SEP 2, 2010 |
Smoking & Gene Expression Smoking alters the expression of over 300 genes. |
AUG 30, 2010 |
Cold Heart Attacks The risk of a heart attack increases as temperatures go down. |
AUG 24, 2010 |
Sunscreen Timing A listener asks: how long should you wait after applying sunscreen before going outside? |
AUG 16, 2010 |
Cancer & Fructose Cancer cells selectively use fructose to divide and proliferate. |
AUG 10, 2010 |
Shady Supplements Over-the-counter weight loss supplements work no better than a placebo. |
AUG 5, 2010 |
Autism Vocal Screen A new voice-analysis technique may help doctors screen young children for signs of autism. |
JUL 28, 2010 |
Facilitated Miscommunication Wishful, rather than scientific thinking led health care professionals to believe that that a man in a persistent vegetative state was writing elaborate messages to them. |
JUL 20, 2010 |
Tanning Oil Using tanning oil to get a speedier tan can damage skin more quickly. |
JUL 16, 2010 |
Brain Structure Roundup The size of different brain structures is related to how neurotic, outgoing or friendly we are. |
JUL 14, 2010 |
Innate Direction Rats are born with an innate sense of direction. |
JUL 2, 2010 |
Mating Psychology Roundup Research suggests that we’re more attracted to people when others find them attractive. |
JUN 29, 2010 |
Smoking Vaccine Researchers are testing a vaccine that could block the pleasurable effects of smoking. |
JUN 24, 2010 |
Schizophrenia & Creativity The brains of healthy creative people share some similarities with those of schizophrenia patients. |
JUN 21, 2010 |
Post-Partum Depression in Men Post-partum depression affects men as well as women. |
JUN 8, 2010 |
Moral Actions Doing good can improve physical endurance. |
JUN 1, 2010 |
Squinting Squinting helps the eyes focus fuzzy images. |
MAY 28, 2010 |
Music Intelligence Roundup Can listening to Mozart really make you smarter? |
MAY 26, 2010 |
Near-Miss Gambling For problem gamblers, near misses are almost as exciting as hitting the jackpot. |
MAY 25, 2010 |
Brain Master Switch Scientists have identified a protein that serves as the brain's master switch. |
MAY 19, 2010 |
Ouija Boards The psychology behind Ouija boards. |
MAY 18, 2010 |
Chronic Pain People with chronic pain experience pain differently than other people. |
MAY 17, 2010 |
Pigeon Leadership Pigeons use a loose hierarchy to determine which way they flock. |
MAY 14, 2010 |
Race Roundup What prejudice looks like in the brain. |
MAY 4, 2010 |
Knuckle Cracking A 60-year-long experiment shows that knuckle cracking does not cause arthritis. |
APR 27, 2010 |
CO2 & Near-Death Experiences Scientists discover a possible physiological explanation for near-death experiences. |
