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Doctors use brain scans to measure pain
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| Marilynn Marchione | April 12, 2013 12:22 AM |
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Scientists reported Wednesday in a provocative new study that they were able to “see” pain on brain scans and, for the first time, measure its intensity and tell whether a drug was relieving it. |
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Bionic eye brings light to the world of the sight impaired
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| February 07, 2013 12:22 AM |
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After years of research, the first bionic eye has seen the light of day in the United States, giving hope to the blind around the world. |
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Delftia acidovorans: The bug that lays the golden egg
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| February 05, 2013 01:40 AM |
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Among the more peculiar organisms that inhabit our Earth exists a bacterium that turns water-soluble gold into microscopic nuggets of solid gold, scientists have said. |
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New land emerges as Nordic nations rise from sea
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| Alister Doyle | November 28, 2012 12:25 AM |
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In contrast to worries from the Maldives to Manhattan of storm surges and higher ocean levels caused by climate change. |
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Alaskan ice may provide new energy source
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| Dan Joling | November 13, 2012 12:25 AM |
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Some 800 meters below the ground at Prudhoe Bay, above the vast oil field that helped trigger construction of the trans-Alaska pipeline. |
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Predicting presidents, storms and life by computer
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| Seth Borenstein | November 12, 2012 12:29 AM |
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Forget political pundits, gut instincts, and psychics. The mightier-than-ever silicon chip seems to reveal the future.In just two weeks this fall, computer models displayed an impressive prediction prowess. |
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New planet discovered in habitable zone
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| November 09, 2012 12:14 AM |
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An Anglo-German team of astronomers have discovered a new planet orbiting a nearby sun at just the right distance for an Earth-like climate that could support life. |
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Dragon ship back on Earth from space station
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| October 30, 2012 12:29 AM |
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An unmanned Dragon freighter carrying a stash of precious medical samples from the International Space Station parachuted into the Pacific Ocean Sunday. |
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Earth-sized planet found just near solar system
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| Seth Borenstein | October 18, 2012 12:30 AM |
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European astronomers say that just outside our solar system they’ve found a planet that’s the closest you can get to Earth in location and size. |
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Bionic eye brings amazed woman some sight
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| Thuy Ong | August 31, 2012 12:12 AM |
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A bionic eye has given an Australian woman partial sight and researchers say the world first prototype is an important step toward eventually helping visually impaired people get around independently. |
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Once again with feeling: Australian science tugs heartstrings
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| Amy Coopes | August 28, 2012 12:29 AM |
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Do humans really wear their hearts on their sleeve? An ambitious Australian neuroscience project aiming to translate emotional impulses directly into music is hoping to find out. |
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Prophecy of diamonds keeps Israeli firm digging
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| Tova Cohen | May 30, 2012 02:21 PM |
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Somewhere in the Carmel hills of northern Israel, diamond exploration company Shefa Yamim hopes to uncover the exact spot where faith meets science. |
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U.S. scientist claims to have discovered elusive G-spot
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| April 26, 2012 12:47 AM |
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A U.S. gynecologist claims to have found the G-spot, a supposed pleasure center on the front interior wall of the vagina. |
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Jilted fruit flies slurp alcohol to forget sorrows: study
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| March 17, 2012 12:49 AM |
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Frustrated male fruit flies, whose sexual advances are rejected by females, turn to alcohol to drown their sorrows |
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Work burnout tied to emotional eating in women
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| Amy Norton | March 14, 2012 12:33 AM |
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Women who are fed up with their jobs may be more likely to turn to food for comfort in times of stress, according to a Finnish study. |
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