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Study Shows Bullies Enjoy Seeing Others in Pain

by Rane

A study was done on aggressive teenagers and shows that they may actually enjoy inflicting pain on others.

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Testosterone Patch May Restore Sex Drive in Women

by Rane

Are you a woman who has a lowered sexual desire? Australian researchers say that a testosterone patch may significantly improve low libidos in older women.

However, there are side effects.

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Migraines May Lower Risk of Breast Cancer

by Rane

A new study has found that women with a history of migraines have a significantly lower risk of breast cancer.

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Inhale, Exhale, Repeat: Japan Tobacco's 'Smoking Manners for Adults' Ads, Part 4

by Steve Levenstein

Part 4 of Japan Tobacco's 'Smoking Manners for Adults' Ad Series

Japan Tobacco's series of 73 "Smoking Manners for Adults" ads - numbers 31 through 40 provided here - have lately achieved international recognition, including comedian David Sedaris' amusing discussion of them on Late Night with David Letterman. Without doubt the ads are (often unintentionally) funny, insightful and thought-provoking, but will smokers who read them really think about their manners?

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Children Living with Smokers More Likely to be Hungry

by Rane

Researchers at the New York University School of Medicine and Bellevue Hospital Center found that children living with adult smokers are more likely to be underfed.

Experimental Drug Tricks Body Into Losing Weight

by Rane

A new synthetic drug has been tested and might help a dieter’s dreams come true. This new drug may keep extra weight off, even while on a high-fat diet.

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Are You Ready to Start a Business? Find Out With the Small Business Assessment Tool

by Beth Hodgson

How do you know when you are emotionally and financially ready to take your big business idea to the next step and make it a reality? The Small Business Assessment Tool, presented by the US Small Business Administration helps ease you into the decisions that surround getting your business started.

Blue-Enriched Lights May Stop Drowsiness at Work

by Rane

Have you ever gone into work and just felt sleepy the whole day and couldn’t get going? Well, lighting may play a big part in your drowsiness.

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Inventor's Hall of Fame Picks 2008 Collegiate Inventors Finalists

by Myra Per-Lee

The National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation announced the 2008 finalists of the Collegiate Inventors Competition. Sponsored by the Abbott Fund and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the competiton winners were undergraduate and graduate students whose inventions were found to meet pressing needs in our society.

An Attempt at the Land Speed Record for 2010

by George Delozier

763.053 mph-The current land speed record that was set by Andy Green in October of 1997. Before him, Richard Nobel held the title reaching a speed of 633mph. Now, the two men have decided to team up in an attempt to shatter the current record and forever put themselves in the history books.

Capturing the Leasing Market: Profit from Shared Office Space

by Beth Hodgson

In Good Company, located in New York’s Manhattan, is attempting to take the shared workplace to a new level by offering space solely to female entrepreneurs. Cubes & Crayons, in Silicon Valley, provides childcare for parents who share their office.

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New Purple Tomato Could Help Fight Cancer

by Rane

Researchers at the John Innes Centre in Norwich have created a genetically modified purple tomato that could be used to help fight cancer.

Scientists Able to Erase Memories in Mice

by Rane

Remember those movies that show devices used to erase the mind? Well, now researchers may be one step closer to that process. Scientists have now been able to remove certain memories from mice.