A study conducted by the Connecticut College and psychologist Joseph Schroder has determined that the Oreo cookie is as addictive as cocaine, at least for lab rats. The study’s main goal was to find relevant data about the addictiveness caused by foods that are both high-fat and high in sugars. Joseph Schroder who is also […]
Saturday October 19 2013, 9:35 AM EST | Posted in
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A recent study conducted in Britain may be close to changing the way brain diseases are treated, coming up with a pill that can stop the death of neurons. While medication intended for humans is as far as a decade away, both researchers and the medical community seem to agree that a turning point was […]
Saturday October 12 2013, 10:53 AM EST | Posted in
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Swimming is a great way to tone your body. It helps you build your muscles, increases your stamina, refreshes your mind, and enables you to lose weight. When you go swimming, you should spend more time in the infinity pools and keep increasing the intensity of your exercises. You will be exercising every part of […]
Wednesday October 09 2013, 11:22 AM EST | Posted in
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The Real Question is How Many Reps As strength training continues to grow in popularity, we have seen a steady rise in the number of individuals taking part in weight bearing exercises. That being said, weight loss has now taken the back seat to muscle building and workouts are more commonly based on high-intensity training […]
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A new study suggests that cats can be the key factor in coming up with a more effective HIV vaccine for humans. The study showed that a certain protein found in the virus that causes AIDS in felines can cause an immune response in blood from HIV infected people. FIV or feline immunodeficiency virus is […]
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A recent study carried out on a group of high school students suggested that a person’s rhythm can tell more about them than the way they dance or sing. Researchers from the Northwestern University in Evanston Illinois said that people who can keep a musical rhythm have better language skills than those who struggle with […]
Sunday September 22 2013, 4:38 AM EST | Posted in
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A recent study suggests that both testosterone and estrogen play an important role in the way men deal with sex drive and extra fat as they age. Estrogen which is a female hormone is apparently very important for men as well and too small amounts of it can lead to symptoms that are similar to […]
Sunday September 15 2013, 8:24 AM EST | Posted in
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A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine said that even though doctors all across the United States have a quicker response to heart attack victims once they enter the hospital, death rates haven’t exactly dropped. The data comes from 100,000 admissions from heart attack victims between 2005 and 2009. Even with […]
Sunday September 08 2013, 11:21 AM EST | Posted in
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Your doctor has just let you know that you are indeed suffering with kidney failure and now your world has been totally flipped upside down. You’re sitting there not sure what’s going to happen or what the future has in store for you. You start talking to all sorts of so called experts on the […]
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An international study published this week has shown that poverty can cause such a strain on brain functions and consume so much of its energy that poor people could actually lose up to 13 IQ points and be predisposed to make poor judgment calls or mistakes. The study was conducted by an international team with […]
Sunday September 01 2013, 4:57 AM EST | Posted in
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