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She thinks friends, he thinks sex

This classic miscommunication appears baked into our psycheImagine the following scenario: a woman and a man are having a conversation.

‘Friending’ your way thin

Dieters who make more connections in online weight-loss communities lose more weightIf you want to lose pounds using an online weight management program, don’t be a wallflower.

Distraction techniques may reduce pain, anxiety during conscious surgery

Researchers form the UK found that having a conversation with a nurse, watching a DVD or using stress balls reduced pain and anxiety for patients undergoing varicose vein surgery.

Concentrating on word sounds helps reading instruction and intervention

UB researcher’s findings point to the value of word sounds over visual processing during reading instruction or when diagnosing and treating reading disordersThese images highlight the brain…

Fluorescent dyes ‘light up’ brain cancer cells

Two new fluorescent dyes attracted to cancer cells may help neurosurgeons more accurately localize and completely resect brain tumors, suggests a new study. Removing all visible areas of cancer (gross total resection) significantly improves survival af…

Transgender children’s gender identity is ‘consistent and deeply held’

Researchers conclude new study should serve as “further evidence that transgender children do indeed exist and that this identity is a deeply held one.”

Key discovery to preventing blindness, stroke devastation

Gene interactions that determine whether cells live or die in such conditions as age-related macular degeneration and ischemic stroke have been discovered by researchers. These common molecular mechanisms in vision and brain integrity can prevent blind…

Treating Cerebral Malaria: New Molecular Target Identified

A drug already approved for treating other diseases may be useful as a treatment for cerebral malaria, according to researchers who discovered a novel link between food intake during the early stages of infection and the outcome of the disease, identif…

Treating Cerebral Malaria: New Molecular Target Identified

A drug already approved for treating other diseases may be useful as a treatment for cerebral malaria, according to researchers who discovered a novel link between food intake during the early stages of infection and the outcome of the disease, identif…

Findings of a new study point to emotional consequences for women who are objectified for their physical appearance

A new analysis is being called the first of its kind to examine visual attention and gender in social groups, and how those observations can influence the behavior of who’s getting the looks.