Breathprints
You can now add your breath to the list of things (DNA, fingerprints) that make you a unique individual. Researchers …
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I’m A Lightweight, I’ll Take The Straight Glass!
Can glass shape really influence how much you consume of an alcoholic beverage? In an August 2012 article in PLOS …
Sometimes a Calorie is not Just a Calorie
Whether or not all calories are created equal has been a constant source of disagreement in my house. I have …
UPDATE! More Facial Asymmetry News
In May, I wrote about a study that found people were more attracted to the left side of a person’s …
Holy Contraception, Batgirl! Look out for Seminal Plasma!
Sex is complicated. Scientists know there’s a lot happening during reproduction, but a recent finding reveals an even more surprising …
Does “You Are What You Eat” Apply to IQ?
Does diet effect children’s IQs? According to a study in The European Journal of Epidemiology, led by Dr. Lisa Smithers …
Does Bariatric Surgery Increase Alcohol Abuse?
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association discovered a disturbing link between bariatric surgery and an …
Robotic Arms and Commanding Brains
In a post from February, I wrote about two computer programs that could reconstruct the words a person hears by …
To the Left, To the Left
If you want to put your best face forward in photos, make it your left. According to a recent study …
And, in Related Circadian Rhythm News…
In my last post, I wrote about the effect of blue light on the circadian rhythm (the body’s biological clock …
