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Aug 10, 2013 04:02 AM EDT

NASA's MAVEN to Carry 1,000 Haiku to Red Planet

Nearly 1,000 haiku along with 1,000 names will be carried to the red planet aboard NASA's spacecraft that is scheduled to launch on November 18.

Aug 09, 2013 08:36 PM EDT

Views You Can Use? How Online Ratings Affect Your Judgment

Study: Positive comments create an illusory snowball effect, while negative responses get cancelled out.

Aug 09, 2013 04:44 PM EDT

Extra Hour of Television Hurts Children's Chances in School

Too much time sitting in front of the television can be bad in a number of ways for a child. Yet a new study has linked every hourly increase in daily television watching starting at age two-and-a-half years of age to problems with classroom engagement, victimization by classmates and even problems ...

Aug 09, 2013 03:55 PM EDT

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: New Gene Therapies Increase Production of Vital Protein

Researchers are in the clinical stages of working on a drug designed to better treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy, known as eterplirsen. They believe that participants involved in this therapy could possibly see an increase in the production of a vital protein for muscle growth and health.

Aug 09, 2013 02:52 PM EDT

Archaeologists Track Down the Real Mona Lisa with DNA Evidence

Who was Mona Lisa? Scientists may have found out new clues to who Mona Lisa actually was. They've decided to conduct DNA testing on the remains of a woman that they believe could have been the subject of the famous portrait.

Aug 09, 2013 02:34 PM EDT

Coarticulation and Piano: Spreading Information Through Music and Movement

Does coarticulation exist in piano player's movements?

Aug 09, 2013 01:37 PM EDT

Ampullary Cancer: Actress Karen Black Dies

Former celebrity and actress Karen Black has died from ampullary cancer on Thursday after a long battle with the disease. She was 74, according to The Associated Press.

Aug 09, 2013 12:45 PM EDT

Cocaine: Users Show Lower Levels of Leptin Hormone in Blood Stream

As the drug has been known to reduce the body's ability to store fat, researchers at the University of Cambridge suggest that metabolic changes for cocaine users during recovery can actually cause the opposite phenomenon.

Aug 09, 2013 11:30 AM EDT

Low Childhood Conscientiousness May be Linked to Adult Obesity

According to researchers from the Oregon Research Institute (ORI), they found that children who commonly exhibit lower conscientiousness may also experience worse overall health, including a greater risk of obesity, as adults.

Aug 09, 2013 10:06 AM EDT

Could the MERS Virus be Infecting Camels?

The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) is known as a viral illness that was first reported in Saudi Arabia and is caused by a coronavirus called "Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus."

Aug 08, 2013 10:21 PM EDT

Breakthrough in Decrypting the Wiring of Our Brain, Combining Human and Machine Intelligence

Wiring diagram of retinal neurons is first step toward mapping the human brain.

Aug 08, 2013 05:00 PM EDT

Does Talking on the Phone and Driving Really Put You More at Risk for a Crash?

Though many health experts caution against the dangers of driving and talking on your cell phone, researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the London School of Economics and Political Science actually suggest that this may not increase a driver's crash risk.