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Study finds we choose money over happiness
Given the choice, would you take a good-paying job with reasonable demands on your time or a high-paying job with longer work hours, permitting only six hours of sleep? Many people opt for the cash, even when they know their ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 19, 2011 |
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Discovery could lead ways to prevent herpes spread
(Medical Xpress) -- Herpesviruses are thrifty reproducers -- they only send off their most infectious progeny to invade new cells. Two Cornell virologists recently have discovered how these viruses determine ...
Medical research
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Breaching the blood-brain barrier: Researchers may have solved 100-year-old puzzle
Cornell University researchers may have solved a 100-year puzzle: How to safely open and close the blood-brain barrier so that therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and cancers of the central nervous ...
Neuroscience
Sep 13, 2011 |
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Research traces bacteria in salmonella outbreaks
(Medical Xpress) -- During such mass food-poisoning outbreaks as the recent contamination of ground turkey, speedy identification of the bacteria involved can save lives and reduce illness. New research co-authored ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Aug 31, 2011 |
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Gene found to play role in early cancer
(Medical Xpress) -- Mutations to a gene called p53 have been linked to half of all cancers, leading to tumor growth and the spread of cancerous cells. Now, a Cornell-led study identifies for the first time the mechanisms ...
Cancer
Aug 24, 2011 |
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Eating a lighter lunch can prompt weight loss
Losing weight without dieting, going hungry or using an expensive high-protein liquid diet can be as simple as eating a smaller lunch, reports a new Cornell study that is online and will be published in the journal Appetite in Oct ...
Health
Aug 23, 2011 |
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Research reveals clues to the formation of hearts, intestines and other key organs
How do the intestines in tiny birds or large mammals form intricate looping patterns? How do hearts and vascular systems form? Why do some large dog breeds succumb to gastric torsion while others don't? Newly released research ...
Medical research
Aug 09, 2011 |
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US physicians spend nearly 4 times more on health insurance costs than Canadian counterparts
U.S. physicians spend nearly $61,000 more than their Canadian counterparts each year on administrative expenses related to health insurance, according to a new study by researchers at Cornell University and the University ...
Health
Aug 04, 2011 |
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In the battle to relieve back aches, researchers create bioengineered spinal disc implants
Every year, millions of people contend with lower back and neck discomfort. With intent to ease their pain, Cornell University engineers in Ithaca and doctors at the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City have created ...
Other
Aug 01, 2011 |
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Trouble with sentences may predict Alzheimer's
(Medical Xpress) -- Having trouble finding the right word to say is a known side effect of healthy aging. But older adults with early Alzheimer's disease may find it especially difficult not only to find words but also to ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Why are Internet anti-vaccine messages dangerous
Evidence has long shown routine vaccines to be safe and effective, but a growing community of critics still claims that they pose more danger than the diseases they prevent. A Google search of "vaccine," for example, produces ...
Health
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Study: Older adults more willing to wait for gains
Older adults, compared with younger adults, tend to report they are more upbeat and that their emotions and mental health do not interfere with their work and social life. That better mental health allows them to wait longer ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Researchers connect gene to pre-Alzheimer's
(Medical Xpress) -- Cornell scientists have shown a significant correlation for the first time between a human gene and people's risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often a precursor to Alzheimer's disease and related ...
Neuroscience
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Bilingualism seems to boost tots' minds
When young children learn a second language, it strengthens their ability to pay attention to the right stuff, reports a new Cornell study.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 15, 2011 |
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New method defibrillates heart with less electricity, pain (w/ video)
(Medical Xpress) -- Cornell scientists, in collaboration with physicists and physician-scientists in Germany, France and Rochester, N.Y., have developed a new -- and much less painful and potentially damaging -- method to ...
Medical research
Jul 13, 2011 |
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