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November 23, 2007We reported in the past that researchers didn't know whether or not breastfeeding makes children smarter. But it turns out that it can, IF they have the right gene?a gene that most of us have. BBC news reports that researchers... continued
Run Your Car on Egg Shells
November 23, 2007For those of us who have just finished off the turkey, it's god to know that environmentalists want to make sure we use EVERY PART of the poultry we eat. Clothes may eventually be made out of chicken feathers. Now... continued
Meat or Potatoes?
November 23, 2007Was early man a meat eater or a vegetarian? Is not eating meat a natural?or unnatural?thing for people to do? One way to decide is to study our closest relations, the chimpanzees. The debate centers on the diet followed by... continued
Turkey is NOT the culprit!
November 22, 2007Researchers say that we can blame turkey for many things, but one thing we CAN'T blame it for is that nap we always take after eating a big Thanksgiving dinner. Some researchers say that tryptophan, an amino acid found in... continued
What Kind of Turkey are You Eating, Anyway?
November 22, 2007Is the turkey we put on the table today at Thanksgiving considerably different than the one the Pilgrims found out in the wild? Turkey expert Nickolas Zimmermann says, "Turkeys in the days of the Pilgrims were similar to the wild... continued
Yoga for the Heart
November 21, 2007We've written before about how yoga can help you lose weight, and there might be a lot more to it than most people think. Hypertension, or high blood pressure, remains the most common reason for office visits to physicians for... continued
Coverup Continues After Death
November 21, 2007On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shotdead in Dallas, and now President Gerald Ford's posthumousautobiography contains a claim that the CIA documentsrelatiing to the assassination. Ford offers a strongsuggestion that Oswald acted alone, but it is also... continued
Don’t Try to be Happy
November 21, 2007Are you happy? Well, don't try to be happier, or you might become less happy. Does that make sense? Psychologist Shigehiro Oishi discovered that, on average, European-Americans claim to be happy in general?more happy than Asian-Americans or Koreans or Japanese?but... continued
New Diet Pill in Our Future?
November 20, 2007Why do some people get fat, while others?who may eating the same diet and exercising just as much?don't? Researchers have found that a single gene might control whether or not individuals tend to pile on fat, a discovery that may... continued
Dinosaur Demise
November 20, 2007Although scientists were skeptical at first, in recent years it has become accepted that the demise of dinosaurs was caused by a meteor impact in the Gulf of Mexico 65 million years ago. Now new research shows that the dinosaurs... continued