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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. science / biology news stories aggregated by FeedZilla.com Protections for endangered penguins still pending (source: Scientific American) October 14, 2009 at 3:18 pm There are no wild penguins in the U.S. But many penguin species worldwide are in danger--some dramatically--and all populations are dropping fast . What to do, what to do? [More] (source: Scientific American) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com Smile! It Could Make You Happier (source: Scientific American) October 14, 2009 at 11:00 am We smile because we are happy, and we frown because we are sad. But does the causal arrow point in the other direction, too? A spate of recent studies of botox recipients and others suggests that our emotions are reinforced--perhaps even driven--by their c... (source: Scientific American) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com Celeb Vaccine Wars: Peet Beats Maher (source: Scientific American) October 14, 2009 at 8:02 am [ The following is an exact transcript of this podcast. ]In the celebrity vaccine wars, I'm siding with actress Amanda Peet. And comedian Bill Maher, well, I like your show, but when it comes to vaccines you don't know a punchline from a clothesline. [More... (source: Scientific American) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Candy Bar Or Healthful Snack? Free Choice Not As Free As We Think (source: Science daily) October 14, 2009 at 8:00 am If you think choosing between a candy bar and healthful snack is totally a matter of free will, think again. A new study shows that the choices we make to indulge ourselves or exercise self-control depend on how the choices are presented. (source: Science daily) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com Pain Response To Heat Reduced By Comfort Food (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 8:00 am People often eat food to feel better, but researchers have found that eating chocolate or drinking water can blunt pain, reducing a rat's response to a hot stimulus. This natural form of pain relief may help animals in the wild avoid distraction while eati... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com Magnetic Nanotags Spot Cancer In Mice Earlier Than Current Methods (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 8:00 am Searching for biomarkers that can warn of diseases such as cancer while they are still in their earliest stage is likely to become far easier thanks to an innovative biosensor chip developed by Stanford University researchers. (source: Medical News Today) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com Triggers In Cells' Transition From Colitis To Cancer Discovered By UF Researchers (source: Medical News Today) October 14, 2009 at 8:00 am University of Florida researchers have grown tumors in mice using cells from inflamed but noncancerous colon tissue taken from human patients, a finding that sheds new light on colon cancer and how it might be prevented. Scientists observed that cancer ... (source: Medical News Today) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com Genetic Map For Cowpea Accelerates Development Of New Varieties (source: Topix.net) October 14, 2009 at 7:36 am Cowpea provides food that complements starchy staple crops such as corn, cassava, sorghum and millets to offer a well-rounded diet, much as beans and other grain legumes complement maize- and rice-based diets in Latin America and other places. (source: Topix.net) - RSS feeds and Feed widget on Feedzilla.com Comfort Food: Chocolate, Water Reduce Pain Response To Heat (source: Science daily) October 14, 2009 at 5:00 am People often eat food to feel better, but researchers have found that eating chocolate or drinking water can blunt pain, reducing a rat's response to a hot stimulus. This natural form of pain relief may help animals in the wild avoid distraction while eati... (source: Science daily) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com SCID Kids Leading Healthy, Normal Lives 25 Years After 'Bubble Boy' (source: Topix.net) October 14, 2009 at 3:13 am Mention the words "bubble boy" and many will recall David Vetter, the kid with big eyes and a thick thatch of dark hair who died 25 years ago after spending almost the entire 12 years of his life in a germ-free, plastic bubble. (source: Topix.net) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com Crushed bones reveal literal dino stomping ground (source: Eurekalert.org) October 14, 2009 at 12:00 am (Brigham Young University) A rich dinosaur quarry near Moab, Utah, has one little problem: nearly all the bones are broken.BYU researchers pieced together what happened and concluded in a new study that the heap of carcasses was trampled while still fresh ... (source: Eurekalert.org) - RSS widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Fear of being laughed at crosses cultural boundaries (source: Eurekalert.org) October 14, 2009 at 12:00 am (FECYT - Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology) Laughter is an emotional expression that is innate in human beings. This means laughing at others is also believed to be a universal phenomenon. However, the fear of being laughed at causes some peopl... (source: Eurekalert.org) - RSS and News widget on Feedzilla.com Brain power goes green (source: Eurekalert.org) October 14, 2009 at 12:00 am (Faculty of 1000: Biology and Medicine) Our brains, it turns out, are eco-friendly. A study published in Science and reviewed by F1000 Biology members Venkatesh Murthy and Jakob Sorensen reveals that our brains have the amazing ability to be energy efficie... (source: Eurekalert.org) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Chimpanzees help each other on request but not voluntarily (source: Eurekalert.org) October 14, 2009 at 12:00 am (Public Library of Science) The evolution of altruism has long puzzled researchers and has mainly been explained previously from ultimate perspectives. However, a new study published in the peer-reviewed journal PLoS ONE by researchers at the Primate Resea... (source: Eurekalert.org) - News widgets and RSS feeds on Feedzilla.com Self-sacrifice among strangers has more to do with nurture than nature (source: Topix.net) October 13, 2009 at 10:43 pm Socially learned behavior and belief are much better candidates than genetics to explain the self-sacrificing behavior we see among strangers in societies, from soldiers to blood donors to those who contribute to food banks. (source: Topix.net) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com   This email was sent to 4ndr1fm@gmail.com.  Manage Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.