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Fat’s ‘Off’ Switch Found

07/06/2014

Scientists this week reported that a molecular pathway called mTORC1 controls the conversion of unhealthy white fat into beige fat...

Happy Couples Sleep Better

06/06/2014

Couples are more likely to sleep in sync when the wife is more satisfied with their marriage...

The Fight of the Bumblebee

05/06/2014

Bees are essential to our food chain and the populations of our native bumblebees have declined in recent decades...

How to erase a memory – and restore it

02/06/2014

'We can form a memory, erase that memory and we can reactivate it, at will'. UCSD scientists get god-like....

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Smell Good. Look Good.

01/06/2014

Across the range of odors, odor pleasantness directly influenced ratings of facial attractiveness. ...

Men, Brains, Bloodflow. It’s true.

29/05/2014

Hints as to developing differences in behavior in men and women and sex-specific pre-dispositions to certain psychiatric disorders....

Kids : Let ’em walk

27/05/2014

The journey between school and home provides an ideal opportunity for physical activity but it is by no means always taken....

Fracking : Follow the Money

26/05/2014

The net impact of recent oil and gas development has generally been positive for local public finances....

Pregnant and Slave to the Vibe

25/05/2014

Music appears to have an especially strong influence on pregnant women, a fact that may relate to a prenatal conditioning of the fetus to music....

Bacteria Love Aeroplanes

24/05/2014

Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days...

Screentime Makes Kids Sick

23/05/2014

Regular exercise and avoiding excessive use of electronic media constitute efficient means of preventing type 2 diabetes and vascular diseases...

Films are Better Boozy

22/05/2014

Exposure to alcohol portrayals in the media – including movies, but also advertisements and digital media such as Facebook – can encourage drinking in young people...

Health News : Don’t Drink Wee

20/05/2014

Bacteria live in the bladders of healthy women, discrediting the common belief that normal urine is sterile. ...

Tech News: Don’t Eat Magnets

19/05/2014

This study shows a significant increase in the rate of multiple magnet-related injuries between 2002 and 2012...

NASA, ESA, and A. Simon (Goddard Space Flight Center)

Jupiter’s Shrinking Red Spot

18/05/2014

Jupiter's trademark Great Red Spot — a swirling storm feature larger than Earth — is shrinking. ...

Ice Hockey : Burn Out By 30

17/05/2014

Study identifies when the clock runs out on an NHL player's peak performance...

A picture of Centralia by Travis Goodspeed

Fracking : More Bad News

16/05/2014

'We have to get a handle on methane, or increasingly risk global catastrophe' : Cornell University report on Fracking...

Millenials Can See Through Twitter’s BS

15/05/2014

First-of-its-kind study indicates young adults have a healthy mistrust of the information on Twitter...

Forgive and Forget

14/05/2014

While true forgiveness may be difficult to accomplish, the findings suggest that once the transgression has been forgiven forgetting may become easier as a result...

Lunatics/Asylum : Companies Valued by Media Buzz

13/05/2014

Companies can significantly improve the forecasting accuracy of forthcoming products' performance by mining online consumer buzz prior to product release...

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The Arguments that Kill Men

11/05/2014

Men seemed to be particularly vulnerable to the worries and demands generated by their female partners, with a higher risk of death....

Exploding Head Syndrome

10/05/2014

An authentic and largely overlooked phenomenon. Exploding head Syndrome examined....

Psilocybin Helps Make You Unsad

08/05/2014

Psilocybin inhibits the processing of negative emotions in the amygdala....

Scraping the Barrel or Sour Grapes?

07/05/2014

Researchers find that a specific flavour in wine, called barrique character, is discerned not by the tastebuds, but by an unrelated tongue nerve. ...

Unlocking the Fountain of Youth

05/05/2014

A first of its kind atomic level look at the enzyme telomerase that may unlock the secrets to the fountain of youth....

Snobby Staff Boost Sales

04/05/2014

When it comes to luxury brands, the ruder the sales staff the better the sales....

exoplanets by University of Toronto Scarborough

Extra Terrestrials or just a Dirty Lens?

03/05/2014

the search for life on planets outside our own is possible if done the right way....

Public Bikes in Europe

02/05/2014

Public bikes in major European cities...

Environmentally, Graphene is Not All Good

02/05/2014

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