Eating a diet rich in spices, like turmeric and cinnamon, reduces the body’s negative responses…
Month: August 2011
Views on the ‘unfit’ a century ago: Research manipulated to support pro-eugenic beliefs, psychology historian finds
A psychology historian has discovered that a psychologist who espoused pro-eugenic beliefs a century ago…
Days spent reading to dogs during summer may help avoid decline of reading skills
Second graders who read aloud to a canine over the summer seem to maintain their…
Fading ability to taste iron raises health concerns for people over age 50
People lose the ability to detect the taste of iron in drinking water with advancing…
How an antibiotic-producing organism controls resistance to its own antibiotic
Working out the structure of a complex formed when a protein binds to DNA has…
Narcissism may benefit the young, researchers report; but older adults? Not so much
A new study suggests that some forms of narcissism are — at least in the…
New discovery in battle against infections
Researchers have now identified a previously unknown link between the migration of white blood cells…
Genetically engineered spider silk for gene therapy
Genetically engineered spider silk could help overcome a major barrier to the use of gene…
Paper money worldwide contains bisphenol A
The cash register receipts that people place near paper money in billfolds and pockets has…
High levels of potentially toxic flame retardants in California pregnant women
Pregnant women in Northern California have the highest PBDE flame retardant exposures reported to date…