Dental Researchers Retract Statement Indicating Hydrogen Peroxide May Be Cancer Promoter
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...genital atrial septal defects (ASD) that cause the right chamber of the heartto enlarge. "Scientists have l... the blood to shunt, or flow, from the left to the right chamber. Theright side of the heart eventually enlarges as it must work harder to keep theextra bloo...Improved Ritalin™ Offers Smaller Doses And Fewer Side Effects
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...lity trait -- introversion orextroversion -- isn't right or wrong. These variations in brain activity suggestthat a lot of our individual differences have an underlying biological cause." The subjects, 10 men and eight women, first took personality tests to determinethe extent to which they were introverts...People With Brain Injury To Frontal Lobe Don't Get Punch Lines -- Prefer Slapstick Humor!
...new study has found that people with damage to the right frontal lobe of thebrain have trouble getting punc...d belly laugh. Previous studieshave implicated the right hemisphere and frontal lobes in general. "We always thought of humor as a defining human attribute, ...Hardening Of The Aorta Increases The Risk Of Stroke
...ng technique allows us to put the ultrasound probe right ontothe vessel and look directly at the ascending aorta," says Barzilai. "It's easyto imagine that if plaques break loose, they can potentially travel downstreamtoward the blood vessels that feed the brain or kidneys or other organs. Butit's also lik...Psychologist Detects Brain-Activity Changes In Maltreated Kids
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...ration of the stimuli, and increased activation in right frontal regionsduring retrieval of the stimuli. This pattern has been observed in youngercompared to older participants in previous imaging studies. Shaywitz noted that whether on estrogen or the placebo, the womenreceived roughly the same ...Neurobiologists Show How The Brain Processes Signals From Pheromones
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... is back and they need to get treated aggressively right away. But thatisn't always the case," says Mario Eisenberger, M.D., a Hopkins oncologist andstudy co-author. "Patients may live for years without having the cancer spread.This information will better equip doctors and their patients to decide who is ...Clogged Neck Artery May Warn Of Heart Attack As Well As Stroke
...of the carotidarteries to search both the left and right sides, and branches, forobstructions. Researchers...ad 50 percent or more obstruction of their left or right carotid arteryand 88 percent had some degree of obstruction in their heart arteries. Heartdisease i...Cure For Abnormal Heart Rhythm Available To More People
...with suspected rightatrial tachycardia because the right atrium is the easiest heart chamber toaccess, Schmitt says. He and his colleagues expect it may ultimately proveeffective in mapping other kinds of abnormal heart rhythms. For example, itcould be used in patients with irregular heartbeat arising fr...Semiconductor Plants May Be A Danger To The Health Of Employees
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