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Few want doctors deciding life or death PITTSBURGH, -- Despite the moral and ethical enormity of ending life-support for incapacitated patients, most would prefer doctors not make the decision, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Douglas B. White of the University of Pittsburgh says a study shows...

Inflammation fighter: Black rice bran ALBANY, Calif., -- Black rice bran may help fight disease-related inflammation, U.S. and South Korean researchers say. Mendel Friedman of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service in Albany, Calif., and Sun Phil Choi of Ajou...

Vitamin B lack linked to Alzheimer's STOCKHOLM, Sweden, -- Vitamin B12 -- found in fish, poultry and other meat -- may protect against Alzheimer's disease, researchers in Sweden suggest. Dr. Babak Hooshmand of Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, says the seven-year study involved...

Air travelers already know the frustration of endlessly waiting for a plane to arrive or depart, but now a new study has put a dollar amount on the economic toll of the problem and it's big. Flight delays cost the nation $32.9 billion in 2007, with passengers on the hook for more than half of...

A study worth sharing with friends both male and female: A study conducted by UCLA's Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle. For example: if she is ovulating, she is attracted to...

Add cannibalism to the fearsome attributes of Tyrannosaurus rex, the big-headed dinosaur that roamed North America 66 million years ago and took no prisoners. A study released on the scientific website PLoS ONE suggests T. rex made the tooth marks on four specimens of Tyrannosaurus rex. "If...

People happiest/saddest from relationships BUFFALO, N.Y., -- Individual achievements like schooling or career may take most of one's effort but our best and worst experiences involve others, U.S. researchers say. Study co-author Shira Gabriel of the University at Buffalo, principal author...

Study: Motor vehicles make Americans fat KNOXVILLE, Tenn., European countries with high rates of walking and cycling have fewer obese people than Australia and the United States, U.S. researchers found. David Bassett Jr. of the University of Tennessee at Knoxville said "active travel" --...

Study urges less urban sprawl, more forest WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Less urban sprawl and more forests are keys to decreasing water runoff and disastrous flooding, U.S. scientists said. Researchers at Purdue University used computer modeling to study the runoff rates of Michigan's Muskegon River...

Study: San Andreas quake 'overdue' LOS ANGELES, California's San Andreas fault has produced more earthquakes than previously thought and is overdue for a major one, a study says. Scientists spent years studying the geology of the Carrizo Plain area of the San Andreas about 100 miles northwest...

Resting brain linked to fibromyalgia pain BOSTON, Boston researchers say they have linked resting-state brain connectivity and spontaneous pain intensity in patients with fibromyalgia. Vitaly Napadow of Massachusetts General Hospital and colleagues at the University of Michigan enrolled 36...

Tinnitus linked to prolonged cellphone use VIENNA, Prolonged cellphone use may be a potential risk factor for developing tinnitus -- persistent ringing/roaring/hissing in the ears -- researchers in Austria say. Hans-Peter Hutter of the Medical University of Vienna in Austria and colleagues...

Study: 'Out-of-hours' babies at risk LONDON, A British study says babies born at night or on weekends are at greater risk of dying than those born during traditional working hours. Data on 2 million births in Scotland over 20 years suggest the risk to babies born out of hours was one-third...

Death risk double for obese men at age 20 STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Obese 20-year-old men have a lifelong doubling of premature death risk, researchers in Denmark say. Study leader Esther Zimmermann of the Institute of Preventive Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital and the Institute of...

The ongoing global impact of Framingham PHILADELPHIA, (UPI) -- The U.S. Framingham Heart Study, begun in 1948 to study cardiovascular disease, also changed epidemiology and biostatistics, U.S. researchers say. In a special issue of Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, researchers from around...

Stimulating life may slow cancer growth COLUMBUS, Ohio, (UPI) -- Living a life of physical, mental and social stimulation may curb cancer growth, Ohio State University cancer researchers said. The researchers found a stimulating environment activates a nervous system pathway the brain uses to...

Study: Cycling healthier for all UTRECHT, Netherlands, (UPI) -- Dutch researchers found cycling is healthier than driving, despite the increased risk of a cyclist's injury and exposure to car exhaust. Jeroen Johan de Hartog of the Utrecht University and colleagues did an integrated health...

Study: New drugs may come from deep ocean ORLANDA, Fla., (UPI) -- A drug to treat malaria, one of the world's deadliest diseases, could come from sponges, sea worms and other undersea creatures, a scientist says. Debopam Chakrabarti of the University of Central Florida has analyzed samples of...

Study: Too much sugar in toddler foods CALGARY, Alberta, (UPI) -- A Canadian study says more than half the food products sold for babies and toddlers in the country's supermarkets have too much sugar. The study of 186 food products specifically marketed for babies and toddlers found 53 percent...

Study: Spending cuts can increase deaths LONDON, (UPI) -- Levels of social spending in Europe are strongly linked with risks of death from heart attacks and alcohol-induced illness, British researchers say. David Stuckler of the University of Oxford and his colleagues say there is currently a...