Archive: 08/05/2011
Mindless eating: Losing weight without thinking
Dieters may not need as much willpower as they think, if they make simple changes in their surroundings that can result in eating healthier without a second thought, said a consumer psychologist at the American Psychological ...
Health
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Study shows man-made fat may limit damage to heart attack victims
A man-made fat called Intralipid, which is currently used as a component of intravenous nutrition and to treat rare overdoses of local anesthetics, may also offer protection for patients suffering from heart attacks.
Medical research
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Nipples stimulate the same area of the brain as genitals do
A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals medical evidence that women’s nipples stimulate the brain in the same way that genital stimulation does, something most women already know.
Medical research
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Weight loss improves sexual health of overweight men with diabetes
A new study published in The Journal of Sexual Medicine reveals that in obese men with type 2 diabetes, weight loss improves erectile function, sexual desire and lowers urinary tract symptoms.
Overweight and Obesity
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Simple screening test identifies heart defects in newborns
A simple test to measure blood oxygen in newborns has been shown to identify babies with life-threatening congenital heart defects, a major cause of infant mortality in the developed world, according to researchers from the ...
Health
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Penmanship still important skill for kids to have
Laptops, cellphones, smartphones, tablets. It's becoming an e-world when it comes to messaging, but a Kansas State University education expert says that doesn't mean it's time to put a period to handwriting.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Education trumps regulation
A University of Alberta study shows that simply educating farmers about the hazards of pesticides can reduce their chance of usage by nine per cent.
Health
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Video games may help with boys' classroom struggles
Studies during the past decade have shown elementary school boys are struggling -- falling behind academically while also being diagnosed with learning disabilities and getting in trouble at school at far greater rates than ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Study suggests increase in public health spending results in healthier people
A groundbreaking new study published in the journal, Health Affairs, suggests that increases in public health spending result in healthier people, especially in communities with fewer resources.
Health
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First scorpion sting drug receives FDA approval
The FDA has announced the approval of Anascorp, the first drug designed to specifically treat and counteract the venomous stings of scorpions.
Medications
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Sentinel node biopsy safe, effective in head and neck melanomas
A common technique for determining whether melanoma has spread can be used safely and effectively even in tumors from the head and neck area, according to a new study from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. ...
Cancer
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Technology, close parental relationships are changing how young people transition to college
It’s orientation for Temple University’s incoming freshmen, and both students and their parents are coming to terms with the reality of their impending separation.
Psychology & Psychiatry
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Mental simulations of social thought and action
We live in a world with people from diverse cultures, different societies and varied communities. Unfortunately, all those differences can sometimes result in segregation and discrimination. Reducing prejudice and creating ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Brain training increases dopamine release
It is known that training can improve working memory. In a new study in Science, researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Umeå University, Åbo Akademi University, and the University of Turku show for the first time t ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 05, 2011 |
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Kidney-preserving surgery saves bone health
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have shed new light on how surgery impacts both chronic kidney disease and bone health, particularly in women. For the first time, their findings point ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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