6.8.08
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pet dogs can 'catch' human yawns
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Pet dogs can 'catch' human yawns: "Yawning is known to be contagious in humans but now scientists have shown that pet dogs can catch a yawn, too."
Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter: Scientific American
Sleep on It: How Snoozing Makes You Smarter: Scientific American: "Whether deciding to go to a particular college, accept a challenging job offer or propose to a future spouse, “sleeping on it” seems to provide the clarity we need to piece together life’s puzzles. But how does slumber present us with answers?"
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News: "While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is endless and typically fruitless, one method known to extend the human lifespan by up to five years has quietly become accepted among leading researchers.
The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution - MIT News Office
'Major discovery' from MIT primed to unleash solar revolution - MIT News Office: "In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power from a marginal, boutique alternative into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier to large-scale solar power: storing energy for use when the sun doesn't shine."
3.8.08
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News: "While the quest for the proverbial Fountain of Youth is endless and typically fruitless, one method known to extend the human lifespan by up to five years has quietly become accepted among leading researchers.
The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
31.7.08
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News
Live Longer: The One Anti-Aging Trick That Works - Yahoo! News: "The formula is simple: Eat less. It could add years to your life, several experts now say. And done in moderation, it could at least help you live a more healthy life."
26.7.08
Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer | Mail Online
Are you Roman tonight? Statue of 'Elvis' chiselled 1800 years before his birth goes under the hammer | Mail Online: "With his dashing chiselled features, swept back hair and perky bouffant the resemblance is unmistakable.
But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note."
But incredibly this carving of Elvis Presley was created around 1800 years before the King of Rock and Roll first warbled his first note."
24.7.08
BBC NEWS | Health | Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers'
BBC NEWS | Health | Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers': "A regular diet of even modest amounts of food containing soy may halve sperm concentrations, suggest scientists."
20.7.08
SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper
SCMP.com - the online edition of South China Morning Post, Hong Kong's premier English-language newspaper: "Beijing authorities are secretly planning to ban black people and others it considers social undesirables from entering the city s bars during the Olympic Games a move that would contradict the official slogan 'One World One Dream'."
19.7.08
6.7.08
Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Researchers Report
Spiritual Effects Of Hallucinogens Persist, Researchers Report: "'This is a truly remarkable finding ' Griffiths says. 'Rarely in psychological research do we see such persistently positive reports from a single event in the laboratory. This gives credence to the claims that the mystical-type experiences some people have during hallucinogen sessions may help patients suffering from cancer-related anxiety or depression and may serve as a potential treatment for drug dependence. We re eager to move ahead with that research.'"
3.7.08
Snow in July? A Mixed Blessing in the Northern Rockies - NYTimes.com
Snow in July? A Mixed Blessing in the Northern Rockies - NYTimes.com: "But huge amounts of snow still blanket the Northern Rockies high country, in part because of record snowfalls in Montana this year, so the opening will not take place until Wednesday, the latest on record by a day, except for World War II when the road was not plowed at all."
1.7.08
A Pill to Cure Alcoholism? - US News and World Report
A Pill to Cure Alcoholism? - US News and World Report: "People struggling with alcohol addiction got some promising news this week A team led by researchers at the University of Virginia Health System reported that the drug topiramate can lead to a reduction in heavy drinking. Topiramate is currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat seizures and migraine headaches. But doctors can prescribe it 'off label' for alcohol dependence."
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Bloomberg: "In the U.S., 42 percent said they had used marijuana and 16 percent had tried cocaine, according to the study published in the journal of the Public Library of Science. In the Netherlands, where people can go to cafes to smoke marijuana, 20 percent have tried that drug and 1.9 percent sampled cocaine."
29.6.08
US issues health warning over mercury fillings - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent
US issues health warning over mercury fillings - Health News, Health & Wellbeing - The Independent: "Amalgam dental fillings – which contain the highly toxic metal mercury – pose a health risk, the world's top medical regulatory agency has conceded."
Iran ready to strike at Israel’s nuclear heart - Times Online
Iran ready to strike at Israel’s nuclear heart - Times Online: "Iran has moved ballistic missiles into launch positions, with Israel’s Dimona nuclear plant among the possible targets, defence sources said last week."
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