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Staring At Seagulls Makes Them Less Likely To Steal Your Food, Scientists Find

4:17pm March 03, 2020

A new study suggests that seagulls study human behaviors when trying to locate food. Researchers claim it's one of the first studies of this kind on non-domesticated animals.

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According to a growing body of research, going to the doctor late in the day may mean you get lower-quality care.

Good Medical Care Can Suffer Late In The Day

11:16pm February 29, 2020

by Mara Gordon

Many of us feel increasingly stressed and short on time as the day wears on. But does that make for worse medical care? Studies suggest preventive maintenance suffers with late appointments.

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Scientists Find Speech And Music Live On Opposite Sides Of The Brain

6:06pm February 27, 2020

by Jon Hamilton

Canadian scientists have shown that brain scans of people listening to songs found that an area in the left hemisphere decoded words while one in the right hemisphere decoded the melody.

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New Test Begins To Help Scientists Respond To Coronavirus

6:56am February 27, 2020

by Richard Harris

Scientists are missing a proven tool to help them fight the coronavirus: A blood test that can tell who has been exposed in the past. U.S. scientists are developing one — China may already have one.

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'Hidden Brain': How 'Egocentric Bias' Can Lead Us Astray

7:58am February 26, 2020

by Shankar Vedantam

Asking a stranger for help can be stressful. But research shows that people are more likely to say yes than you may think. Researchers are studying our understated ability to influence others.

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'Mini' MRI Outperforms 3-D Mammograms In Detecting Cancer In Women With Dense Breasts

4:30pm February 25, 2020

by Allison Aubrey

A new study published in JAMA compares the effectiveness of abbreviated MRI and 3-D mammography to detect breast cancer in women with dense breasts. It finds the mini MRI is more effective.

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A growing field of science shows that friendship is vital to our health.

Survival Of The Friendliest: How Our Close Friendships Help Us Thrive

7:01am February 22, 2020

by Elena Renken

In her new book, Lydia Denworth makes the case for the vital necessity of friendship, tracing its effects on your genes, on your brain and even on animals like sheep and fish.

NIH Lab Races To Create Coronavirus Vaccine In Record Time

6:35am February 21, 2020

by Rob Stein

Scientists at a National Institutes of Health lab are in a hurry to develop a vaccine to protect people against the new coronavirus. They are trying to do it in record time.

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Arthur Jackson (right) gets blood tests during home visits in Boston from nurse Brenda Mastricola. He's also getting intravenous penicillin to treat a serious bone infection in his foot. The medication's pump is connected to an indwelling IV catheter. It'

The Case For Sending Drug Users Home From The Hospital With Open IV Lines

7:19pm February 20, 2020

by Martha Bebinger

When patients need long-term treatment with IV antibiotics, hospitals usually let them do it at home — but not if they have a history of injection drug use. A Boston program wants to change that.

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Scientists Announce Fresh Experiments On Antimatter

4:11pm February 19, 2020

by Geoff Brumfiel

Researchers have conducted a new test on antimatter — matter's weird opposite. The researchers found that anti-hydrogen atoms behave exactly the same as regular hydrogen. But many questions remain.

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