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Introverts experience more health problems...

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People who experience a lot of negative emotions and do not express these experience more health problems, according to new research...

Parkinson's disease: Findings could speed...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 2 days 4 hours ago
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Scientists have significantly advanced our understanding of dopamine release from nerve cells, findings that should speed the development...

Secondhand smoke exposure worse for toddlers...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 2 days 4 hours ago
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Some children may suffer greater consequences of secondhand smoke exposure. In both toddlers and adolescents, obesity enhances the...

Entangled photons created from quantum dots...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 2 days 4 hours ago
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To exploit the quantum world to the fullest, a key commodity is entanglement -- the spooky, distance-defying link that can form between...

Immediate, aggressive spending on HIV/AIDS...

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Money available to treat HIV/AIDS is sufficient to end the epidemic globally, but only if we act immediately to control the spread...

Cat brain-based computer: Scientists perform...

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IBM has announced significant progress toward creating a computer system that simulates and emulates the brain's abilities for sensation...

Cancers' sweet tooth may be weakness

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Cancer cells tend to take up more glucose than healthy cells and metabolize it in a process called glycolysis. An enzyme called PKM2...

Common herbal medicine may prevent acetaminophen...

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A well-known Eastern medicine supplement may help avoid the most common cause of liver transplantation, according to a new study. The...

Oscar Pistorius' artificial limbs give him...

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The artificial lower limbs of double-amputee Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius give him a clear and major advantage over his competition...

Walking hazard: Cell-phone use -- but not...

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Two new studies of pedestrian safety found that using a cell phone while hoofing it can endanger one's health.

Drug for erectile dysfunction improves heart...

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After treatment with sildenafil, heart function significantly improved in children and young adults with single-ventricle congenital...

Uninsured more likely to die after trauma...

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Americans without health insurance appear more likely to die following admission to the hospital for trauma than those with health...

Customizing electric cars for cost-effective...

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Researchers have launched a new community-based approach to electric vehicle design, conversion and operations. The new research project...

Pre-eclampsia linked to thyroid problems

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Women who experience preeclampsia, a serious complication of pregnancy, may have an increased risk for reduced thyroid functioning...

How plant stem cells guard against genetic...

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Scientists have shown how plants can protect themselves against genetic damage caused by environmental stresses. The growing tips of...

Extinct moa rewrites New Zealand's history...

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The evolutionary history of New Zealand's many extinct flightless moa has been re-written in the first comprehensive study of more...

Immune system activated in schizophrenia

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Patients with recent-onset schizophrenia have higher levels of inflammatory substances in their brains, according to new research....

Pregnancy outcomes good for women with MS...

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Good news for women with multiple sclerosis (MS) who are pregnant or thinking about becoming pregnant....

1.5 million a day getting H1N1 vaccine in...

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China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu,...

Common pain relief medication may encourage...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Although morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries...

Senate girds for historic debate on health...

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Congressional budget crunchers Thursday said the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red...

P&G recalls some Vicks spray after bacteria...

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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co is voluntarily recalling about 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex nasal spray...

Reflux esophagitis due to immune reaction...

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Contrary to current thinking, a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease might not develop as a direct...

'Fingerprinting' RFID tags: Researchers...

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Engineering researchers have developed a unique and robust method to prevent cloning of passive radio frequency...

Predator beetle to battle hemlock pest

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Hemlock woolly adelgids (HWA) -- aphidlike insects that have destroyed stands of hemlocks throughout the East...

Robotic Spy Planes Go Green

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Military vehicles powered by alternative energy provide more than environmental benefits.

Spotting evidence of directed percolation...

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Convincing experimental evidence has finally been found for directed percolation, a phenomenon that turns up in...

Movie theater popcorn: You'll laugh! You...

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Here's some news that may send moviegoers reeling: Theater popcorn is often loaded with calories and artery-clogging...

Bees can learn differences in food's temperature...

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Biologists have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability...

Strange Ancient Crocodiles Swam the Sahara...

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Odd bunch of crocs lived alongside dinosaurs.

Nearly Blind Seal to Get Surgery

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A monk seal scheduled to get eye surgery.

Surgery not linked to memory problems in...

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For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems...

Pig out more at Thanksgiving and you may...

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Eating a traditional Thanksgiving dinner with turkey and mashed potatoes makes consumers less likely to buy on...

Increased obesity hindering success at reducing...

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The percentage of overweight and obese adults in the United States has increased over the past two decades --...

Controversial Stem Cell Experiment Could...

LifeScience.com :: Posted 10 hours 51 min ago
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New and controversial transplant operation uses stem cells derived from spare human embryos.

Sounds can penetrate deep sleep and enhance...

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They were in a deep sleep, yet sounds, such as a teakettle whistle, somehow penetrated their slumber. The 25 sounds...

Meditation Eases Heart Disease

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Heart disease patients who practice Transcendental Meditation have reduced death rates.Researchers randomly assigned more than 200...

Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 7 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding this: your doctor's...

Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccine: WHO

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 13 hours ago
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GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization said on Thursday the H1N1 vaccine had been cleared of blame for 41 deaths which health...

'Fly paper' created to capture circulating...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Just as fly paper captures insects, an innovative new device with nano-sized features is able to grab cancer cells in the blood that...

Common pain relief medication may encourage...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Although morphine has been the gold-standard treatment for postoperative and chronic cancer pain for two centuries, a growing body...

CT heart scan finds blockage faster than...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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A rapid CT scan of the heart may provide doctors with a more efficient way to diagnose blocked arteries in people complaining ...

Senate girds for historic debate on health...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 10 hours ago
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Congressional budget crunchers Thursday said the Democrats' latest health care plan would hold down federal red ink for at least a...

Bees can learn differences in food's temperature...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Biologists have discovered that honeybees can discriminate between food at different temperatures, an ability that may assist bees...

Movie theater popcorn: You'll laugh! You...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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Here's some news that may send moviegoers reeling: Theater popcorn is often loaded with calories and artery-clogging saturated ...

Nutrigenomics researchers replicate gene...

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 15 hours ago
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Rsearchers have identified a gene-diet interaction that appears to influence body weight and have replicated their findings in three...

New guidelines: Women can get Pap smears...

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Doctors' Neckties Seen as Flu Risk

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 20 hours ago
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The list of things to avoid during flu season includes crowded buses, hospitals and handshakes. Consider adding this: your doctor's...

Avoiding panic in pandemics

ScienceDaily.com :: Posted 1 day 46 min ago
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Public health officials walking a tightrope between massive demand for vaccines and intense public scrutiny of side effects now have...

Long-Term Care Plan to Be in Bill

WSJ :: Posted 1 day 10 hours ago
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The Senate's sweeping health bill is expected to call for a new long-term-care insurance program as Democrats move closer to unveiling...

Increased obesity hindering success at reducing...

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The percentage of overweight and obese adults in the United States has increased over the past two decades -- undermining efforts to...

Mouse study points to treatment for Down...

Reuters :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Increasing the levels of a message-carrying chemical in the brain may help prevent some of the memory deficits...

Americans seem angry a lot, but it's all...

USAToday :: Posted 1 day 22 hours ago
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Psychologists say it's normal to get angry. It's a basic human emotion, they say. But more and more, we see people losing their ...

Body Odd: Phantom smells may be a sign of...

MSNBC.com :: Posted 1 day 12 hours ago
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Get a whiff of this. Smelling a pungent odor that's not really there is more common than you might think. But if those mysterious odors...