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0	Classical Music Improves Surgery [Medicine] Many people like to listen to music while they work, including surgeons. But a new study shows that, when classical music is played during minor surgery, patients recover sooner. More » ... 0 Published 58 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Scientists Suggest That Eating Placenta Is Good For You [Science] The entire animal kingdom does it, but most humans become squeamish and pull their faces at the very notion. But now, scientists are suggesting that mothers—and perhaps even fathers—would benef... 0 Published 58 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	New Hospital Alarm System Shames Smokers into Stopping [Smoking] There's no smoking in front of Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Scotland—the sign says so—though nobody really paid attention to it. That's why the hospital installed a loudspeaker-backed smoke a... 0 Published 58 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Runners' Highs Evolved to Make Us Better Hunter Gatherers [Exercise] You've all been there: tired and exhausted, you drag your ass out for a run, but a few miles in—BOOM—your pain fades and you're suddenly euphoric. You've got a runner's high—and new resea... 0 Published 59 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Chocolate Keeps You Slim [Health] It sounds whack, but a new scientific study suggests that people who eat chocolate regularly tend to be thinner. Sadly, that doesn't quite mean that you can run out and stuff your face full of candy all da... 0 Published 59 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The Miracle Drug That Kills All Cancers [Medicine] It sounds like science fiction, but researchers have discovered a single drug that they think can shrink, or even completely cure, all human tumors. But how does a drug like that work, and when will it be ... 0 Published 59 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	New Pain-Free Needles Will Actually Stab You Twice [Needles] It's counter-intuitive, but a new syringe design could eliminate the pain when getting a shot by using two separate needles that work in quick succession. A technique that could be hard to accept for those... 0 Published 59 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Glowing Scale Looks Like a Star Trek-Inspired Transporter To a Thinner You [Fitness] Medisana's TargetScale is another wireless weight-monitoring solution that reports back to a smartphone so you can better track your progress. But its real appeal is a set of animated glowing rings that wi... 0 Published 60 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Scientific Proof That Popcorn Is Healthier Than Fruit and Vegetables [Food] Next time you're stuffing your face with popcorn, don't feel guilty; a new scientific study shows that, far from being junk food, popcorn packs a better nutritional punch than fruit or vegetables. Kind of.... 0 Published 60 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Departing Yahoo Product Exec Pops Up at eHealth Top Yahoo product exec Bill Shaughnessy, who recently left the Silicon Valley Internet giant, is joining eHealth as president and COO. Shaughnessy, who will also become a board member at the online health insurance company, was SVP of product management a... 0 Published 62 days ago in Kara Swisher - AllThingsD: Profile, Details
0	Scientists Have Worked Out How to Stop You Going Bald [Science] Going bald is the one big vanity concern among most men. But relax, it doesn't need to be that way; scientists have just worked out exactly why men go bald, and already have a way to stop it happening. ... 0 Published 64 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Are Your Morning Vitamins Slowly Killing You? [Health] Plenty of people take vitamin supplements every morning, in many cases to make up for a poor diet. But a new study suggests that taking those morning tablets might not be quite as sensible as you think&mda... 0 Published 64 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Scientific Proof That Red Meat Makes You Happy [Health] There's plenty of anecdotal evidence to suggest that a big, juicy hunk of steak makes you happier. But now there's scientific proof, too; according to a new study, consumption of red meat halves the risk o... 0 Published 65 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Aspirin Doesn't Just Cut Cancer Risk, It Stops It Spreading Too [Medicine] It's old news that aspirin can reduce cancer risk, but a new study conducted at the University of Oxford suggests that it can stop the spread of cancer in patients who already have the disease, too. Mor... 0 Published 65 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Protected Feeder Puts Your Fat Tabby on Portion Control [Pets] If you've got multiple cats at home, the Gatefeeder makes dinner time easier if one of your felines is on a special diet. Because only a cat wearing a unique RFID tag can squeeze through its door and dine.... 0 Published 66 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Everything You Need To (Reluctantly) Turn Your Sickbed Into a Home Office [Toolkit] Spending a day at home, sick in bed, sucks. But it's nowhere near as bad as when you're so busy you can't afford to just sleep away what ails you. More » 0 Published 66 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
3	A True Bionic Limb Remains Far Out of Reach Photo: Andres Serrano On the night of November 1, 2008, Iraqi insurgents lobbed two RKG-3 armor-piercing hand grenades at an up-armored Humvee in Baghdad. The first grenade, a dud, bounced off the passenger-side door. But the second one detonated, sending... 0 Published 66 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Scientists Are Making Healthier Hot Dogs With a Tasty Dollop of Cellulose [Food] Mmm, hot dogs; massively unhealthy but deeply satisfying. Sadly, previous attempts to remove some of their saturated fat have resulted in some repellent, rubbery snacks. Now, scientists are pumping cellulo... 0 Published 66 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
1	Geneticist Uses His Data to Stop His Diabetes By Jon Cohen, ScienceNOW Michael Snyder has taken “know thyself” to the next level — and helped heal thyself. Over a 14-month period, the molecular geneticist at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California, analyzed his blood 20 differ... 0 Published 67 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Scientific Proof That Exercise Can Cause Female Orgasm [Sex] While there's been anecdotal evidence floating around for a long time that exercise can help women achieve sexual satisfaction, a new study's gone and proved it; exercising the core abdominal muscles alone... 0 Published 67 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The Taboo Treatment: How Fecal Transplants Save Lives [Medicine] Some medical treatments often go unspoken about because they're icky. But here's one you should know of: fecal transplants. Because while having someone else's excrement put inside your body does sound gro... 0 Published 72 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Acne Enhancing Pink Lighting Used To Deter Loitering Youths [Science] According to the BBC, a handful of small towns in the UK are installing pink lighting around shops, and other areas where teens hang out and cause trouble, because it makes acne and skin blemishes more vis... 0 Published 72 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Is CO2 Making You Fat? [Health] There's a never-ending stream of scientific explanations for obesity. The latest suggests that CO2 contributes to our weight gain and that as we pump more of it in to the atmosphere, the fatter we become. ... 0 Published 72 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Red Meat Is Responsible for One in Ten Early Deaths [Health] Deep down, we all know that red meat isn't the healthiest thing to eat—but that doesn't stop us tearing into a bloody steak all too often. Sadly, new research suggests that red meat is behind one in ... 0 Published 73 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	What Role Did Accused Soldier’s Brain Damage Play in Afghan Massacre? [Medicine] It's incredibly difficult to surmise what might have pushed one American sergeant to allegedly massacre 16 Afghan civilians. But new details about the still-unnamed staff sergeant's background suggest that... 0 Published 73 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Eating Vegetables Makes Your Skin More Attractive [Health] If your mother always used to nag you to eat your greens, good on her! New research suggests that not only are vegetables good for you, they also make your skin more attractive to the opposite sex. More... 0 Published 74 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The Dark Side of Being an Organ Donor [Medicine] Becoming an organ donor is widely considered a good thing. If you die and offer up your body to medicine, you can extend the life of others with zero inconvenience—after all, you're dead. But it turn... 0 Published 74 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Perfect Excuse To Keep Your Kids Healthy Just think of all the awesome things they won’t be able to enjoy because they’re fat rolls will be in the way, like…. 0 Published 75 days ago in UrlyBits - Distracting You With Shiny Things: Profile, Details
0	Springing Forward with Daylight Savings Could Kill You [Health] Daylight Savings starts Sunday night, forcing America's clocks an hour into the future. Not only is this the lamest form of time travel ever invented, medical studies have suggested that being forced to ge... 0 Published 77 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	To Lose Weight, Just Drink a Gallon of Coffee [Health] There's no shortage of scientific research pointing to exercise being good for you, but if you're just trying to lose weight you probably want all the help you can get. Now, research suggests that caffeine... 0 Published 79 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Who Wants to Eat Anything, Stay Thin, and Never Exercise? [Science] A compound in your brain that behaves similarly to pot holds the secret to everyone's fantasy: being able to eat whatever you want and not exercise while staying healthy and not gaining weight. More&nb... 0 Published 79 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Married Adults Are Three Times as Likely to Survive Major Surgery as Singles [Medicine] For all the perceived problems and strife marriage can bring, there have to be some upsides. Here's one: if you're married, you're over three times more likely to survive heart surgery than someone who's s... 0 Published 80 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	What's the Point of the World's First Biodegradable Joint Implant? [Science] Think of joint implants, and you probably picture hard-wearing structures made of titanium designed to last for decades. Now a new joint implant has been launched which is biodegradable—but what's th... 0 Published 84 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Why Walking Is the Best Exercise [Health] Scientists have known for a while that merely walking more can massively decrease the risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes, but they haven't really known why. But now, by forcing healthy people to ac... 0 Published 84 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	What Are Your Chances of Dropping Dead in Your 40s? [Death] Today Andrew Breitbart suddenly died. Just yesterday, to everyone who knew anything about the blustery blogger, he was a vital source of energy and information. More » ... 0 Published 84 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Exercise Makes You Smarter By Giving Your Brain Extra Energy [Exercise] Everyone knows exercise is good for you, and studies have previously shown that it can boost learning and even stave off dementia in later life—though nobody knew why. New research suggests, though, ... 0 Published 86 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Cartoonish Juicer Shreds Your Orange's Guts [Video] Don't let those cartoonish eyes and the stereotypically upbeat commercial for this juicer fool you. At its core, the Gurefuru Chuchu is a cold-hearted pulp shredding machine that turns any citrus fruit int... 0 Published 86 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Edible Sensors Let You Know If Your Food Is Spoiled [Food] Like the pirate code, expiration dates are more of a rough guideline for when food might go bad. But a new edible sensor made from silk and gold leaf takes the guesswork out of whether something is safe to... 0 Published 87 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Prescription Sleeping Pills Increase Risk of Death [Medicine] Despite being freely prescribed across the US, a new study shows that sleeping tablets increase the risk of death for those taking them—and are associated with up to 500,000 extra fatalities a year i... 0 Published 87 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The Secret to Eternal Youth Unlocked? [Science] Whether it's a good idea or not, many people fantasize about the idea of being able to live forever. While scientists haven't been shying away from the problem, progress has been slow. More »... 0 Published 87 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The Prosthetics Breakthrough That Could Fuse Nerves With Fake Limbs [Science] A replacement limb that moves, feels and responds just like flesh and blood. It's the holy grail of prosthetics research. The Pentagon's invested millions to make it happen. But it's been elusive - until, ... 0 Published 88 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Men: Your Girlfriend Isn't as Fat as You Think She Is [Health] It probably comes as no surprise to you that men underestimate their weight and women overestimate theirs. But it's both amusing and saddening to hear that men also tend to overestimate the weight of their... 0 Published 88 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	This Container Always Pours The Perfect Portion [Food] Here's another reason to store your dry ingredients in airtight containers. Quirky's new Silo features a couple of strategically placed dividers in the main reservoir that guarantee you're always pouring a... 0 Published 89 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Can Facebook Updates Predict Depression Ahead of Doctors? [Health] We all have friends that post ambiguous, leading or confessional posts on Facebook. Often, they're plain irritating—but could they be used to spot mental health problems ahead of trained clinicians? ... 0 Published 91 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	This Smartphone Spoilage Sensor Knows if Your Meal Is Tainted [Health] That taco you just ate may not have smelled suspect but if it harbored e coli you could be in for a few days of food poisoning. A new phone-based imaging device could one day spot the gut-busting bugs befo... 0 Published 91 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	The Swash 1000 Bidet Toilet Seat Review: This Will Change the Way You Poop [Video] Everybody wants to use my bathroom right now. It's not the tile-work or the faucet or the shower-head. It's the toilet. Specifically, the bidet toilet seat. Brondell's Swash 1000 was one of our favorite g... 0 Published 92 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	You'll Splash, Not Crash, When You Fall Off This Climbing Wall [Fitness] There's no reason to fear plummeting to your death-or awkward crotch harnesses-with AquaSport's climbing walls. They're installed on the edge of a pool so if you lose your grip or footing, you're guarantee... 0 Published 92 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
0	Researchers May Have Discovered SuperStaph's Origins [Health] Doctors always suspected that our heavy reliance on antibiotics is what spurred the rise MRSA, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, the staphylococcus "super germ." Turns out it may not have been u... 0 Published 92 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details
1	Barfipelago: Using Twitter to Fight Virus Outbreak Norovirus can spread among people very, very fast. But not as fast as Twitter. When an outbreak hit the annual Archipelago journalism conference in Victoria, British Columbia in January, attendees and organizers alike used Twitter as their primary means ... 0 Published 94 days ago in Wired Science - News for Your Neurons: Profile, Details
0	Everything You Need To Battle Those Terrifying Invisible Invaders: Germs [Toolkit] You can't see 'em, you can't smell 'em, and you certainly can't feel 'em—but you just know your body and your home is crawling with microscopic invaders who'll do everything they can to make you sick... 0 Published 94 days ago in Gizmodo, the Gadget Guide: Profile, Details

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