Category: News

Everyone has inside of him a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is! – Anne Frank

Dan Booth

Energy Drinks = Hyperactive Kids (Probably)

11/02/2015

Middle-school children who consume heavily sweetened energy drinks are 66% more likely to be at risk for hyperactivity...

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I Want it NOW! How Rarity Affects Desire

10/02/2015

Psychologists have long known that you can make a consumer good more desirable by making it appear rare. ...

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Feel the Burn. Staying Slim With Chili

09/02/2015

University of Wyoming has found promise in the potential of capsaicin -- the chief ingredient in chili peppers -- as a diet-based supplement....

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Maximum Social Network = Minimum Disaster Impact

08/02/2015

Having more extensive social networks is sort of a backup strategy for people....

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Meditating For Eternal Youth

07/02/2015

UCLA researchers found that meditation appeared to help preserve the brain's gray matter, the tissue that contains neurons....

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What Did I Just Tell You?! Listening and Attention.

06/02/2015

The modulation of alpha waves influences speech comprehension in everyday hearing situations. ...

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Will We Cope With Martian Flu?

05/02/2015

Spaceflight may be associated with a process of accelerated aging of the immune system....

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Neolithic Gear-Sluts Formed Social Bonds

04/02/2015

Neolithic archery could have had a significant community and social role, as well as providing social prestige...

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Middle-Age Drinking Hurts More

02/02/2015

Drinking more than two alcoholic beverages daily in middle-age may raise your stroke risk ...

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Gender Roles : Not As Fixed as we Thought

01/02/2015

Men were more aggressive and masculine, while women had a closer attachment to peers and were more sensitive to pain...

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Ah Feels it In Me Bones: How Whales Hear

31/01/2015

Bone conduction is likely the predominant mechanism for hearing in fin whales and other baleen whales...

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The Male Gaze is a Fact (but there’s a catch)

30/01/2015

Women were viewed more frequently and for longer periods of time - even when their photos were blended in groups of both genders ...

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(When) Do You Feel Lucky?

29/01/2015

People are more likely to turn to superstitions to achieve a performance goal versus a learning goal....

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Un-boiling Eggs. Finally Some USEFUL Science!

28/01/2015

"Yes, we have invented a way to unboil a hen egg,"...

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Learning Lessons From Scorpions

27/01/2015

Scorpions can teach us a lot about the benefits of prolonging nerve impulses....

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Umami Could Make You THIN!

26/01/2015

Kokumi substances could improve the flavour of low-fat foods....

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Sporting or Marital, Which Cheat is Worse?

25/01/2015

When fans and consumers can separate an athlete's immoral behavior from their athletic performance, they're much more forgiving. ...

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The Painkillers Which Could Damage Your Unborn Child

24/01/2015

Opioid-based medications such as codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, or morphine may increase the risk for serious birth defects...

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So Why Do These Tears Fall at Night? The Sad Side of Success

23/01/2015

Consumers who use products to boost their sense of self-worth tend to dwell on their shortcomings ...

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Digging for Drugs

22/01/2015

Uncultured bacteria from the environment could provide a dazzling array of new molecules, many of which could become new medicines...

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Walking Wins for Health and Happiness

21/01/2015

Walkers experienced improvements in lung power, overall physical functioning, and general fitness, and were less depressed....

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Now You Don’t See It, Now You Do! Reactions to Restored Sight

19/01/2015

Recent scientific advances have meant that eyesight can be partially restored to those who previously would have been blind for life....

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Drug Levels Spike in Rivers Near Festivals

18/01/2015

Concentrations of ketamine (a controlled substance), caffeine, acetaminophen and other contaminants increased in rivers near the festival...

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Towards An Electronic Nose

17/01/2015

Scientists develop a new generation of biosensors with an acute ability to sniff out problems. ...

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Lifesaving Nano-Tattoo Monitors Bloodsugar

16/01/2015

This first-ever example of the flexible, easy-to-wear device could be a promising step forward in noninvasive glucose testing...

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Trust me, I Smell Like an Old Lady

15/01/2015

Aromatherapy researcher Roberta Sellaro's recent findings suggest that the smell of lavender promotes trust....

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Your Computer or Your Family : Who Knows You Better?

14/01/2015

Given enough Likes, the computers came closer to a person's self-reported personality than their brothers, mothers or partners...

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Optimistic People Have Healthier Hearts

13/01/2015

Individuals' total health scores increased in tandem with their levels of optimism....

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Chitosan : The Sustainable Crabby-Clingfilm

12/01/2015

Biodegradable and naturally-occurring, Chitosan offers a sustainable alternative to plastic food packaging....

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Rihanna Songs Prove Effective as Post-Op Care

11/01/2015

Patients who listened to 30 minutes of songs or audio books -- had a significant reduction in pain after major surgery...

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