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Broken Sleep May Be Natural Sleep - Psychiatric Times
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 6:41 PM EST ()
By Walter A. Brown, MD | March 1, 2007 Dr Brown is clinical professor of psychiatry at Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, and a practicing psychiatrist.
Hepatitis C virus survives by hijacking liver microRNA
Seeded on Tue Jan 3, 2012 10:24 AM EST (medicalxpress.com)
Viral diseases are still one of the biggest challenges to medical science.
Just how smart can we be? Weighing the limits on the human brain
Seeded on Mon Jan 2, 2012 1:35 PM EST (Worldcrunch)
The human brain is an incredible machine, but it may have reached the limit of its abilities. Evolution could cause our brains to grow a bit more, though bigger may not necessarily be better.
The bush & the bramble of the human family
Seeded on Sun Jan 1, 2012 1:41 PM EST (discovermagazine.com)
As scholars of human evolution learn more about different types of humans that may have co-existed and even interbred in the not too distant past, it's no stretch to assume that some people will argue that greater or lesser groups exist today.
The Human Evolution World Tour
Seeded on Sun Jan 1, 2012 7:21 AM EST (Smithsonian Magazine | Hominid Hunting)
A few weeks ago, Smithsonian introduced the concept of "evotourism," with 12 sites around the world where visitors can appreciate and learn about evolution.
Cell Phones, Driving, and Multitasking
Seeded on Sat Dec 31, 2011 2:27 PM EST (Science 2.0)
The brain evolved under conditions that were almost certainly far less stimulating, and we've created an artificial environment where the intensity, duration, and variety of stimulation is beginning to tax the upper limits of normal attention.
Has the 'one species' idea of humans been put to bed?
Seeded on Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:41 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Hobbits on Flores, Denisovans in Siberia, Neanderthals across Eurasia and our very own ancestors.
Scientists tickle animals to find laughter clues
Seeded on Fri Dec 30, 2011 9:33 AM EST (BBC News - Japan hit by massive earthquake)
Thought it was just humans that are ticklish? Think again - scientists are studying how animals respond to being tickled in a bid to shed light on how laughter evolved.
Modern man emerged out of hunger
Seeded on Thu Dec 29, 2011 7:59 AM EST (Israel21c)
Researchers at Tel Aviv University say modern humans appeared in Israel 400,000 years ago -- 200,000 years earlier than previously thought - as a result of the disappearance of elephant meat.In their paper, Man the Fat Hunter - the demise of the Homo erectus and the emergence of …
The Top 10 Hominid Discoveries of 2011
Seeded on Wed Dec 28, 2011 2:47 PM EST (Smithsonian Magazine | Hominid Hunting)
This great article reviews recent human evolution research highlights to come up with the author's picks for the top 10 hominid discoveries of the year.
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