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Middle-Age Drinking Hurts More

02/02/2015

Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages daily in middle-age may raise your stroke risk ...

Gender Roles : Not As Fixed as we Thought

01/02/2015

Men were more aggressive and masculine, while women had a closer attachment to peers and were more sensitive to pain...

Ah Feels it In Me Bones: How Whales Hear

31/01/2015

Bone conduction is likely the predominant mechanism for hearing in fin whales and other baleen whales...

The Male Gaze is a Fact (but there’s a catch)

30/01/2015

Women were viewed more frequently and for longer periods of time - even when their photos were blended in groups of both genders ...

(When) Do You Feel Lucky?

29/01/2015

People are more likely to turn to superstitions to achieve a performance goal versus a learning goal....

Umami Could Make You THIN!

26/01/2015

Kokumi substances could improve the flavour of low-fat foods....

Sporting or Marital, Which Cheat is Worse?

25/01/2015

When fans and consumers can separate an athlete's immoral behavior from their athletic performance, they're much more forgiving. ...

The Painkillers Which Could Damage Your Unborn Child

24/01/2015

Opioid-based medications such as codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, or morphine may increase the risk for serious birth defects...

Now You Don’t See It, Now You Do! Reactions to Restored Sight

19/01/2015

Recent scientific advances have meant that eyesight can be partially restored to those who previously would have been blind for life....

Jacobs School of Engineering/UC San Diego

Lifesaving Nano-Tattoo Monitors Bloodsugar

16/01/2015

This first-ever example of the flexible, easy-to-wear device could be a promising step forward in noninvasive glucose testing...

Trust me, I Smell Like an Old Lady

15/01/2015

Aromatherapy researcher Roberta Sellaro's recent findings suggest that the smell of lavender promotes trust....

Optimistic People Have Healthier Hearts

13/01/2015

Individuals' total health scores increased in tandem with their levels of optimism....

Apicture of a nurse by Charlotte Jarvis @ Waag Society

Rihanna Songs Prove Effective as Post-Op Care

11/01/2015

Patients who listened to 30 minutes of songs or audio books -- had a significant reduction in pain after major surgery...

Two New Earthlike Planets Found

07/01/2015

Astronomers identify two planets that are the most similar to Earth of any known exoplanets to date. Report...

What is Fun, and Why Do We Need It?

06/01/2015

Play is an effective mechanism for encouraging creativity since creativity also involves breaking away from established patterns of thought and behavior...

Do You Feel Lucky #2 : Obesity

05/01/2015

Some obese people are protected from the adverse metabolic effects of moderate weight gain, whereas others are predisposed to develop these problems...

A picture of dice by Freedigitalphotos.net/Boaz Yiftach

Cancer : Do You Feel Lucky?

02/01/2015

You can add to your risk of getting cancers by smoking or other poor lifestyle factors. However, many forms of cancer are due largely to... bad luck. report...

The Power of Guilt

28/12/2014

Highly guilt-prone people are less likely to free-ride on others' expertise, and they will sacrifice financial gain out of concern about others' welfare...