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You say you don't care about dating a hottie?

Stating that you don't care if you land a partner who is "hot" or "sexy" is relatively commonplace. But what people say they want and what they actually want are often two very different things when it comes to romantic attraction.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Do you really know what you want in a partner?

So you're flocking to online dating sites with a wish list of ideal traits that you desire in a mate. Not so fast!

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Dangerous experiment in fetal engineering

(Medical Xpress) -- A new paper just published in the Journal of Bioethical Inquiry uses extensive Freedom of Information Act findings to detail an extremely troubling off-label medical intervention employed in the U.S. o ...

Other created Aug 03, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Public confused about ingredients in pain relievers

People take billions of doses of over-the-counter pain relievers like Tylenol every year, but many do not pay attention to the active ingredients they contain, such as acetaminophen, according to a new Northwestern Medicine ...

Medications created May 03, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

When rising PSA means prostate cancer is in patient's future

A man's rising PSA (prostate-specific antigen) level over several years – which had been seen as a possible warning sign of prostate cancer – has recently come under fire as a screening test because it sometimes ...

Cancer created May 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Lower income dads active in their kids' health

Lower-income, urban dads are involved in their children's health and encourage them to exercise and eat healthy foods, reports a new study from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. But these same dads may ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Heart healthy choices early on pay off later

(Medical Xpress) -- Maintaining a healthy lifestyle from young adulthood into your 40s is strongly associated with low cardiovascular disease risk in middle age, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

Cardiology created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New drug prevents spread of human prostate cancer cells

A new drug developed by Northwestern Medicine scientists prevented human prostate cancer cells from spreading to other tissues without any toxic effects to normal cells or tissues. The drug turns off the "go" switch in the ...

Cancer created Apr 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Bilingualism fine-tunes hearing, enhances attention

A Northwestern University study that will be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) provides the first biological evidence that bilinguals' rich experience with language in essence "fine-tunes" ...

Neuroscience created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Telephone therapy retains more patients than face-to-face sessions and improves depression

Phoning it in is more effective than the therapist's couch when it comes to keeping patients in psychotherapy. New Northwestern Medicine research shows patients who had therapy sessions provided over the phone were more likely ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New moms suffer more obsessive-compulsive symptoms than general population

A new mother may constantly worry and check to see if her baby is still breathing. Or she may fret about germs, obsessing whether she's properly sterilized the bottles, then wash and rewash them.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new form of DNA

(Medical Xpress) -- Northwestern University chemists have synthesized a new form of DNA, one that can begin to be used to create new gene regulation therapies, for the prevention or treatment of diseases such as cancer.

Cancer created Jun 03, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

How to avoid heart disease and cancer at the same time

(Medical Xpress) -- Consider it the ultimate health twofer. A new Northwestern Medicine study shows the behaviors and risk factors that reduce the incidence of heart disease also substantially lower the risk of lung, breast, ...

Cardiology created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A therapist in your pocket

Brooding in your apartment on Saturday afternoon? A new smart phone intuits when you're depressed and will nudge you to call or go out with friends.

Medical research created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

After 100 years, understanding the electrical role of dendritic spines

It's the least understood organ in the human body: the brain, a massive network of electrically excitable neurons, all communicating with one another via receptors on their tree-like dendrites. Somehow these ...

Neuroscience created Dec 05, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast