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The phenomenon of sexual attraction

...eir knowledge. They then showed them a series of photographs of women and played tapes of their voices. The pheromones, which can be perceived by the nose even though they are odourless, were then replaced by water and the men's reactions were studied. In each case, the men were asked to grade the women's attr...

Photographs as a parameter

Retinal photographs could help detect people who are at high risk of suffering a stroke, say US researchers. They say their technique is cheap enough to be used by opticians and GPs to mass-screen patients.Strokes are caused by brain cell death due to bleeding from dama...

Detering memory problems

... At the fourth visit, the participants had retinal photographs taken to evaluate for microvascular abnormalities. Cognitive tests were given during the second and fourth visits. None of the participants had suffered a stroke or were taking any central nervous system-related medications. Results showed those wit...

Photographs as a parameter

Retinal photographs could help detect people who are at high risk of suffering a stroke, say US researchers. They say their technique is cheap enough to be used by opticians and GPs to mass-screen patients.Strokes are caused by brain cell death due to bleeding from dama...

Photographs An Effective Tool In Detecting Skin Cancer

...tected early. New research shows patients who use photographs of their own skin for reference are more likely to... have irregular borders. Patients in the study had photographs taken of their backs, chests and abdomens where moles were present. They also performed skin self-ex...

Placebo for relief from emotions

...ting unpleasant experiences as seen by subjects in photographs correlated with the fMRI scan reports that showed reduced activity in the seats of emotions in the brain with the placebo treatment. Reference: Neuron, June 2005...

Newborns Know how to make eye contact

...a researcher's lap in front of a video screen. Two photographs of a woman were projected side-by-side on the screen: one with her gaze directly pointed at the infant and one with her gaze averted. Researchers initially caught the infants' attention by turning on a tiny blinking light in the center of the scree...

Lesions in the eyes may forecast a stroke

...trokes, caused by blocked blood vessels. Special photographs of the retina of the eyes of the participants were taken and examined for changes suggestive of small blood vessel damage, or retinopathy. These small vessel changes can be seen in the early stages of the condition, well before eyesight is affected. ...

Women With High Oestrogen Levels Have Prettier Faces

...t a woman's most fertile days. When women in the photographs were wearing make-up, no relationship between attractiveness and oestrogen was found, revealing that make up can be used by less attractive women to compensate for the attractiveness. Make-up can improve appearance across the board, but it will obvio...

Face transplant woman has new graft

...her more than E150,000 ($235,000) from the sale of photographs and a film of the operation. As the row over the ...ire will keep all the profits from the sale of the photographs and the film after deducting Hughes's costs and the fees of the agency distributing his work. The ...

Model Kate Moss - Re-Birth After Humiliation

...tremely cautious after a British tabloid published photographs of the style icon using cocaine. She was soon charged with substance abuse and has ever since then trying to make amends with both her drug abuse problem and with her business associates. Reports say that Kate has instead opted for a low-key dinner p...

Lifestyle plays an important role in determining one’s ag

...identical and non-identical twins after looking at photographs of their faces. Almost all were in the age group of seventy years old. Then the scientists studied the various environmental factors such as marital status, parenthood, class and lifestyle choices and how each affected their age. It was found that ...

Valentine's Day Theme Overshadows Cricket in Pakistan

...newspapers, especially the English ones, published photographs from India that showed people buying flowers and cards for the special day. Daily Times published a photograph of a florist selling red roses in New Delhi. Television channels ran extensive programmes that discussed the merits and demerits of expre...

Studies Show Brain becomes Less Specialized With Age

...al lobes of the brain that respond to faces and to photographs of houses. It is also well established that as humans age, both neural and cognitive function become less differentiated. But he felt the data available is sparse and previous studies have examined neural activity only during passive viewing. Whereas...

Jealousy In Men Peaks When Partners Are Most Fertile

...utral expressions. The images they were shown were photographs that had been rated on a seven-point scale ranging from "not at all dominant" to "very dominant". It was found that men whose partners were near ovulation tended to rate the faces as more dominant than men whose partners were at a less fertile stage....

Knee Injuries to be Treated Online

...This could be done by exercise sheets, with colour photographs and video clips of exercises, all of which have been reviewed by chartered physiotherapists in NHS Lothian. The project is planned to initially run for a year. Wendy Johnson, who came up with the website idea together with fellow physiotherapist An...

New Screening System For Early Detection Of Dental Caries in Toddlers

...tructure to conduct a pilot program, where digital photographs of childrens' mouths were taken by Health-e-Access assistants. These digital files were then electronically delivered to Eastman Dental Center, where they were reviewed by pediatric dentists. The pilot project proved two important things. First, t...

Yellow Fruits And Vegetables Help In Fight Against Loss Of Eyesight

.... They explained that the blood samples and colour photographs of the retina had proved that women aged under 75 were less likely to have intermediate-stage AMD if they followed a high diet of these pigments. The researchers also explained that though many nutrients may work together to provide protection agai...

Brain protein expression can be damaged with prolonged alcohol exposure

...at showed increased or decreased expression. The photographs showed that after a week of alcohol exposure, the fish became less clustered and occupied a larger area of the tank. However, after two weeks of daily exposure, the cluster reformed and behavior returned to normal, suggesting the fish had become alco...

Campaign Against Cosmetic Surgeries Performed By Less-Skilled Non-physicians Launched

...ven ask if whether they could see before and after photographs of another patient who had undergone a similar procedure. Hirsch added, “If they react badly to you asking those questions, that should be a red flag.”...

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