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This Is The Biggest Cause Of Insomnia
A very common yet overlooked cause is putting too much effort into trying to get to sleep: Via Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep: The cause is often the brain’s refusal to give up...
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Brain Study Shows Why Hoarders Can't Part With Their Junk
Hoarders, or people who can't bear to throw away even the most useless of junk, often can't see that they have a problem. But now new research pinpoints that problem in the brains of these...
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You Don't Need To Have Sex To Get HPV
Even girls who have not had sexual intercourse are at risk for infection with human papillomavirus (HPV), a new study shows. In the study, which involved teen girls and young women, 11.6 percent of...
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STUDY: Chemotherapy Can Actually Make Cancer Worse
Despite its life-saving qualities, chemotherapy has long had a nasty reputation, known as a necessary poison for people suffering from cancer. But in some cases, chemotherapy is so damaging that it...
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Texas Study Links Earthquakes And Drilling Disposal Wells
Most recent earthquakes in North Texas happened close to injection wells used to dispose of wastewater from oil and gas drilling in the region, according to new research. A two-year study by the...
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Sleeping Pills Cause A Type Of Amnesia That Tricks Us Into Thinking We Slept...
Sleeping pills on average only make people fall asleep 12 minutes faster and sleep 11 minutes longer during the night. The placebo effect makes people relax. Also, these pills cause a form of amnesia...
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Your Smile Predicts How Long You'll Live
The span of a person's smile in photos is predictive of how long they will live. Via Smile: The Astonishing Powers of a Simple Act (TED Books): A Chinese proverb states that “every smile makes you a...
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Weight-Lifting Could Reduce The Risk Of Type 2 Diabetes
Pumping weights five times a week can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes by a third and if combined with aerobic exercise can curt the risk by almost 60 per cent, a study has found. Even small amounts...
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Diets High In Sugar And Fat Prime The Brain To Overeat
ORLANDO, Fla. – Obesity may cause changes to the brain that actually fuel more overeating, recent research suggests. Such a vicious cycle may be a reason why people find it especially hard to lose...
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Our Solar System Was Created By An Exploding Star
The shock wave from an exploding star likely helped trigger the formation of our solar system, according to a new 3D computer model, researchers say. The solar system is thought to have coalesced from...
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'Locked-In' Coma Survivor Describes Hearing Doctors Discuss Ending His Life
Two days after regaining consciousness from a massive stroke, Richard Marsh watched helplessly from his hospital bed as doctors asked his wife, Lili, whether they should turn off his life support...
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Physics Students Rip Apart The Science Behind The Movie 'Armageddon'
Bruce Willis and a nuclear bomb would not be able to protect the world from annihilation by a giant asteroid, according to a study which questions the scientific integrity of Michael Bay's 1998...
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Computers Go Where People Can't To Find New Sources Of Gold
Gold and other valuable metals hidden within mountain ranges can now be discovered through 3D computer models, says an Israeli researcher who developed the software for them. Mountain ranges are...
View ArticleIT'S OFFICIAL: The East Coast Has Just Experienced The Hottest Year On Record
(Reuters) - The first seven months of this year have been the hottest on record in the northeastern United States, researchers at Cornell University said on Tuesday. Cornell's Northeast Regional...
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How Tall You Are Is The Outcome Of A Genetic Battle Of The Sexes
For women looking to pass on their genes, it pays to be short. For men, tall is the ideal. The result? An evolutionary tug-of-war in which neither gender reaches their perfect height. Those are the...
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More Kids And Teens Are Prescribed Antipsychotics Than Ever Before
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antipsychotic drugs are prescribed during almost one in three of all visits kids and teens make to psychiatrists in the United States, according to a new study, up from...
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Why Some People's Voices Are Obnoxiously Loud
You know that guy with the voice heard 'round the world? The one who — no matter how far away he is — sounds as if he is shrieking directly into your ear? He seems to show up at every party,...
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The Science Of 'Breaking The Seal' When You're Drinking
If you like beer, and like it in large quantities, this might be a familiar scenario: You sit down at the bar, get a beer and drink it. You drink another one. Maybe a third. Things have gone well up...
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How To Predict Which Teens Will Become Problem Drinkers
Years before teenagers turn to heavy drinking, their developing brains already look different from their sober peers, according to a new study. Researchers followed a group of teenagers over three...
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Swine Flu Is Spreading In Indiana
Swine flu is spreading in Indiana, with human cases rising tenfold in a week, state public health officials said on Wednesday, confirming 113 people are infected and saying they expect to see more....
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