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Plasmas in your mouth

Many people dread the sound of the dentist's drill, part of the reason that it has to be used so much is that the dentist has to be absolutely sure that they have got rid of all th...
11th May 2008
 

Food for thought - two chemicals control appetite

Scientists have found that a combination of two appetite-controlling hormones can provoke significant weight loss in obese animals, suggesting that the same ought to work for fat h...
11th May 2008
 

Breast is best - for a big brain

A large study carried out by scientists in Canada strongly suggests that breast feeding boosts IQ, by about 6 points. ...
11th May 2008

Plant Aids in HIV Battle

Scientists have discovered how to make large amounts of a plant chemical which has potent anti-HIV effects. ...
4th May 2008
 

Fertile conversation - scientists have found that fertile females sound different

In a study published in Evolution and Human Behaviour, Gordon Gallup and Nathan Pipitone from the State University of New York at Albany describe how they recorded women counting u...
4th May 2008

It's on the tip of my tongue - and that's where it'll stay if you're not careful

The claim that we learn from our mistakes would appear to be wrong, according to a new study from Canada....
27th Apr 2008

Cornflakes for boys

We know that many reptiles like crocodiles can choose the sex of their offspring by controlling the temperature their eggs are incubated at. And now it has been revealed that human...
27th Apr 2008

Vitamin death-link hard pill to swallow

Vitamin supplements might make you die sooner, say researchers. Goran Bjelakovic and his colleagues, from the University of Copenhagen, looked at the resul...
20th Apr 2008

Testosterone beefs up market bubbles

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have discovered that the performance of financial traders is linked to their hormones. ...
20th Apr 2008
 

Bacteria eat antibiotics

Scientists in the US have discovered large numbers of soil-dwelling bacteria that are not only resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics, they also eat them! ...
6th Apr 2008

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