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Stanford researchers' cooling glove 'better than steroids'
(Medical Xpress)—The temperature-regulation research of Stanford biologists H. Craig Heller and Dennis Grahn has led to a device that rapidly cools body temperature, greatly improves exercise recovery, and could help explain ...
Medical research
Aug 30, 2012 |
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New algorithm greatly improves speed and accuracy of thought-controlled computer cursor
Stanford researchers have designed the fastest, most accurate algorithm yet for brain-implantable prosthetic systems that can help disabled people maneuver computer cursors with their thoughts. The algorithm's ...
Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2012 |
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A different drummer: Neural rhythms drive physical movement
Unlike their visual cousins, the neurons that control movement are not a predictable bunch. Scientists working to decode how such neurons convey information to muscles have been stymied when trying to establish ...
Neuroscience
Jun 03, 2012 |
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Psychologist: Achievement goals can be shaped by environment
A new study by Stanford psychologist Paul O'Keefe suggests that the culture of our learning and working environments can have long-term effects on our goals and motivation.
Psychology & Psychiatry
May 11, 2012 |
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Study suggests girls can 'rewire' brains to ward off depression
(Medical Xpress) -- What if you could teach your brain to respond differently to things that make you feel sad, down or stressed out? What if doing that helped ward off depression?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 10, 2012 |
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Synthesized compound flushes out latent HIV
(Medical Xpress) -- A new collection of compounds, called "bryologs" – derived from a tiny marine organism – activate hidden reservoirs of the virus that currently make the disease nearly impossible to eradicate.
HIV & AIDS
Jul 17, 2012 |
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Researchers show there's more than one way to read - with implications for reading disorders
(Medical Xpress) -- With specificity and precision, the brain's Visual Word Form Area, or VWFA, does exactly what its name implies. Every time we see something that looks like a word, it activates. The VWFA ...
Neuroscience
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Research casts sober light on Russia's mortality crisis
With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians were faced with more than the demise of a political system. Working-age men began dying in droves, and the country saw a 40 percent surge in deaths between 1990 and 1994.
Health
Apr 13, 2011 |
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Multitasking may harm the social and emotional development of tweenage girls, researchers say
(Medical Xpress) -- Too much screen time can be detrimental to girls 8 to 12 years old, but there is a surprisingly straightforward alternative for greater social wellness.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 27, 2012 |
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Stanford researchers investigate the emotional side of autism
The diagnostic manual of the American Psychiatric Association defines autism in what seems to be a fairly comprehensive way: social impairment, difficulties with communication, repetitive behavior and restricted ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 14, 2012 |
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Where chromosomes agree, researchers find signatures of human migrations and marriage practices
(Medical Xpress) -- Your genome is a window onto your heritage – or, more precisely, several windows. There are the marks left by human evolution, the traces of ancient human migrations out of Africa ...
Genetics
Aug 15, 2012 |
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An optical illusion called 'reverse-phi motion' helps explain how we view moving objects
(PhysOrg.com) -- Flies like watching computer screens as much as the next animal. Set them on a trackball in front of a monitor, and they'll follow the action – if the images in front of them move in ...
Medical research
Sep 12, 2011 |
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Scratching the surface: Engineers examine UV effects on skin mechanics
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Stanford's Department of Materials Science and Engineering are using models derived in mechanical labs to look closer at how ultraviolet radiation changes the protective ...
Medical research
Oct 05, 2012 |
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Psychologists find that jokes help us cope with horrifying images
The key is to not think of death as an end, but as more of a very effective way to cut down on your expenses. – Woody Allen
Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 02, 2011 |
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Psychologists uncover brain-imaging inaccuracies
(Medical Xpress)—Traditional methods of fMRI analysis systematically skew which regions of the brain appear to be activating, potentially invalidating hundreds of papers that use the technique.
Neuroscience
Mar 08, 2013 |
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