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Centre College research on energy drinks creates buzz
Centre CollegeFor many college students, "pulling an all-nighter" is a familiar routine typically accomplished with copious amounts of caffeine. Often, the go-to option is a so-called "energy shot" drink that boasts a special blend of energy-boosting ingredients. ...Tags: Energy Drinks, Students, Research, Washington, DC, Science
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AAA study on cell phones in cars: "Hands-free is not risk-free"
Hands-free phone use while driving — for talking or, especially, for texting — is just plain dangerous, said researchers at the University of Utah who have studied distracted driving for more than a decade. In a study funded by the AAA...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Science and Technology, AAA, Health and Safety at School
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Brain waves play Pong, but not for long
A quadriplegic has used thought to make a robotic hand feed her chocolate. A monkey moved a computer cursor using brain waves. But how the brain “learns” to control something without sending the signal through a spine and nerves remains a...
Tags: Stroke, Science and Technology, Seizures, Entertainment, Gaming
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Brain wave study sheds light on autism among toddlers
How an autistic baby's brain fires up in response to words at 2 years of age may predict how well that child will learn language and even think and behave later in life, a new study shows. The research, published this week in the online journal PLOS...
Tags: Medical Research, Autism, Behavioral Conditions
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Neurotech industry puts its mind to video games
Fly toy helicopters with your mind. Be a DJ and shift musical tracks based on how you feel. Wiggle robotic cat ears by increasing your state of calm. Astonishing advances in the ability to harness brain waves have made the fantastic notion of moving and...
Tags: Wii, Nintendo Company Ltd., Consumer Goods Industries, Microsoft Corporation, Health Treatments
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Blisters, Herbal Supplements, Dietary Supplements, Disease Prevention, Fatigue
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We dream to remember, scientists say
We can’t remember everything. Maybe that’s why we dream. Researchers at Northwestern University suggest as much in a recent study in the Journal of Neuroscience. Money was involved. The 60 participants in the study were told how much...
Tags: Philosophy, Science and Technology, Psychology, Religion and Belief
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Wait a minute: Is that patient really unconscious?
For most of the 60,000 or so people who go under general anesthesia each day for surgeries and other medical procedures, the drugs work well — rendering a patient unconscious, immobile and unable to feel pain, as well as ensuring that he or she...
Tags: Fainting, Propofol (drug), Medical Procedures and Tests, Massachusetts General Hospital, Procedural Sedation
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It's not just a disease, it's genetics
Call it kismet. Cristy and Rick Spooner of Rancho Santa Margarita finally learned two and a half weeks ago that two of their three daughters have a rare genetic disorder, a diagnosis for which they waited more than a decade. All it took was reconnecting...
Tags: Medical Specialization, MRI (imaging), Medical Procedures and Tests, Science, Science and Technology
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Advocates say EEG therapy can guide mental energy
Andrew Ingley wanted to improve his focus and his creativity. So Ingley, a manager of a chiropractor's office, turned to a creative method that he says helped him in both areas: He examined and learned to control his brain waves. Ingley, 39, recently...
Tags: Chiropractors, Migraine, Research, Science and Technology, Stress
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Police: Video shows mom repeatedly choking 15-month-old son at hospital
An Indianapolis mother faces more than a dozen felony charges after investigators say video showed her repeatedly choking her 15-month-old son at a hospital. Police arrested Dashana Oldham, 20, on preliminary charges of neglect and battery after a doctor...
Tags: Coughing, Choking, Physical Conditions
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Neuroscience mapping brain connections
Inside the human skull lies a 3-pound mystery. The brain — a command center composed of tens of billions of branching neurons — controls who we are, what we do and how we feel. "It's the most amazing information structure anybody has ever...
Tags: Schizophrenia, Parkinson's Disease, Medical Specialization, Stroke, Science
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