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HumansTitanic study: It takes time to do the right thing
Comparing the Titanic and Lusitania disasters suggests that people in a crisis are more likely to maintain social norms if they have longer to react.
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Health & MedicineHormone may be heart-healthy insulin substitute
A study in mice finds leptin lowers blood sugar without raising cholesterol.
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HumansFacebook users keep it real in online profiles
College students on Facebook display their real personalities, not reinvented selves, a new study suggests.
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Health & MedicineGerms in tobacco are potential source of respiratory infections blamed on smoking
Tests find hundreds of bacterial species in major cigarette brands.
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Health & MedicineChip of tooth tells radiation dose
A two-milligram dot of tooth enamel serves as a radiation dosimeter.
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LifeHydrothermal vents sometimes colonized from afar
Deep-sea currents can waft larvae hundreds of kilometers.
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Health & MedicineCarotid procedures test about equally
Study finds similar stroke risks after surgery or stents.
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Health & MedicineU.S. women still have higher stroke incidence than men
Research suggests possible link to abdominal fat.
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Health & MedicineCompound might facilitate stroke recovery
Animal study finds regrowth of brain cells with natural protein fragment.
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Health & MedicineCoffee associated with lower stroke risk
Study finds java drinkers 71 percent as likely to have had stroke as nondrinkers.
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Health & MedicineCooling stroke patients from the inside out
A treatment that induces hypothermia proves safe in an early test.
By Nathan Seppa