February 11, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
While the function of eating is to nourish the body, this is not what actually compels us to seek out food. Instead, it is hunger, with its stomach-growling sensations and gnawing pangs that propels us to the refrigerator – or the deli or the vending m…
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The debate on whether video games influence behavior in real life has raged on for some time. Now, a new study involving college students demonstrates that playing a villain in a virtual environment encourages individuals to punish anonymous strangers….
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Hot flashes, depression, and most of all, anxiety, affect the thinking skills of midlife women with HIV, so screening for and treating their anxiety may be especially important in helping them function, according to a study just published online in Men…
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The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery state that the number of weight loss surgeries in the US increased from 13,000 in 1998 to over 200,000 in 2008. Reasons for undergoing weight loss surgery can range from health needs to the desire…
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A first-of-its-kind study by researchers at George Mason University’s Department of Global and Community Health and Indiana University’s Center for Sexual Health Promotion draws some conclusions to an age-old question: What does love have to do with se…
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Scientists have uncovered possible genetic origins of breast cancer that spreads to the brain, according to a first-of-its-kind study. The compendium of genetic targets uncovered by researchers now can be used to identify potential new methods of diagn…
February 11, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
The brain contains a defense system that prevents at least two unrelated viruses — and possibly many more — from invading the brain at large.
February 10, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
A research team has succeeded in elucidating how the endocannabinoid system controls food intake through its effects on the perception of smells.
February 10, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
A research team has succeeded in elucidating how the endocannabinoid system controls food intake through its effects on the perception of smells.
February 10, 2014 by NewsBot - No Comment
Public health leaders are begininng to use phrases like “endgame” and “tobacco-free generation.”
