March 16, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
In the first multicenter trial of its kind, researchers tested a new device that lowers the risk of stroke and cognitive decline in patients undergoing heart-valve replacement. “One of the major findings is, for the first time, we’re showing that with …
March 14, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Women are more attracted to war heroes than regular soldiers or men who display heroic traits in other fields, such as in sports or natural disaster work, according to new research from the…
March 13, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Even worms have free will. If offered a delicious smell, for example, a roundworm will usually stop its wandering to investigate the source, but sometimes it won’t. Just as with humans, the same stimulus does not always provoke the same response, even …
March 13, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Daily and former smokers who watched e-cigarette commercials showing people vaping experienced a greater urge to reach for a conventional cigarette, a new study reveals.
March 13, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Time perception is highly subjective and usually depends on the relevant situation so that, for instance, your sense of how fast or slow time is passing can be influenced by whether you are waiting…
March 13, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Damage to the spinal cord rarely heals because the injured nerve cells fail to regenerate. The regrowth of their long nerve fibers is hindered by scar tissue and molecular processes inside the nerves. Scientists in now report that help might be on the …
March 12, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Researchers have developed a method to stimulate brain tissue using external magnetic fields and injected magnetic nanoparticles — a technique allowing direct stimulation of neurons, which could be an effective treatment for a variety of neurological …
March 12, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
What does it mean to be happy? Is it how happy you say you are, or is it how happy you act? Previous research has found that political conservatives report being happier than political liberals. But psychologists have discovered that those on the left …
March 12, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists have revealed how taste is encoded in patterns of neural activity in the human brain.
March 12, 2015 by NewsBot - No Comment
Materials resulting from chemical bonding of glucosamine, a type of sugar, with fullerenes, kind of nanoparticles known as buckyballs, might help to reduce cell damage and inflammation occurring after stroke. A team has tested this on mice, opening the…
