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Fungicide Exposure Causes Significant Damage in Rats

According to the conclusions of a new study published in the latest issue of the esteemed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), it would appear that the exposure to fungicides causes autism, obesity, anxiety and stress in lab rats. These negative effects can be observed in the rodents'...

24 May 2012
04:22 GMT

The Americans Think Their Government Can't Manage Resources

A study conducted by analyzing the opinions of 3, 406 Americans showed that most of the subjects don't seem to have faith in governmental strategies of handling the usage of natural resources. Researchers from the University of Texas, Austin found out that less than 14% of the participants seem to believe tha...

21 October 2011
07:39 GMT

Why Adolescents Grow Smarter Faster

In a new study conducted by psychologists at University of Texas in San Antonio (UT), it was revealed that teens and adolescents tend to become gradually smarter because they become mentally quicker. This connection has been hypothesized for some time, but thus far no one was able to confirm it. Experts in charge ...

27 September 2011
10:30 GMT

Comfort Eating Triggered by Hunger Hormone

Indulging in high-calorie, fatty foods is a very widespread method of responding to stress. Many of those who are now obese exerted very poor self-control when subjected to such situations. Now, experts determine that the hunger hormone ghrelin is responsible for this behavior.Granted, the chemical agent is only resp...

24 June 2011
10:41 GMT

New Links Between Diabetes and Tuberculosis Found

People suffering from Type 2 diabetes are at much higher risk of contracting tuberculosis (TB) than the rest, a new study revealed. This discovery is very alarming, as, according to World Health Organization (WHO) estimates, more than 180 million people in the world today suffer from diabetes, with the number schedul...

15 October 2008
05:44 GMT

Jack Thompson Bitch Slapped

Jack Thompson had to say that the massacre taking place at Virginia Tech happened because of video games. He can't help it. It's like a compulsory thing I guess. Anyway, we shall see what other people have to say about this and why it appears that Thompson and his fellow believers (that games are to blame ...

23 April 2007
02:31 GMT


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