The cost of getting a new nose in Asia (The Funny Side)
August 10th, 2012 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
Got an email the other day from a guy looking for a new, improved nose. He said he did not want his name in the paper, as "most people believe ... Read more...
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Power is as addictive as cocaine, says expert
April 29th, 2012 - 11:25 am ICT by IANS
London, April 29 (IANS) More than a hundred years after noted British historian Baron John Acton coined the phrase "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely", a scientist ... Read more...
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Violent video games prompt aggressive behaviour
October 13th, 2011 - 3:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 13 (IANS) Does watching intense gunfights in video games prompt us to act more aggressively in real life?The Norwegian killer is said to have played violent video games ... Read more...
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Scientists explain source of optimism
October 10th, 2011 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 10 (IANS) Even after a soccer team loses 10 consecutive matches, a fan might persist in the belief that his team can reverse its bad luck. A new ... Read more...
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Brain imaging demonstrates that former smokers have greater willpower
April 27th, 2011 - 4:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 27 (ANI): A study has found that former smokers have greater willpower than current smokers and non-smokers.The study by researchers from Trinity College and the Research Institute for a Tobacco ... Read more...
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People with exhaustion syndrome demonstrate impaired memory
November 19th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 19 (ANI): A new study from Umea University in Sweden has shown that exhaustion syndrome, also called burnout and exhaustion depression, leaves objectively measurable changes in the brain.Certain personality traits ... Read more...
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Beetroot juice helps elderly prevent dementia
November 3rd, 2010 - 2:53 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 3 (IANS) Drinking beetroot juice can increase blood flow to the brain in older adults, potentially halting the progresses of dementia."There have been several studies showing that drinking beet juice ... Read more...
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Brain study sheds light on ‘eureka’ moment
May 13th, 2010 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): A new study supports the idea of "a-ha" moments in the brain that are associated with sudden insight.Published in the Cell Press in the May 13 issue of ... Read more...
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Obesity gene can shrink the brain
April 20th, 2010 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 20 (ANI): The obesity gene, which is carried by over half of all people in the US with European ancestry, is also associated with a loss of brain tissue, say ... Read more...
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‘Rose-colored glasses’ associated with less frontal lobe use
January 9th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): A University of Texas at Austin researcher says the less a person uses his brain's frontal lobes, the more he sees himself through rose-colored glasses.The expert's finding has ... Read more...
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Tone-deaf people lack an important neural pathway
August 19th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 19 (ANI): Researchers have found that the nerve fibres that link perception and motor regions of the brain are disconnected in tone-deaf people.According to experts' estimates, at least 10 percent ... Read more...
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Diminishing self-control may explain why elders gamble
June 5th, 2009 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 5 (IANS) Gambling problems among elders may stem from decreased self-control, caused by age-related decline in the frontal lobes of their brain.
"These results raise the possibility that increased gambling ... Read more...
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Chronic smoking interferes with alcohol-related brain damage recovery
May 12th, 2009 - 1:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Chronic cigarette smoking can adversely affect alcohol-related brain damage recovery, according to a study.Alcohol-use disorders (AUDs) can damage the brain, particularly the frontal and parietal cortices, although this ... Read more...
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Hobbit’s brain, though small, was souped up with complex intelligence
April 4th, 2009 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 4 (ANI): An analysis of the inner surface of an 18,000-year-old skull assigned to Homo floresiensis, a species also known as the 'hobbit', indicates that this tiny individual possessed a ... Read more...
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Bigger brains make for smarter people
April 1st, 2009 - 11:43 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 1 (ANI): Are you nicknamed "thick-headed" in school? Well, stop cursing you mates, for being literally thick-brained suggests one is smart, concludes a new study.For a long time now, researchers ... Read more...
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Not all our decisions are wilful acts
November 10th, 2008 - 12:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 10 (ANI): An international team of researchers has found that simple decision-making tasks do not involve the brains frontal lobes, where many of the higher aspects of human cognition ... Read more...
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Slow decay of myelin in brain causes ageing symptoms
October 18th, 2008 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) Middle age is the time when people begin to lose myelin, the fatty sheath of "insulation" that coats our nerve cells and allows quicker responses. George Bartzokis, professor ... Read more...
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Eye-to-eye contact holds the key to giving a good impression
August 14th, 2008 - 1:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): Whosoever advised you to look straight into the eye of the interviewee when applying for a job was certainly a well wisher, for according to a group ... Read more...
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Researchers find more objective way of OCD diagnosis
July 18th, 2008 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 18 (ANI): A group of researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a brains region can help identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).The new ... Read more...
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Intelligence, punctuality go hand in hand
April 17th, 2008 - 2:19 pm ICT by admin
London, April 17 (IANS) People who score high on intelligence tests are also good at being punctual, according to a new study. A Swedish team that conducted the study believes that accuracy ... Read more...
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Intelligent people are also masters of rhythm
April 17th, 2008 - 1:41 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 17 (ANI): Swedish researchers have shown that intelligence and rhythmic accuracy go hand in hand, by finding that those who do well in intelligence tests are also good at ... Read more...
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