Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Anti-smoke laws decrease hospitalization and deaths

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Several countries have imposed smoking bans for public buildings in order to reduce a phenomenon known as second hand smoking. It means tha...
Monday, October 29, 2012

Physical exercise makes you smarter

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Exercising is a good way to stay healthy and reduce the chance of acquiring 'modern' diseases such as diabetes or obesity. Recently...
Saturday, October 27, 2012

Science and the transition to open access to literature

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If there is anything that goes beyond borders, politics, conflicts and other things that impede globalisation of humanity, it is science. T...
Friday, October 26, 2012

Fertility drives female desire for attractive males

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The bond between men and women is instituted by our biology resulting from billions of years of evolution. Male-female bonding is necessary...
Thursday, October 25, 2012

Using microbes instead of needles for vaccines

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Most vaccines are administered by means of an injection, but this method is far from perfect. It requires the use of, mostly disposable, ne...
Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Immune system can 'taste' when our body is invaded

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Taste receptors on our tongue are very handy, because they sample our food and process that information, after which it is sent to the brai...
Monday, October 22, 2012

Scientists jailed after false earthquake prediction

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Seismologists are tasked with the prediction of earthquakes based on the elastic waves that ripple through the earth. This is not an easy f...