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  To Get Happy, Get Pregnant

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  carefully. According to the researchers, there are factors that may make changing diapers slightly less joyful. According to Dr. Luis Angeles in a ScienceDaily article: "One is tempted to advance that children make people better off under the 'right conditions' — a time in life when peopl Read More

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  Real World Skelo-grow May Be on the Way

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Tue Oct 27, 2009 1:51 PM ET

  though, it may be much easier to regrow lost bone (or create new bone) thanks to the invention of a unique "scaffolding." According to an article in ScienceDaily, an Israeli researcher's "artificial and flexible scaffolding connects tissues together as it releases growth-stimulating drugs to th Read More

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  Getting Older Hands on New Technology

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  great restaurant and research health concerns online. At least, if you're under 65. Once you get over that magic number, according to an article in ScienceDaily, you're increasingly less likely to use the Web — or even cell phones. While seniors themselves may not be too distressed about this Read More

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  World's First Bionic Eye

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:00 AM ET

  restore full vision, most of the patients involved in a clinical trial can identify the direction of moving objects. According to an article in ScienceDaily, the new bionic retina really is both effective and very cool. Here's how it works: "Each participant was given a pair of glasses with Read More

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  Undoing Damage to a Disappearing Delta

  By David Bois | Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:58 PM ET

  so simple. And here’s where the engineering comes in handy. What Texas geologists David Mohrig and Wonsuck Kim have proposed, reported by ScienceDaily and as published by the American Geophysical Union, are carefully controlled breaches of the levee system on the Mississippi River a bi Read More

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  Positive Posture

  By Courtney Rubin | Wed Oct 7, 2009 7:50 PM ET

  posture can also affect how we think about ourselves," study co-author Richard Petty, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University, said in a ScienceDaily press release. (The results of the study are published in this month's European Journal of Social Psychology.)"Sitting up straight i Read More

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  Electronic Medical Records Improve Care

  By John Casey | Wed Oct 7, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  an independent think tank, released a study that shows the use of electronic medical records improves patient care, according to a story on the ScienceDaily Web site. Researchers followed more than 300 primary care physicians and "found that practices that used multifunctional electroni Read More

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  Got Embryonic Stem Cells?

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Sun Oct 4, 2009 5:48 PM ET

  or even cure devastating diseases and injuries. On the other hand, they can only be obtained by destroying a human embryo. Until now. According to a ScienceDaily article, researchers at the Salk Institute and the Center for Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona, Spain, have determined that "umbilica Read More

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  Wrinkles Not Your Cup of Tea?

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Mon Sep 14, 2009 2:00 PM ET

  chemically peeled off. But if these attractive solutions are not for you, there may be a better choice coming direct from Germany. According to a ScienceDaily article, "The non-invasive technique combines high-intensity light from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) and a lotion made of green te Read More

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  Hang Out for Health

  By Lisa Jo Rudy | Sun Sep 13, 2009 10:08 PM ET

  Actually, studies suggest that hanging out with friends can have more of a positive impact on health than diet and exercise. In fact, according to a ScienceDaily article, "There is growing evidence that being a member of a social group can significantly reduce the risk of conditions like stroke Read More

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