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The smell of a body is the (bacteria themselves) which we breathe in with our nose and mouth, which we suddenly possess as though (they) were (the body s) most secret substance and, to put the matter in a nutshell, its nature.

Think you have to sacrifice your body to look good? Not with these 2012 trends

By Ed Yong of Nature magazine It is not every day that you are separated from your body and then stabbed in the chest with a kitchen knife. But such experiences are routine in the lab of Henrik Ehrsson, a neuroscientist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, who uses illusions to probe, stretch and displace people's sense of self.

In the quest to cure cancer, many researchers have started looking beyond toxic chemicals and harsh radiation and instead are trying to harness the body's immune system. [More]

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Three months ago, I received an email informing me that a high school friend, Pat, had died.

Experimental drug helped monkeys shed 11 percent of their body weight, 27 percent of their body fat, and reduced their BMIs and waistlines

For decades cancer specialists have offered

Body language and verbal cues will tell you if your prospect is ready to buy. A sale takes two people, but not just any two people. An effective sale is most often achieved between two (or more) people who have synergy between them and understand the desired outcome for, not just one, but both parties

Here comes the next generation of innovators revolutionizing batteries. Per-Ivar Sellergren is helping Volvo put energy storage--both batteries and high-power supercapacitors--in the body panels of cars. Photo by Christian Aslund Per-Ivar Sellergren Senior Research and Development Engineer Volvo Car Corp., Goeteborg, Sweden Sellergren, 60, is helping Volvo put energy storage--both batteries and high-power supercapacitors--in the body panels of cars

While you were busy catapulting Angry Birds on your iPhone, scientists at Vanderbilt university were using the components inside your smartphone to create bionic limbs. The Vanderbilt leg , seven years in the making, anticipates the movements of the person wearing it, resulting in a more natural gait instead of the slight dragging experienced by most wearers.

Caffeine is a trickier substance than we generally acknowledge. Here's what you need to know to get more out of caffeine--starting with a suggestion to go cold turkey. Caffeine seems so simple, even if you're a veteran user.

Disney Research has come up with a new technology so

The threat of a “double dip” back into an economic recession looms, but if this comes to pass, the reasons would be much different from the body blow the U.S. [More]

Scottish academic says cash-strapped students should be able to sell their body parts, helping themselves and easing organ shortage