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Emily Willingham
Bacterial meningitis rates wane thanks to vaccines
Rates of deadly bacterial meningitis have dropped in the U.S. thanks to vaccination and prenatal screening, according to a study published in NEJM.
June 11, 2011
Monkeys playing rock-paper-scissors regret bad choices
Monkeys can, like us, feel remorse over the road not taken - at least when it comes to rock-paper-scissors - say researchers.
June 10, 2011
Happy men, confident women not as attractive to other sex
Broody or proud men are attractive to women, but proud, confident women don't capture the eye of the opposite sex so easily, says study.
June 9, 2011
Virtual weight-loss program beats real world
A study has found that while both types of weight loss programs produced similar physical results, the virtual weight-loss program yielded more healthy behaviors.
June 7, 2011
Does breastfeeding produce better behavior?
A study of more than 10,000 mother–child pairs found that breastfeeding children for 4 months or more resulted in better parent-reported behavior at age 5 years.
May 29, 2011
Schizophrenia from a computer that acts like a human with schizophrenia
Scientists tweaked a computer to trigger schizophrenia behavior. The computer spat out nonsensical stories and declared it had committed a terrorist bombing.
May 28, 2011
Charles Darwin HMS Beagle voyage may have damaged his health
Charles Darwin might have picked up a parasite on that trip that left him with the chronic digestive problems which he was known to suffer later in his life.
May 23, 2011
Dieters, don’t let that salad word fool you
Are you dieting? Dieters are more likely to take the word "salad" to mean, well, salad, while non-dieters look past the language to what's on the plate.
May 2, 2011
How peppermint may cool that irritable bowel syndrome
Peppermint can help ease irritable bowel syndrome, and Australian researchers may have figured out how such cooling substances help soothe the agony.
May 2, 2011
Happy people eat candy, hopeful people eat fruit
Candy urge? Switch your focus from the happy things of your past to the positive glow of your future, and you might reach for fruit instead, say these researchers.
May 2, 2011
