Archive: 23/08/2013
Depressed people have a more accurate perception of time
People with mild depression underestimate their talents. However, new research led by the University of Hertfordshire shows that depressed people are more accurate when it comes to time estimation than their happier peers.
Aug 23, 2013
US could allow state-approved marijuana commerce in return for help from states
(Medical Xpress)—Federal law gives the Justice Department better options in dealing with marijuana legalization in Colorado and the state of Washington than a complete crackdown, simple acquiescence or a policy of muddling ...
Aug 23, 2013
Nice genes: What makes you genetically compatible with your partner?
A University of Manchester professor and his wife have had their own DNA analysed for compatibility as part of the research for a new book out next week (August 29).
Aug 23, 2013
Gut taste mechanisms are abnormal in diabetes sufferers
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Adelaide have discovered that the way the gut "tastes" sweet food may be defective in sufferers of type 2 diabetes, leading to problems with glucose uptake.
Aug 23, 2013
Study finds chronic alcohol use shifts brain's control of behavior
(Medical Xpress)—Chronic alcohol exposure leads to brain adaptations that shift behavior control away from an area of the brain involved in complex decision-making and toward a region associated with habit formation, according ...
Aug 23, 2013