A new study from the University of Michigan suggests that heavy use of social media may be a sign of strong self-love, or narcissism. The researchers say that college students in their early twenties who score high on narcissism post frequently on Twitter, while narcissistic middle-aged adults, in their thirties, post more on Facebook. The […]
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A new study at Duke University says that people who play video games are not just training themselves to press controller buttons fast: they learn to react faster to what they see. The researchers add that gamers see the world differently, with the ability to pick up more information from their surroundings. One difficulty the […]
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Scientists have engineered a strain of bacteria that produces electricity while growing on carbon dioxide (CO2) as its only source of carbon and hydrogen gas (H2) as its source of electrons. The researchers in Massachusetts worked with the soil bacterium Geobacter metallireducens, first isolated in 1987 from the sediment of the Potomac River in the […]
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Reuters: scientists in the United States say they have found a new treatment for chronic diseases, using the eggs of a parasite that infects pigs to treat people with diseases such as Crohn's disease (a chronic inflammatory bowel disease) and rheumatism. Patients take the first medicine of its kind designed to treat autoimmune diseases. Each […]
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A new study suggests that sleeping in front of a television or computer screen can cause depression, because of the light during sleep. Scientists split hamsters into two groups. One was exposed to natural cycles of light and darkness, the other to dim light at night, like city lights or the glow of a TV […]
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The company Bumbo has voluntarily recalled more than four million baby seats because they pose a danger and have caused many injuries, including skull fractures. The foam seat was involved in at least 50 accidents when placed on a raised surface since 2007, and in another 34 when one side of it was placed higher […]
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Contrary to the common belief among doctors that oral sex has increased among girls in recent years, a new study says it has fallen. The study of 6,300 men and women aged 15 to 24 found that about two thirds had had oral sex and about two thirds had had vaginal intercourse. But only 42% […]
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Coffee lovers can relax and pour another cup. A new study from the US National Cancer Institute suggests that men who drink six or more cups of coffee a day are 10% less likely to die than men who do not drink coffee, and women coffee lovers 15% less likely. The results of the 14-year […]
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Roche, one of the world's largest drug makers, has been in the spotlight over criminal investigations into counterfeits of its cancer drug Avastin®. The company has lost millions because of groups that faked the drug and sold it with no active ingredient, just a mix of different chemicals. The investigation covered many parts of the […]
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As if advice from your spouse, relatives and friends about your weight, smoking and health were not enough, now your computer screen wants to get involved too. Philips has launched a monitor that suggests the best way to sit. The company says it made the screen "for a healthy workplace". It is the first of […]
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The American company Pfizer has recalled a million packs of Lo/Ovral-28, an oral contraceptive pill made of two hormones, norgestrel and ethinyl estradiol. The pills must be taken in order over the 28 days of a woman's cycle, and taking them in the wrong order can lead to an unwanted pregnancy. Pfizer makes and packs […]
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22 December 2011: a one-month-old baby has died in Lebanon, Missouri, in the United States, after a bacterial infection thought to be linked to a brand of baby formula. The baby had been fed Enfamil Newborn formula bought from Walmart. The chain has removed all packs of the formula from its shelves until it is […]
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