Brain of famous amnesiac “H.M.” yields new insights into memory
If you know that a small seahorse-shaped structure deep in the brain -- the hippocampus -- is crucial to committing new facts and skills to memory, you have not only...
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Guns sent 20 children to U.S. hospitals every single day, study finds
Twenty children or adolescents were hospitalized for firearm-related injuries every day in 2009, and 453 died of their wounds, a new report says. The study provides one of the most...
Liars, come clean — it’ll make you feel better, study reveals
Let's first just lay this harsh fact on the table: Research tells us very clearly that a lot of us lie to benefit ourselves. We lie often, about things large...
Prozac during adolescence protects against despair in adulthood
Adolescents treated with the antidepressant fluoxetine -- better known by its commercial name, Prozac -- appear to undergo changes in brain signaling that result in changed behavior well into adulthood,...
FDA launches effort to cut salt intake
— Supported by an influential panel of medical experts, the Food and Drug Administration is launching a gradual but potentially far-reaching effort to reduce the amount of salt Americans consume,...
Candylike nicotine lozenges a risk to kids, study warns
A candylike lozenge designed to satisfy a smoker's nicotine craving could prove dangerously tempting to little ones and lead to nicotine poisonings, a new study warns. Cinnamon- and mint-flavored Camel...
Playing Along With the Mozart Effect
Five months after we are conceived, music begins to capture our attention and wire our brains for a lifetime of aural experience. At the other end of life, musical memories...
Playing Along With the Mozart Effect
Five months after we are conceived, music begins to capture our attention and wire our brains for a lifetime of aural experience. At the other end of life, musical memories...
Playing Along With the Mozart Effect
Five months after we are conceived, music begins to capture our attention and wire our brains for a lifetime of aural experience. At the other end of life, musical memories...
Red Wine’s Benefits in a Pill?
In August 2003, when scientists first revealed the life-extending powers of resveratrol, its earthly form had all the allure of an apple in the Garden of Eden. Ruby red, delicately...