Left handed have better episodic memory
... of participants (having a weak versus strong hand preference may also matter). Further research may help explain why episodic memory benefits from the two halves working together, whereas factual/implicit memory is better processed in one half alone. The onset of episodic memory roughly coincides iwth the co...Men happy to take contraception
...f pills, with 33 per cent of respondents showing a preference for it. This is probably because men are looking at what their partners are taking, and thinking that is what contraception is, Dr Weston suggested. Men who said they would consider trying male hormonal contraception were also more likely to conside...Alternative to blood Transfusions
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...t results of the 18 volunteers of raw food dietary preference do not show any signs of vitamin D deficiency or increases brittleness of bones. The new study is one of the first done on the effects of eating raw vegetables on physical conditions. The results show that people who prefer such a diet may become t...Case for dietary pattern and pancreatic cancer
...reatic cancer for the people following the dietary preference of fruits and vegetables. There were no significant relationships between the other two dietary preference and pancreatic cancer. The study is published in the International Journal of Cancer. Reference: I...Drug addiction can be genetical, says study
...peractive with less sleep and exhibited a distinct preference for the location where the drug was administered.The research suggesting the link between lack of sleep and tendency to abuse drugs may open new ways to research for the deeper understanding of human drug addiction.Reference: Proceedings of the Natio...New study reveals how to strike a balance between heart-healthy fats
...yunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are often given a preference over the fats of the variety mono-unsaturated fatty acids (MUFAs). Previously there were no clear recommendations of how much from each of these fat groups are good for health. Researchers have compared the comparative role of both the dietary fats ...With More Appearance Conscious Consumers The Need For Slimming Products Is Rapidly Rising
...creasingly hectic lifestyles of Belgians and their preference for self-indulgence products. In 2004, obese people represented around 15 per cent of the Belgian population while overweight people accounted for 41 per cent in 2004. These proportions were much higher for women: 18 per cent of the female populati...Brain Chemical Identified For Drug Dependent Behavior
... had their drug-seeking behavior extinguished, the preference for drug-associated cues was reinstated by chemically activating these cells and orexin production. These data suggest that this brain system may be involved in the development of drug craving that can perpetuate both addiction and relapse. This ne...Conditioning preferences in children
...his finding using affective priming as an index of preference for the cartoon characters. These findings demonstrate that preferences to novel stimuli can be conditioned in children and result from associations formed between the stimulus and a stimulus possessing positive or negative valence....Distressing Side-Effects Of Hormone Pills In Breast Cancer
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...o the plain water consumption. Surprisingly, the preference for saltwater was found to be inversely related to... observed in the study participants with regard to preference for salt. This perhaps throws light on the fact that individual preference for taste could be predet...After sugar it is salt’s turn to come under the scientist's eye
...s Centre//. It sheds light on the reason for taste preference of some people for salt. The results of the stud...ro may have a lasting influence on an individual's preference for salty taste.", said the lead researcher. In his words about the study, “A similar relationshi......ry habits and individual differences contribute to preference for sweet taste in children and its physiological ...thood apparently is not due to the lowered sucrose preference observed in adults overall," states lead author Yanina Pepino, Ph.D. "Children and adults differ wi......said Rotthaus. Wine connoisseurs will also have a preference for a certain wine region, 'a red from Ahr maybe or a Riesling from Mosel'. Riesling is by far the favourite of German white wines followed by Mueller-Thurgau and Sylvaner. Spaetburgunder is the most popular red wine although Dornfelder is gaining p...Americans Not Interested In Choosing Sex Of Child: Survey
...ferred an equal number of boys and girls or had no preference as to the sex of their children. Pre-conception sex selection using sperm-separation technology is currently available in the US as part of a government-approved clinical trial. The technique is not without controversy, but is expected to become mo...Voice Choice: Woo Men, Strike a Deep Chord
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