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According to a new study, eating a meal quickly, as compared to slowly, curtails the release of hormones in the gut that induce feelings of being full. The decreased release of these hormones, can often lead to overeating.
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New research shows that frontotemporal dementia — a rare brain disorder that causes early dementia — is highly hereditary.
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Researchers found that removing all of the trees from a section of the forest had a negative effect on amphibians during their later life cycles, but had some positive effects during amphibians’ aquatic larva stages at the beginning of their lives. To lessen the negative effects during the later life stage, scientists recommend partial or [...]
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Inhaled nitric oxide, a therapy used in the treatment of premature newborns with respiratory failure that had shown promising results in short-term studies, does not significantly improve long-term outcomes, according to a national study.
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Biologists have explained why corals spawn for just a few nights in some places but elsewhere string out their love life over many months. A new study shows that corals spawn when regional wind fields are light. When it is calm, the eggs and sperm have the chance to unite before they are dispersed.
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Nearly half of all American children will reside in a household receiving food stamps at some point between the ages of 1 and 20, according to a new report.
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The common household chemical hydrogen peroxide, also made naturally by living cells, appears to be involved in regulation of circadian rhythms, according to a new study.
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