Archive: 23/08/2016

Watching a lot of TV increases susceptibility to everyday myths

People who watch a lot of television are more likely to be susceptible to everyday myths – irrespective of their age, education or gender. This is the basic finding of a media study conducted at MedUni Vienna's Center for ...

Aug 23, 2016

Researchers demonstrate gender identity is reflected in the brain, including transgenderism

Women and men often show marked differences as regards mental illnesses. In order to learn more about this phenomenon, a project supported by the Austrian Science Fund FWF explored how opposite-sex hormonal therapy applied ...

Aug 23, 2016

Doctors in India remove 40 knives from man's stomach (Update)

Doctors in northern India have surgically removed 40 knives from the stomach of a man who had swallowed them over the past two months, one of the physicians said Tuesday.

Aug 23, 2016

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Scientists discover a distinct new way in which we move our eyes

We probably do it every day, but scientists have only just discovered a distinct new way in which we move our eyes.

Aug 23, 2016

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Fists not football: Brain injuries seen in domestic assaults (Update)

There are no bomb blasts or collisions with burly linemen in Susan Contreras' past. Her headaches, memory loss and bouts of confused thinking were a mystery until doctors suggested a probable cause: domestic violence.

Aug 23, 2016

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Smartphone app may help improve antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV

Would people living with HIV be willing to self-report on daily substance use and antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence using a smartphone app?

Aug 23, 2016

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New NIH-funded study to identify risks for vulnerability to drug addiction

A new study aims to better understand what makes some individuals particularly vulnerable to developing drug addiction. A team of researchers from across the country will look at how genes that influence brain function cause ...

Aug 23, 2016