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Health & MindBaby's smile: drug-like high for mothersTuesday, 22 July 2008
Seeing her own baby smile can give a mother a natural drug-like high, according to new research. Vaccine enhances cancer immune responseTuesday, 22 July 2008
Researchers have developed a plant-based cancer vaccine capable of kick-starting the body's immune response and tailored to a patient's specific tumour type. Loud bar music makes people drink moreMonday, 21 July 2008
Blame the DJ: a new French study has found that loud bar music makes people drink more and drink faster. Koala vaccine for chlamydia testedFriday, 18 July 2008
A vaccine has been successfully developed to protect koalas from the scourge of chlamydia, a disease that is threatening populations across Australia. Mummy with a tummy acheWednesday, 16 July 2008
The DNA of a bacterium that causes ulcers has been discovered in the stomach of a Mexican mummy, showing that ancient Americans were afflicted with the painful condition nearly 700 years ago. Gene makes Africans more susceptible to HIVWednesday, 16 July 2008
A variation of a gene, which evolved to protect people of African descent against malaria, has now been shown to increase their risk of HIV infection by up to 40 per cent. The world is becoming a happier placeThursday, 10 July 2008
The world is becoming a significantly happier place, a major study published in this month's Perspectives of Psychological Science suggests. 'Good' cholesterol aids ageing memoryTuesday, 1 July 2008
So-called 'good' cholesterol, or HDL-C, plays an important role in maintaining memory in later life, according to a French-led study. Genes affect voter participationMonday, 30 June 2008
Genes can affect whether people tend to vote in elections or not, according to a U.S. study that suggests there is an inherited element in the urge to cast a ballot. New stem cells can make heart muscleMonday, 23 June 2008
A new group of stem cells that can give rise to heart muscle cells, known as cardiomyocytes, have been discovered by researchers in the United States. Gay brains like those of the opposite sexTuesday, 17 June 2008
The brains of homosexual men resemble those of heterosexual women, while lesbians' brains show similarities with those of straight men, new research shows. Attention deficit disorder aided early humansTuesday, 10 June 2008
A genetic propensity for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder may actually help people thrive in nomadic environments, says a study of Kenyan tribesmen. Biodiversity meeting ends with agreement to expand reservesMonday, 2 June 2008
U.N. talks have yielded a package of measures aimed at staving off a mass extinction and blocking irreparable damage to the ecosystems on which human life depends. Nanotubes present asbestos-like riskWednesday, 21 May 2008
Tests on lab mice have revealed that carbon nanotubes, which are already in commercial use, can lead to lesions similar to those caused by asbestos. AIDS pandemic marks quarter centuryTuesday, 20 May 2008
New ideas, young talent and injections of money are needed to invigorate the war against AIDS, said top experts at a meeting to review progress since HIV was discovered 25 years ago. |
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