

People aged 70 and over who identify themselves as 'old' feel worse about their own health...

Weed-Smoking Lessens Wife-Beating

30/08/2014

634 couples found that the more often they smoked marijuana, the less likely they were to engage in domestic violence...

Blame it on Sleep Drunkenness

27/08/2014

Sleep drunkenness disorder involves confusion or inappropriate behavior...

A picture of zombies on the tube by Dan Booth

Ditch the Car for a Slimmer Figure

21/08/2014

Commuting to work by active (walking or cycling) and public modes of transport is linked to lower body weight and body fat...

Drug-Taking Kids Ignore Feds Shocker

18/08/2014

The RAVE Act has clearly been ineffective in curtailing drug use at club events...

Aggression, not Depression, Fuels Drunken Yobbery

08/08/2014

Aggressive behavior increases adolescent drinking, depression doesn't...

Phone-a-Medic Scheme Fails

05/08/2014

Study shows that in telephone triage the workload is only redistributed, whilst the costs are the same....

Let the Good News Wait

01/08/2014

It is much easier for a good mood to sour than it is to overcome a bad mood...

Brainscans showing anterior and posterior insula

Ketamine : A Wonderdrug for ER patients

30/07/2014

Many surgeons believe Ketamine is safe and incredibly useful in critically ill patients who require rapid intubation...

Asthma : Not Just What You Breathe

25/07/2014

Subjects' beliefs about the odor, specifically whether it was potentially harmful (asthma-triggering) or therapeutic, influenced both their psychological and physiological responses to odor exposure....