New Explanation for Heart-Healthy Benefits of Chocolate
studies have shown that cocoa, the main ingredient in chocolate, appears to reduce the risk of heart disease by boosting levels of HDL.
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With Climate Change, Expect More Monster Winter Storms
“It’s sort of a double whammy,” Mann said. “The storms become more powerful and they contain more moisture.” No single weather event can.
- February 3, 2011
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Can Eating Less at Breakfast Help You Lose Weight?
“Overweight and obese subjects should consider the reduction of breakfast calories as a simple option to improve their daily energy balance,” the researchers.
- January 21, 2011
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Dinosaur Graveyard Reveals Oldest T. Rex Relative
Weighing only 10-15 pounds and about 4 feet in length from snout to tail tip, pint-sized Eodromaeus may be the oldest ancestor to.
- January 14, 2011
- 4 minutes read
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New Test Can Screen Couples for 448 Diseases
This testing is probably the way of the future A new genetic test could soon allow couples to screen themselves for hundreds of.
- January 14, 2011
- 1 minute read
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How Do Brain Injuries like Gabrielle Giffords’ Heal?
“The bullet passes through the brain at such high velocity that it sends a shock wave to the brain,” Alexander said It could.
- January 13, 2011
- 2 minutes read
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Cause of Male Baldness Discovered, Experts Say
It may be possible to ‘cure’ male baldness by restoring the normal function of these cells, the experts hope. Experts say they have.
- January 11, 2011
- 1 minute read
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Thousands of Dead Birds Picked up in Arkansas
A red-winged blackbird sings at the Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in Titusville, Florida. A flock of more than 1,000 blackbirds rained on.
- January 4, 2011
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Young Female Chimpanzees Treat Sticks as Dolls
Chimpanzee holding baby. Researchers have reported some of the first evidence that chimpanzee youngsters in the wild may tend to play differently depending.
- December 29, 2010
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Raccoon Toilets Sanitary for Critters, Deadly for Humans
“I think it’s important to not scare people, but to teach them how to clean up and make sure they keep their play.
- December 29, 2010
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