Livescience.com - Health http://www.livescience.com RSS feed for Livescience.comWed, 09 Feb 2011 14:59:44 MST en Brain Development May Start With Surprisingly Bad Wiring http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/PZE91FG2mNU/neuron-misconnections-synapses-development-brain-110208.html Neurons in the cerebellum form a surprising number of bad connections during development, according to a study in mice. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uCUN0Ciz5GT8BcrpnoF9VmJtXbU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uCUN0Ciz5GT8BcrpnoF9VmJtXbU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uCUN0Ciz5GT8BcrpnoF9VmJtXbU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uCUN0Ciz5GT8BcrpnoF9VmJtXbU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/PZE91FG2mNU" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/neuron-misconnections-synapses-development-brain-110208.html Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:35:06 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/neuron-misconnections-synapses-development-brain-110208.html Teens' Best Friend? Kids with Dogs Exercise More http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/Tnl2xd1cxbM/teens-dogs-exercise-more.html Teens with dogs exercise vigorously 15 more minutes a week than teens without pets. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ULqkpaPDh-C9DvzS5EhFkaKAy44/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ULqkpaPDh-C9DvzS5EhFkaKAy44/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ULqkpaPDh-C9DvzS5EhFkaKAy44/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ULqkpaPDh-C9DvzS5EhFkaKAy44/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/Tnl2xd1cxbM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/teens-dogs-exercise-more.html Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:43:43 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/teens-dogs-exercise-more.html Heart Scan Radiation Linked to Small Rise in Cancer Risk http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/DKlOopVyaLY/radiation-linked-to-small-increase-cancer-risk.html But the benefits of getting a heart scan after a heart attack likely outweigh potential cancer risks, experts say. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9guUa_ahQqvcSrdX4TiBez5LvIQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9guUa_ahQqvcSrdX4TiBez5LvIQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9guUa_ahQqvcSrdX4TiBez5LvIQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9guUa_ahQqvcSrdX4TiBez5LvIQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/DKlOopVyaLY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/radiation-linked-to-small-increase-cancer-risk.html Mon, 07 Feb 2011 12:23:34 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/radiation-linked-to-small-increase-cancer-risk.html US Loses Its Fat Supremacy http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/grFfFgy_cN0/global-obesitiy-united-states-ranking-110207.html Bad news is Americans aren't getting any thinner. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ffCshJIQLDDZB65_be0LM_Z7oHw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ffCshJIQLDDZB65_be0LM_Z7oHw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ffCshJIQLDDZB65_be0LM_Z7oHw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ffCshJIQLDDZB65_be0LM_Z7oHw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/grFfFgy_cN0" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/global-obesitiy-united-states-ranking-110207.html Mon, 07 Feb 2011 08:18:01 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/global-obesitiy-united-states-ranking-110207.html Long-Shot GOP Budget Proposal Would Slash Science Funding http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/Hx3p1thJHeE/republican-science-budget-cuts-110204.html The thriftiest of Republican budget proposals would dramatically reduce spending in federal agencies dedicated to science. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/taEmTgD-X557ZZLjdCXLdz3Y5Tw/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/taEmTgD-X557ZZLjdCXLdz3Y5Tw/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/taEmTgD-X557ZZLjdCXLdz3Y5Tw/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/taEmTgD-X557ZZLjdCXLdz3Y5Tw/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/Hx3p1thJHeE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/republican-science-budget-cuts-110204.html Fri, 04 Feb 2011 18:37:30 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/republican-science-budget-cuts-110204.html False Advertising: Vitamin Water Isn't a Flu Vaccine http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/iQUK22CqX6I/false-advertising-vitamin-water-110204.html Glaceau's new ad campaign claims zinc and vitamin C in Vitamin Water help prevent colds and flu. Life's Little Mysteries' expert checks those facts. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HeiRdqSO5Uep-6AUz4Orin6g4HQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HeiRdqSO5Uep-6AUz4Orin6g4HQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HeiRdqSO5Uep-6AUz4Orin6g4HQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HeiRdqSO5Uep-6AUz4Orin6g4HQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/iQUK22CqX6I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/false-advertising-vitamin-water-110204.html Fri, 04 Feb 2011 13:08:09 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/false-advertising-vitamin-water-110204.html Polygamous Mice Are Better Breeders http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/JKJV2tSRZKY/polygamous-mice-have-stronger-sperm-110204.html Monogamous mice have weak sperm and are less successful mates. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41Ug6dPsBMk14yDzbYT1Q7RlePQ/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41Ug6dPsBMk14yDzbYT1Q7RlePQ/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41Ug6dPsBMk14yDzbYT1Q7RlePQ/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/41Ug6dPsBMk14yDzbYT1Q7RlePQ/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/JKJV2tSRZKY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/polygamous-mice-have-stronger-sperm-110204.html Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:55:16 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/polygamous-mice-have-stronger-sperm-110204.html Brain Stimulation Sparks Insight http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/lhYNqw0NU8Q/flash-of-insight-brain-stimulation-110204.html By stimulating one part of study subjects' brains and inhibiting another part, researchers got three times as many insightful solutions. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3y7qA3JIFhvc5QYw-QZhn_tT7nI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3y7qA3JIFhvc5QYw-QZhn_tT7nI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3y7qA3JIFhvc5QYw-QZhn_tT7nI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/3y7qA3JIFhvc5QYw-QZhn_tT7nI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/lhYNqw0NU8Q" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/flash-of-insight-brain-stimulation-110204.html Fri, 04 Feb 2011 10:49:17 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/flash-of-insight-brain-stimulation-110204.html Drug Abusers Can't Read Faces, Study Suggests http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/xgJ9w-cWswk/drug-abusers-cant-read-facial-expressions-110204.html Abusers had trouble identifying wrath, disgust, fear and sadness by facial expression. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HNQwgxc8Zuh46jD1TNfru5L1DOc/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HNQwgxc8Zuh46jD1TNfru5L1DOc/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HNQwgxc8Zuh46jD1TNfru5L1DOc/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HNQwgxc8Zuh46jD1TNfru5L1DOc/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/xgJ9w-cWswk" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/drug-abusers-cant-read-facial-expressions-110204.html Fri, 04 Feb 2011 07:05:47 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/drug-abusers-cant-read-facial-expressions-110204.html Human Genome Turns 10: 5 Lessons Learned http://feeds.livescience.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~3/_vHHwZsSapE/human-genome-tenth-annivesary-110203.html Experts talk about what we've learned about us from the human genome and what mysteries still remain. <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2brtusyU5g5t7j8zNKyyqiHX8c4/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2brtusyU5g5t7j8zNKyyqiHX8c4/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2brtusyU5g5t7j8zNKyyqiHX8c4/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/2brtusyU5g5t7j8zNKyyqiHX8c4/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/livescience/healthscitech/~4/_vHHwZsSapE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.livescience.com/health/human-genome-tenth-annivesary-110203.html Thu, 03 Feb 2011 12:26:43 MST http://www.livescience.com/health/human-genome-tenth-annivesary-110203.html