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Food Database and App can Tell You What is in your Food
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 28, 2014 03:15 PM EDTThe Environmental Working Group (EWG) has launched a website that provides information on more than 80,000 packaged products manufactured from 1,500 brands.
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Nobel Prize Awarded to 3 Scientists for Discovering the Brain’s “GPS”
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 06, 2014 09:33 AM EDTA British-American researcher, John O'Keefe and research team, May-Britt Moser and Edvard I. Moser from Norway were awarded the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discovering the brain's inner navigational system.
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Minute Alteration In microRNA Sequences Hold More Information Than Previously Thought
By Kamal Nayan | Sep 24, 2014 03:18 PM EDTisomiRs have abundances that depend on geographic subpopulation and gender, according to a new study.
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Small RNAs In Blood May Provide Valuable Information About Heart Injury
By Kamal Nayan | Aug 01, 2014 12:24 PM EDTTiny pieces of RNA called microRNAs may be able to provide valuable information about damage to the heart, according to a new research.
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Researchers Discover That A Protein Couple Controls Flow Of Information Into The Brain
By Kamal Nayan | Jul 25, 2014 03:54 PM EDTScientists have discovered that a protein couple, namely ‘CKAMP44’ and ‘TARP Gamma-8’, controls the flow of information into the brain's memory center.
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Standing During Meetings Boosts Productivity, Study Reports
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 23, 2014 09:52 AM EDTA new study found that standing during group meetings promotes productivity and creativity.
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Avoid Using Wikipedia for Health-Related Issues
By Cheri Cheng | May 27, 2014 03:05 PM EDTA new study reported that Wikipedia entries for some medical conditions were very outdated.
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Visual Cortex Processes Auditory Information Too, Study Finds
By Kamal Nayan | May 26, 2014 09:48 AM EDTSeeing is believing, but it also involves a bit of hearing. Visual cortex also uses information gleaned from the ears as well as the eyes when viewing, according to a new study.
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Vending Machines Will Display Calorie Counts
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 30, 2013 10:08 AM ESTThe vending machine industry are now mandated to provide calorie information, an overhaul that will cost the industry around $25.7 million initially.
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Sanjay Gupta Apologizes for Misleading Information about Weed
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 08, 2013 02:27 PM EDTNeurosurgeon and the CNN medical correspondent has apologized for providing misleading information about medical marijuana.
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Sanjay Gupta Apologizes for Misleading Information about Weed
By Cheri Cheng | Aug 08, 2013 02:27 PM EDTNeurosurgeon and the CNN medical correspondent has apologized for providing misleading information about medical marijuana.
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Starbucks to Add Calorie Count Information
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 19, 2013 01:53 PM EDTStarbucks, the coffee chain, announced that it will add calorie count information on all of its beverages and pastries.
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Google To Provide Easier Access to Nutrition Information
By Cheri Cheng | Jun 12, 2013 12:46 PM EDTGoogle launched its latest search feature that allows users to get instant access to accurate nutritional data for a wide range of foods.
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Scientist Claims 'Four' is the 'Magic' Number for Brain to Cope with Information
By Drishya Nair | Nov 29, 2012 06:43 AM ESTIt has long been believed that the human mind can cope with up to seven chunks of information before getting confused, thanks to a research published in 1956 by American psychologist George Miller. Miller called it the "magic" number. He argued in his paper published in the influential journal Psychological Review, that seven was the maximum number of chunks of information a human can store in his brain, before confusion sets in. However, a new study by a leading Australian psychiatrist challenges this long-held view, suggesting the number might actually be four, Medical Xpress reports.
