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Psychologists link emotion to vividness of perception and creation of vivid memories

Have you ever wondered why you can remember things from long ago as if they happened yesterday, yet sometimes can't recall what you ate for dinner last night? According to a new study led by psychologists ...

Neuroscience created Aug 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Parental addictions linked to adult children's depression

The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers determine where best to place defibrillators

TORONTO: Prompt use of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, can greatly increase the survival rates of people who suffer a cardiac arrest. And MIE Professor Tim Chan, working with Dr. Laurie Morrison at St. Michael's ...

Cardiology created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Action videogames change brains: study

A team led by psychology professor Ian Spence at the University of Toronto reveals that playing an action videogame, even for a relatively short time, causes differences in brain activity and improvements in visual attention.

Neuroscience created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Drunk, powerful, and in the dark: The paradox of the disinhibited

Power can lead to great acts of altruism, but also corruptive, unethical behavior. Being intoxicated can lead to a first date, or a bar brawl. And the mask of anonymity can encourage one individual to let a stranger know ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Breakthrough research isolates human blood stem cell in its purest form

(Medical Xpress) -- For the first time since stem cells were discovered by University of Toronto researchers 50 years ago, scientists have isolated a human blood stem cell in its purest form -- as a single stem cell capable ...

Medical research created Aug 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers map pathway of infection for a common, potentially life-threatening respiratory virus

Researchers at the University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), St. Paul's Hospital and the University of British Columbia have identified a new treatment target for a virus that causes severe lung infections ...

Medical research created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists one step closer to creating youthful heart patches from old cells

A new method of growing cardiac tissue is teaching old stem cells new tricks. The discovery, which transforms aged stem cells into cells that function like much younger ones, may one day enable scientists ...

Cardiology created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds new ADHD genes, links susceptibility with autism and other neuropsychiatric conditions

New research led by The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto has identified more genes in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and shows that there is an overlap between some of these ...

Genetics created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Intestine crucial to function of immune cells, research shows

Researchers at the University of Toronto have found an explanation for how the intestinal tract influences a key component of the immune system to prevent infection, offering a potential clue to the cause of autoimmune disorders ...

Medical research created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Older US-born Mexican-Americans more physically limited than Mexican-American immigrants

New research indicates that Mexican-Americans born in the United States who are aged 55 and over are significantly more likely than Mexican-American immigrants to report that they have substantial limitations in one or more ...

Health created May 03, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

This summers' return of West Nile

In 2002, much of North America became acquainted with an infection that few people had heard of – West Nile Virus. Governments and public health offices launched massive awareness programs to get people ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How much sodium are you eating? New online salt calculator sums it up

Canadians can track how much salt they're eating and identify the main sources of sodium in their diet using a new online Salt Calculator.

Health created Mar 11, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study shows how seals sleep with only half their brain at a time

(Medical Xpress)—A new study led by an international team of biologists has identified some of the brain chemicals that allow seals to sleep with half of their brain at a time.

Sleep apnea created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

'Organic' study of live pancreatic tissue yields new opportunities for diabetes research

An 'all-natural' method for studying pancreatic islets, the small tissues responsible for insulin production and regulation in the body, has recently been developed by researchers at the University of Toronto's ...

Medical research created Aug 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast