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Women’s high pitch voice points to fertility

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Virtualmedicalcentre.com
October 16, 2008
A woman’s voice tends to rise in pitch the closer she is to ovulation, according to research published in the Royal Society Journal Biology Letters. Researchers believe this is because a higher pitch is more attractive and more feminine, thus signalling fertility to potential partners.
Scientists at the University of California recorded the voices […]

Fear, stress among the poor hinder learning

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LA Times
Rosemary Clandos, Special to The Times
September 1, 2008

RAISED IN poverty, Dr. Shauna Blake Collins fought fear during nearly 14 years of education. A dropout from a South-Central Los Angeles high school, she earned a GED diploma at 22, became a licensed vocational nurse, a registered nurse, and finally, at 41, a physician. Confidence came […]

Women warned not to wear perfume during pregnancy

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ScotlandonSunday.com
Published Date: 31 August 2008
By Kate Foster

PREGNANT women have been advised to avoid using perfumes or scented body creams after research suggested the products can cause unborn boys to suffer infertility or cancer in later life.

Research on rats carried out by Professor Richard Sharpe has found that the reproductive system of male foetuses can be […]

Is Laughter a Challenge?

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American Chronicle
EmPower Research
August 29, 2008

By B. Premila Kabuini  

Bogged down by the countless problems of day-to-day existence, it does seem like a challenge to put even a smile on your face.
I remember a quote by the world famous comedian Charlie Chaplin – “A day without laughter is a day wasted.” How true! The ability […]

The Missing Piece of Medicine

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American Chronicle
By Terry Leder
August 26, 2008
“That missing piece of our complex human body is known and taught in grade schools as the body´s messengers, hormones. Hormones have not been completely ignored; there have been significant advances in this area of medicine as well. We have Endocrinologists to investigate and research how all of these substances […]

Now, women can bank on ‘monthly miracle’ for future treatment

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The Times of India
August 16, 2008
CHENNAI: Women in the city will soon have the option of banking their menstrual blood so that it can be used for treatment of serious disorders through stem cell therapy.
In six months, LifeCell International, in technology partnership with Cryo-Cell International, will set up the facility, which will be the […]

Stress Hormone Found To Regulate Brain Neurotransmission

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ScienceDaily (Aug. 7, 2008) — CNRS and Inserm(1) researchers, working at the future NeuroCampus in Bordeaux, have just shown how one of the stress hormones regulates brain neurotransmission on the short and long term and enables neuronal connections to adapt.
This work, directed by Laurent Groc and Francis Chaouloff, may lead to the identification of new […]

The War On Sweat

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Time Magazine.com
August 7, 2008
By Alice Park
Take a stroll down the personal-care aisle of any drugstore, and you’ll see quite a few options to keep you dry. Powder-scented, solid or gel, antiperspirants are in high demand in the summer. But in the past year, some new members joined the antiwetness club–”clinical strength” products that promise to […]

Delayed Sleep Pattern Tied to Irregular Menstrual Cycles

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FRIDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) — Having delayed sleep phase syndrome (DSPS) appears to be linked to irregular menstrual cycles and increased premenstrual symptoms in women, according to a new report.
DSPS occurs when your internal clock is naturally out of sync with real time, so that staying up late and having difficulty waking early is […]

‘Circadian eye’ could be key to insomnia

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17:45 11 June 2008
NewScientist.com news service
Ewen Callaway
You might call it our circadian eye. A handful of retina cells sense light, not for vision, but instead to reset our body clocks each day. Killing off these cells in mice leaves their sight unharmed, but throws their clocks out of whack, two new studies show.
Jolting these […]