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Study shows why exercise boosts brainpower
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2007-03-13 07:41:39

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Exercise boosts brainpower by building new brain cells in a brain region linked with memory and memory loss, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.


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Cell phones safe to use in hospitals: U.S. study
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: Reuters

2007-03-11 01:40:04
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Calls made on cell phones do not affect hospital medical devices, U.S. researchers said on Friday, but store anti-theft alarms might make implanted heart devices misfire
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Flavonoid-rich cocoa found healthy for the brain
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Health

2007-03-08 16:23:46
By studying differences in people living on and off the group of islands called Kuna, researchers found that people who regularly drank cocoa rich in flavonoids had less chance of having dementia, diabetes, heart attacks, and strokes.


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U.S. researchers link Clozaril, Risperdal, and Zypexa to weight gain in humans
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science

Category: Health

2007-03-08 16:05:11
Clozapine (Clozaril), olanzapine (Zyprexa), and risperidone (Risperdal) are atypical antipsychotic drugs used to control psychotic behavior in humans. Based on studies conducted on laboratory mice, researchers have found that these three drugs increase appetite.


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US greenlights human/rice hybrid
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: World Watch

Category: The Register

2007-03-07 03:01:01
The first ever plant/human hybrid is to be approved for commercial scale cultivation. According to reports, the US authorities have given preliminary approval for the crop to be grown on a 3,000 acre plot in Kansas.
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