Study: Women Who Drink Tend to Be Thinner

New findings suggest that women who drink moderately are less likely to gain weight over time than those who don't.

Mon 8 Mar 10 from TIME

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Even in Old Age, Men Want Sex More Than Women

Data suggest that men want sex more, have more sex and enjoy it more than women. That holds true even into their 70s.

14 hours ago from TIME

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Kidney donors suffer few ill effects from life-giving act, landmark study finds

In a landmark study of more than 80,000 live kidney donors from across the United States, Johns Hopkins researchers have found the procedure carries very little medical risk and that, in the ...

22 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Blog - Research Reveals Ritalin's Brain Boosting Benefits

The ADHD drug improves attention by enhancing neural plasticity. New research in animals sheds light on how Ritalin, the stimulant drug prescribed to millions of children each year in the United ...

Mon 8 Mar 10 from MIT Technology Review

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Study finds cancer mortality has declined since initiation of 'war on cancer'

A new American Cancer Society study finds progress in reducing cancer death rates is evident whether measured against baseline rates in 1970 or in 1990. The study appears in the open access ...

22 hours ago from PhysOrg

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Unhealthy foods become less popular with increasing costs

Adults tend to eat less pizza and drink less soda as the price of these items increases, and their body weight and overall calorie intake also appear to decrease, according to a report in the ...

Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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Vitamin D crucial to activating immune defenses

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Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered that Vitamin D is crucial to activating our immune defenses and that without sufficient intake of the vitamin, the killer cells of ...

Sun 7 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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Poll reveals sleep differences among ethnic groups

The 2010 Sleep in America poll released today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, Hispanics ...

Sun 7 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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One good deed actually deserves three others

The adage that one good deed deserves another more than holds true, scientists have discovered.

Mon 8 Mar 10 from Telegraph.co.uk

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Snake venom charms science world

The King Cobra continues to weave its charm with researchers identifying a protein in its venom with the potential for new drug discovery and to advance understanding of disease mechanisms.

Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg

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