January 2011 - Posts
This Mynah bird, rescued fom death at the age of three days old, has become quite a conversationalist a year later.
Xin Yan reads the classic Dr. Seuss story at a breakneck pace!
In recent years, over 20 percent of patients who received an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD, a device that regulates heartbeats) were not actually good candidates for the device. Researchers looked at more than 111,000 patients who received ICD implants. More than 25,000 did not meet evidence...
The so-called “five stages” of grief are deeply embedded in current culture -- denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. But recently, researchers using sophisticated methods of data collection have begun to overturn this and other preconceptions about grief. Time Magazine lists some of the...
Research is showing that most preschool children develop a taste for salt, sugar and fat at their homes. In an experiment, researchers looked at the association between the taste preferences of more than 100 preschool children and their emerging awareness of brands of fast food and sugar-sweetened beverages...
February is “American Heart Month,” and a celebrity-studded game of Capture the Flag at UCLA is raising money to fund heart research at UCLA and UC Davis. The source of the research money at stake in these games is Diet Coke. This may seem a bit strange, given that a 2007 study linked daily consumption...
This episode of NOVA scienceNOW examines whether it is possible to slow down the aging process. How long could organ replacements keep you going?
If you order the new Starbucks “trenta” iced coffee, coming in at a massive 31 ounces and an equally massive calorie load, bear in mind that in comes with the potential to pack more than 20 extra pounds onto your body in one year. An extra 200 calories per day leads to a potential weight gain of about...
Smart shoppers tend to be aware of the games played at the supermarket -- higher-priced items tend to be stocked at eye level. Necessities are placed at the back of the store, forcing consumers to walk past other sections. “Impulse” items fill the checkout area. The latest ways that supermarkets try...
People without heart disease get little or no benefit from cholesterol-lowering statins, researchers have warned. A review of the medical literature showed that many of the reports they looked at -- including all but one of the reports funded by drugmakers -- were seriously flawed. Only half provided...
Can these animals actually understand English?
An expert speaking on an Australian TV news show reveals fluoride for what it is -- a poison.
Organic consumers and producers in the U.S. are facing betrayal. A self-appointed group of “Organic Elites”, including Whole Foods Market, Organic Valley, and Stonyfield Farm, are surrendering to Monsanto. Top executives from all of these companies have publicly stated that they no longer oppose the...
More than 25 million people in the U.S. suffer from diabetes. Most have type 2 diabetes, which usually develops later in life. But type 2 diabetes can be reversed. CNN reports what some of us have known for a long time now -- by making changes to such as adding exercise and improving their diets, many...
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