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Here Are The Most Attractive Dance Moves, According To Science
Tech Times - 12 Feb 2017 05:02
A team of psychologists from the United Kingdom studied what could be the best dance moves for women. Their interest in the subject was piqued by the role of dance in human courtship rituals and mating.
Startup NeuroQore Uses Magnetic Pulses To Treat Depression: Cure Depression Without Drugs Or Psychotherapy?
Tech Times - 12 Feb 2017 22:30
Depression affects the lives of millions of Americans each year. NeuroQore, a startup company, hopes to treat the disorder with the help of magnetic pulses.
BEWARE: Pet Medicines Pose Serious Harm To Children
Tech Times - 12 Feb 2017 19:00
Pet medicines must be kept out of reach of children. In Central Ohio, 88 percent of accidental poising cases among children involved medicine for dogs.
How West Nile Virus Transmission Is Higher During Drought
Tech Times - 12 Feb 2017 14:12
It has been thought in the past that West Nile virus epidemics spread in most ideal temperatures of transmission. The new study, however, shows us how West Nile virus transmission is higher during drought.
Are First-borns Smarter Than Their Siblings? Study Says Yes
Tech Times - 12 Feb 2017 13:30
Children who were born first are generally smarter than their younger siblings, but not because of genetics, a new study suggests. Researchers said it's all because of the advantages first-borns receive from parents.
'Anti-aging' hormone could unlock new treatments for kidney and heart disease
EurekAlert! - 12 Feb 2017 07:00
(King's College London) A new study by researchers at King's College London has found that patients with diabetes suffering from the early stages of kidney disease have a deficiency of the protective 'anti-aging' hormone...
Link identified between nerve cell proteins and middle-age onset Dementia
EurekAlert! - 12 Feb 2017 07:00
(Nagoya University) Research led by Nagoya University identified an interaction of two neuronal proteins that is crucial for maintaining the tau isoform balance and preventing development of the dementia frontotemporal l...
Brain Chemistry: The Science Of Sex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll
Tech Times - 12 Feb 2017 02:00
Researchers have found a correlation between the type of stimulation in the brain that is responsible for pleasure in sexual intercourse, drugs, and music. The same type of chemical response creates all three types of pl...