Breast reduction surgery produces measurable improvements in several important areas of health and quality of life, reports a study in the August issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS). The study used the...
I recently bought a small phone charger. It's not the best but I understand that because of its size it's not going to do that much. I was wondering if any of you clever people knew a way to improve it so that it outputs more power thus charging the phone. Any ideas? I'm using it while camping...
I recently bought a 20" BMX bike. The tires get low when I get on it. Is there anything I can do so that it increase it's weight capacity ? I'm 13 weighing at about 180-190 pound's and standing at 5'9.
The title says it :)
It's my first car, I was just wondering what some more car orientated people think I could do to improve it in any way, I just got a new stereo, alloy wheels on their way, maybe the punto vinyl kit, but im not sure what else, it's performance is poor but it is my first car...
...phone's speed? I downloaded lots of music to my S3 phone through various programs, however as soon as I connect my phone to the computer, all the files look as if they are empty and I don't find the music anywhere. As a matter of fact, all the files (even not music ones) look empty.
Does...
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have developed an easier and more effective method for inserting genes into eye cells that could greatly expand gene therapy to help restore sight to patients with blinding diseases ranging from inherited defects like retinitis pigmentosa to...
Vitamin C may substantially reduce bronchoconstriction caused by exercise, says Dr. Harri Hemila from the University of Helsinki, Finland. Hemila's meta-analysis "Vitamin C may alleviate exercise-induced bronchoconstriction" was published in BMJ Open. Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction means...
Lindsay Ellsworth is prescribing a new, mood-boosting therapy for teenagers in drug and alcohol treatment: shelter dogs. On Friday afternoons, about four dogs from the Spokane Humane Society take a field trip to Excelsior Youth Center as a group of teenage boys eagerly await their arrival...
Levels of physical inactivity and obesity are very high in children, with fewer than 50% of primary school-aged boys and fewer than 28% of girls meeting the minimum levels of physical activity required to maintain health. Exergaming, using active console video games that track player movement to...
Bicycle engineering guidelines often used by state regulators to design bicycle facilities need to be overhauled to reflect current cyclists' preferences and safety data, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. They say that U.S. guidelines should be...
In the future, if you want to improve your ability to manipulate numbers in your head, you might just plug yourself in. So say researchers who reported in the Cell Press journal Current Biology on studies of a harmless form of brain stimulation applied to an area known to be important for math...
A common nutritional supplement may be part of the magic in improving the survival rates of babies born with heart defects, researchers report. Carnitine, a compound that helps transport fat inside the cell powerhouse where it can be used for energy production, is currently used for purposes...
Hello. I'm 18 years old and I practice karate, Tai Jutsu and Judo. My legs aren't really willing to cooperate during training.
An important detail is that my feet are not oriented forward. When in a relaxed state, they both point out about 45 degrees, forming an angle of 90 degrees when placed...
I think I am really unattractive ! How can I improve my look & style ? (Plz help &
tell me the truth)? *also am I better looking as a guy (boyish) or as a girl ?
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I'm boyish & more comfy with guys than girls, but my new friends at college are really girly, flirty & make-upy ! (it's...
When a mouse smells a cat, it instinctively avoids the feline or risks becoming dinner. How? A Northwestern University study involving olfactory receptors, which underlie the sense of smell, provides evidence that a single gene is necessary for the behavior. A research team led by neurobiologist...
The brain's prefrontal cortex is thought to be the seat of cognitive control, working as a kind of filter that keeps irrelevant thoughts, perceptions and memories from interfering with a task at hand. Now, researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have shown that inhibiting this filter can...
Mindfulness - paying attention to one's current experience in a non-judgmental way - might help us to learn more about our own personalities, according to a new article published in the March 2013 issue of Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological...
The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) is aiming to become a leader in using health information technology (HIT) to change the way patients experience medical care, to decrease medical mistakes, and to improve health outcomes. A special March supplement of Medical Care highlights new research...