Archive: 03/02/2015
Study finds our thoughts are susceptible to external influence even against our will
For a recent San Francisco State University study, participants were asked to look at a commonplace image but avoid thinking of the word that corresponds with the image or how many letters are in that word. The task may seem ...
Feb 3, 2015
Key dates in embryonic research
Britain's House of Commons votes Tuesday on allowing the use of donated DNA to create so-called "three-parent" babies to overcome mitochondrial diseases—disorders handed down along the maternal line.
Feb 3, 2015
NY attorney general targets popular herbal supplements (Update)
Numerous store brand supplements aren't what their labels claim to be, an ongoing investigation of popular herbal supplements subjected to DNA testing has found, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Tuesday.
Feb 3, 2015
Early intervention program for psychosis demonstrates effectiveness
Providing comprehensive coordinated care to young people after they experience a first episode of psychosis can help them avoid hospitalization and resume their school and work lives, according to research published today ...
Feb 3, 2015