Experiment allows scientists to 'read' volunteers' thoughts
Scientists have read the minds of healthy volunteers using a brain scanner to detect what they were thinking. By placing the volunteers in the scanner after they had been shown three film clips, ...
4 hours ago from The Independent
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Hunting Disease Origins with Whole-Genome Sequencing
Two studies show that complete-genome sequencing can identify disease-causing genes. James Lupski, a physician-scientist who suffers from a neurological disorder called Charcot-Marie-Tooth, ...
23 hours ago from MIT Technology Review
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Natural birth safe after Caesarean: panel
Having a normal vaginal birth after previous babies were delivered surgically is safe, according to an expert review from the US.
22 hours ago from ABC Science
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To Arctic animals, time of day really doesn't matter
In the far northern reaches of the Arctic, day versus night often doesn't mean a whole lot. During parts of the year, the sun does not set; at other times, it's just the opposite. A new study ...
9 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Thalidomide effect mystery solved
The mechanism by which thalidomide causes malformed limbs is revealed by scientists.
8 hours ago from BBC News
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Knee replacement in elderly patients shown to improve balance
Total knee replacement (TKR) successfully relieves pain and improves function in patients with advanced knee arthritis, according to a study presented today at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the ...
15 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Doctors are failing to lower heart patients' cholesterol adequately
Only half of all patients at high risk of heart disease are given correct targets for lowering their cholesterol levels according to a study of 25,250 patients in Germany published online today ...
Wed 10 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Body's anticipation of a meal can be a diabetes risk factor
Alterations in our response to the taste or smell of food may be another culprit responsible for Type 2 diabetes, according to scientists at Duke University Medical Center who have identified ...
9 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Why surprises temporarily blind us
Reading this story requires you to willfully pay attention to the sentences and to tune out nearby conversations, the radio and other distractions. But if a fire alarm sounded, your attention ...
10 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Communication often fumbled during patient hand-offs in hospital
As shifts change in a hospital, outgoing physicians must "hand off" important information to their replacements in a brief meeting. But a new study of this hand-off process finds that the most ...
11 hours ago from PhysOrg
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