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Just glancing at a photo of a rich and gooey chocolate cake can set your brain circuits sparking, switching on cravings and revving up your appetite, a new study shows.
Read More »Online Town Hall Lets Residents Improve Their Own Neighborhood Without Leaving The Couch
MindMixer is a virtual meetup where citizens and officials connect, share plans, and turn the most popular ideas into shovel-ready projects, from new crosswalks to $1 million roadways. UNITED STATES OF INNOVATION New Ideas, New Markets, New Insights All around the country, Americans are dreaming big
Read More »Two hours of ozone exposure may create symptoms that lead to heart attacks, sudden death
Exposure to high levels of ozone found in major urban cities can cause inflammation and a decrease in clot-breaking proteins
Read More »Study to explore link between chronic stress and Alzheimer’s disease
U.K. research will take a closer look at people over 50 who have mild cognitive impairment and how stress aids in their development of dementia
Read More »Glow Skin Naturally
A number of time tested herbs that have been researched over the years promise a smooth and supple skin, natural radiance as well as escape from most of the skin maladies. Though it is equally important to be aware and ...
Read More »Video: Bionic limbs giving new life to amputees
Researchers in Massachusetts have developed a prosthetic ankle that works more like the real thing than ever before. As Wyatt Andrews found out, many amputees see the limbs as so functional, they stop seeing themselves as impaired.
Read More »Extended Forecast: Northern Hemisphere Could Be in for Extreme Winters
Meteorological summer has begun in the Northern Hemisphere, but what is happening right now in the arctic could dramatically affect the weather you confront come December. [More]
Read More »FDA says innovative heart valve effective, but wants expert safety review
Valve is currently available for patients who aren't healthy enough to undergo more invasive open-heart surgery which has been used to replace the valve for decades
Read More »Can’t sleep? You may be afraid of the dark, study suggests
Students with a hard time sleeping had slower eyeblinks when presented with noise in dark situations than those with good sleeping habits
Read More »Experimental diabetes treatments offer new hope for patients
Drugmakers announced their new products at the American Diabetes Association conference in Philadelphia; Disease affects 26 million people
Read More »New breed of doctors turn to social media, texting for patient care
American Medical Association acknowledges benefits in using social media, but also warns doctors to protect patient privacy and "maintain appropriate boundaries" with patients.
Read More »Lack of sleep may make junk food more appealing
Subjects who were only allowed to sleep four hours a night had more brain activity when they were shown pictures of unhealthy food
Read More »Freezer malfunction thaws 150 brains at Harvard research hospital
53 of the brains were part the world's largest collection of autism brain samples, which may slow research down by years
Read More »"Good Morning America" co-host Robin Roberts announces she has myelodysplastic syndrome
Roberts said she was diagnosed with MDS, otherwise known as preleukemia, in April and plans to continue working at "GMA" while she receives treatment
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