Tweet this: Rapid-fire media may confuse your moral compass
EurekAlert! Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:26 PM PDT
In one of the first brain studies of "higher" emotions like empathy and morality, a team of USC neuroscientists find that such emotions are evoked slowly. The authors suggest that the speed of digital media culture may complicate the development of these emotions, which brain imaging shows to be deeply rooted in the body. |
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New York Times Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:26 PM PDT
Hyperthyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is overactive, and makes too much thyroid hormone (called thyroxine [ T4 ] and triiodothyronine [ T3 ]). Hormones are substances that affect and control many important functions in the body. |
Depression after heart disease ups risk of heart failure
EurekAlert! Mon, 13 Apr 2009 14:25 PM PDT
Patients with heart disease who are subsequently diagnosed with depression are at greater risk for heart failure, a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood throughout the body, according to a new study published in the April 21, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. |
Canine Relay of Life set for Saturday
WWAY 3 Wilmington Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:45 PM PDT
Video Body The second annual Canine Relay for Life is Saturday at Halyburton Park in Wilmington. Last year, 198 dogs and their owners took part and raised $13,000. Event chair Dianne Jones was on WWAY’s Good Morning Carolina Monday as said she hopes to double the money raised this year. “It's a fun way to do a good deed for our community raising money for American Cancer Society research. Dogs ... |
New Hyde Park woman undergoes complex procedure
YourNabe.com Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:22 PM PDT
Trudy Romano had all of the blood drained out of her body and her body temperature cooled to a chilling 45 degrees by North Shore University Hospital surgeons during a difficult operation to remove a kidney tumor that had spread into her heart. |
Police investigate fatal shooting in North Side
Richmond Times-Dispatch Mon, 13 Apr 2009 13:10 PM PDT
Police are investigating a fatal shooting this afternoon on Third Avenue near East Brookland Park Boulevard in Richmond’s North Side. Police responded shortly after 3 p.m. and found the body of a man with at least one gunshot wound. The body was inside a black Ford Edge. Dozens of onlookers watched as police surrounded the crime scene and began their investigation. Part of East Brookland Park ... |
The mouth reflects overall health
UC Newsroom Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:26 PM PDT
Narrator: This is Science Today. In terms of numbers and types of bacteria, your mouth is one of filthiest places in the body. |
Scientists Closer To Creating Safe Embryonic-like Stem Cells
Science Daily Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:20 PM PDT
Researchers have for the first time used tiny molecules called microRNAs to help turn adult mouse cells back to their embryonic state. These reprogrammed cells are pluripotent, meaning that, like embryonic stem cells, they have the capacity to become any cell type in the body. |
Barrie police investigating suspicious death
GlobalTV Ontario Mon, 13 Apr 2009 11:51 AM PDT
Police in Barrie are investigating a suspicious death after a body was found in Sunnidale Park. "The male has suffered obvious signs of trauma, but the nature of his injuries will not be disclosed at this time," Barrie Police Service said in a news release issued Monday. |
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