Scientists discover the secret to a cat's amazing sense of smell
Scientists have found the secret to felines’ finesse at sniffing out food, friends and foes.
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JJ Shavit
- Jun 8
The real bias in news coverage is different than you might think, research finds
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers
JJ Shavit
- Apr 3
Breaking News: The surprising truth about news coverage bias
The language of these two networks was never more distinct, and never more volatile, than during coverage of political events.
JJ Shavit
- Mar 3
The real bias in news coverage is not what you think, research finds
The audiences of each of the networks is highly partisan: about 93 percent of those who identify Fox News as their main news source.
JJ Shavit
- Feb 3
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think, study finds
Networks showed increases in words associated with communion and sharing; but language associated with positive emotion dropped dramatically
JJ Shavit
- Jan 7
Researchers discover what makes time-restricted dieting work
Numerous studies have shown health benefits of time-restricted eating including increase in life span in laboratory studies.
JJ Shavit
- Jan 3
The real bias in news coverage is different than you might think, study finds
Two of America's major cable news networks – Fox News and MSNBC – anchor opposing ends of the political spectrum.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 6, 2022
Green Mediterranean diet found to significantly reduce dangerous fat around internal organs
The green Mediterranean diet (MED) significantly reduces visceral adipose tissue, a type of dangerous fat around internal organs.
JJ Shavit
- Dec 3, 2022
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think, study finds
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers
JJ Shavit
- Nov 16, 2022
One of the world's oldest diseases surprisingly can regenerate the liver
Leprosy is one of the world’s oldest and most persistent diseases but the bacteria that cause it may also have the surprising ability.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 31, 2022
The real bias in news coverage is not what you might think
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 28, 2022
Breakthrough study finds new ways to prevent liver cancer
Almost all liver cancers develop after decades of chronic liver disease but a new discovery may lead to treatments that could break the link
JJ Shavit
- Oct 25, 2022
Green juices burn body fat and improve digestion, new study finds
Visceral fat is often dubbed the ‘hidden' fat because it lies in the body's midsection, where it can't be touched or seen.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 11, 2022
Researchers solve the mystery of why Mars has no liquid water on its surface
Water is essential for life on Earth and other planets, and scientists have found ample evidence of water in Mars’ early history.
JJ Shavit
- Oct 2, 2022
5-minute breathing exercise lowers blood pressure as much as drugs or exercise
Working out just five minutes daily via a practice described as “strength training for your breathing muscles” lowers blood pressure.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 27, 2022
Sugar molecule key to the prevention and cure of Alzheimer's Disease
Researchers say they discovered that a special sugar molecule could play a key role in the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 24, 2022
Green juice burns body fat and improves digestion, researchers find
One of the main dangers of visceral fat is the production of more proteins called cytokines, which trigger low-level inflammation.
JJ Shavit
- Sep 15, 2022
The real bias in news coverage is different than you expect
Researchers compared the two cable news networks using natural language analysis by quantifying key psychosocial and sociopolitical markers
JJ Shavit
- Aug 31, 2022
Deep brain stimulation shows promise against binge eating disorder
Pilot study finds that implanted brain-stimulating device dramatically reduced bingeing episodes and helped patients lose weight
JJ Shavit
- Aug 26, 2022
Genetic discovery could mark the end of disease-carrying mosquitoes
Genetic discovery could turn disease-carrying mosquitoes into insect Peter Pans, preventing them from ever maturing or multiplying.
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