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- World cardiology leaders call for action to reinvent randomized clinical trials https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-12-world-cardiology-leaders-global-action.html 4 comments
- Smartphone sensor data has potential to detect cannabis intoxication https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-09-smartphone-sensor-potential-cannabis-intoxication.html 22 comments technology
- COVID is surging in unvaccinated Taiwan. Australia should take heed https://medicalxpress.com/news/2021-05-covid-surging-unvaccinated-taiwan-australia.html 6 comments worldnews
- What you need to know about the new variant of COVID-19 https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-12-variant-covid-.html 4 comments worldnews
- WHO says food safe from coronavirus https://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-08-food-safe-coronavirus.html 17 comments worldnews
- Coronavirus already in Italy by December, waste water study finds http://medicalxpress.com/news/2020-06-virus-italy-december.html 3 comments worldnews
- New study reveals millions of Americans may have incorrect prescriptions for aspirin, statins and blood pressure meds https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-06-millions-incorrect-statin-aspirin-blood.html 5 comments worldnews
- Alcohol use disorder and divorce are strongly correlated, meaning that experiencing one makes it more likely to experience the other in one's lifetime, according to a new study led by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University. https://m.medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-genetic-environmental-factors-alcohol-disorder.html 23 comments science
- People find it hard to maintain eye contact when talking, possibly because the dual task of maintaining eye contact while also racking the brain for a word is just too demanding, so the brain pushes for breaking eye contact to focus exclusively on finding a word that will fulfill the obligation. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-12-explanation-people-hard-eye-contact.html 1885 comments science
- Study reveals a biological link between stress and obesity http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-09-reveals-biological-link-stress-obesity.html? 12 comments science
- New therapy treats autoimmune disease without harming normal immunity http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-therapy-autoimmune-disease-immunity.html 4 comments science
- Australia 20 years after gun reform—no mass shootings, declining firearm deaths http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-australia-years-gun-reformno-mass.html 111 comments politics
- When men choose partners for cooperative ventures, they value productivity as well as generosity and trustworthiness http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-06-men-partners-cooperative-ventures-productivity.html? 4 comments science
- A diet containing too much red meat and not enough fruit and vegetables could increase your body's 'biological age' and contribute to health problems, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2016-04-red-meat-vegetables-body-biological.html 9 comments science
- Long-term cocaine addiction therapy developed http://www.medicalxpress.com/news/2015-12-long-term-cocaine-addiction-therapy.html 7 comments science
- Study shows molecule isolated from sea sponges may be effective treatment against leukemia http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-09-molecule-isolated-sea-sponges-effective.html 2 comments science
- Researchers develop aerosolized vaccine that protects primates against Ebola http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-07-aerosolized-vaccine-primates-ebola.html 27 comments science
- Gene discovery could lead to muscular dystrophy treatment http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-06-gene-discovery-muscular-dystrophy-treatment.html 6 comments science
- Researchers find bitter taste receptors on human hearts http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-05-bitter-receptors-human-hearts.html 5 comments science
- Stanford researchers find combination of foreign antibodies and approved drugs mobilize immune system to eliminate cancer http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-04-foreign-antibodies-mobilize-immune-cancer.html 8 comments science
- Why makeup matters? Psychology reveals new sign of aging in perception research http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-psychology-reveals-aging-perception.html 446 comments science
- Long, low intensity exercise may have more health benefits relative to short, intense workouts http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-intensity-health-benefits-relative-short.html 17 comments science
- Immune systems of healthy adults 'remember' germs to which they've never been exposed http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-immune-healthy-adults-germs-theyve.html 6 comments science
- BPA substitute could spell trouble: Experiments show bisphenol S also disrupts hormone activity http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-bpa-substitute-bisphenol-disrupts-hormone.html 6 comments science
- Cancer may require simpler genetic mutations than previously thought http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-cancer-require-simpler-genetic-mutations.html 3 comments science
- Commonly used diabetes drug may help to prevent primary liver cancer http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-commonly-diabetes-drug-primary-liver.html 7 comments science
- Legalizing gay marriage results in a 14% drop in health care costs among gay men http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-same-sex-marriage-laws-doctor-health.html 48 comments science
- Quebec's ban on fast-food ads reduced consumption of junk food, between 11 million and 22 million fewer fast-food meals eaten per year http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-quebec-fast-food-ads-consumption-junk.html 2240 comments science
- A nurse's tender loving care really does ease the pain of a medical procedure, and grandma's cookies really do taste better, if we perceive them to be made with love http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-good-intentions-ease-pain-pleasure.html 49 comments science
- Study shows that laws legalizing medical marijuana have resulted in a nearly nine percent drop in traffic deaths and a five percent reduction in beer sales http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-medical-marijuana-laws-traffic-deaths.html 763 comments science
- Dreaming takes the sting out of painful memories http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-painful-memories.html 6 comments science
- Gene impedes recovery from alcoholism http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-gene-impedes-recovery-alcoholism.html 4 comments science
- First rapid bedside genetic testing http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-world-bedside-genetic-effective.html 3 comments science
- Mystery of resistance to malaria solved http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-mystery-resistance-malaria.html 7 comments science
- Brain circuits connected with memory discovered: A new study published last week in Science reveals the discovery of a brain pathway that helps us link events that happen close together and play a role in memories. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-brain-circuits-memory.html 3 comments cogsci
- Habit makes bad food too easy to swallow http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-habit-bad-food-easy-swallow.html 6 comments science
- Major breakthrough as researchers discover common cause of all forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-major-breakthrough-common-amyotrophic-lateral.html 12 comments science
- Leaving anger on the field: Sports help ease aggression in boys http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-07-anger-field-sports-ease-aggression.html 2 comments science
- New blood test shows how long you will live http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-blood.html 15 comments science
- Researchers identify DNA region linked to depression http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-dna-region-linked-depression.html 14 comments cogsci