Psychology & Psychiatry
Why we'll always be obsessed with – and afraid of – monsters
Fear continues to saturate our lives: fear of nuclear destruction, fear of climate change, fear of the subversive, and fear of foreigners.
Oct 31, 2016
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Neuroscience
The curious origin of the double-conk theory for curing amnesia
You're probably familiar with the TV or movie plot device where a character is conked on the head, loses memory or identity and then gets conked again and memory is restored. Classic examples are in the 1951 Tom and Jerry ...
Sep 30, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Women's idealised bodies have changed dramatically over time – but are standards becoming more unattainable?
Many Londoners were appalled by adverts last year featuring a woman in a bikini asking others if they were "beach body ready". For many, these type of adverts are emblematic of the sexist cult of thinness that is so pervasive ...
Sep 13, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Toward an effective TB vaccine: Analysis of the immune response to a promising candidate
BCG, the only currently approved TB vaccine, has been around for almost a century and is only partially effective. When given to children, BCG is estimated to prevent 20% of infections and to protect half of the infected ...
Jul 28, 2016
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Neuroscience
Origin of a myth: The second trauma cure for amnesia
Quick, when Fred Flintstone had a bowling ball fall on his head that made him forget who he was, what was the way to fix him again?
Jun 14, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Plague may have persisted in Europe during 300-year period, including 'Black Death'
The bacteria that causes plague, Y. pestis, may have persisted long-term in Europe from the 14th to 17th century in an unknown reservoir, according to a study published January 13, 2016 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE ...
Jan 13, 2016
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Health
Shall I sing for you? How Europe's oldest woman joined the 116 club
Emma Morano, Europe's oldest person and the second oldest in the world, marked her 116th birthday by offering to sing her favourite song for visiting well-wishers, Italian media reported Monday.
Nov 30, 2015
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Neuroscience
Artistic works influence our minds and nervous systems, scholar reveals
No two disciplines could seem further apart than theater and science, but, as it turns out, they're intimate bedfellows.
Nov 12, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Can a little loving kindness improve our mental health?
Mindfulness - an ancient Buddhist approach to meditation - is attracting increasing attention in the 21st century as a non-invasive treatment for stress and depression. But can it improve mental wellbeing in young people? ...
May 21, 2015
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Health
From beef tongue to beef on weck, menus tell culinary story
Before beef on weck and chicken wings became staples of the city's restaurants, there was beef tongue and woodcock.
Apr 17, 2015
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