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Shopping equally addictive as eating cake

New Delhi, Jan 8 (ANI): Experts have found that shopping and eating cake are equally addictive, as both the actions have the same effect on the brain. Clinical psychologist, Saliha Afridi says the constant need to make a purchase can turn into an addiction known as compulsive shopping. Jan 8, 2014
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CES 2014: Kolibree's Connected Intelligent Toothbrush Unveiled

Kolibree smart electronic toothbrush touted as the world's first internet connected oral hygiene device is a brain child of Cessot and Thomas Serval, an ex Microsoft-and-Google employee.The smart toothbrush is fitted with accelerometer, gyroscope and magnetometer to track how well the user brushes the teeth and gives scores on mobile dash board on the smartphone via Bluetooth. Jan 6, 2014
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Exercise makes you choose low fat food over fatty ones

New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that exercising could make low-calorie food appear more appetizing. Scans taken after volunteers jogged for an hour showed that the brain's "reward centres" lit up when they were shown images of low-fat diet foods. But the same brain regions showed reduced activity when volunteers looked at pictures of calorie-dense fatty food. Jan 5, 2014
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Subramanian Swamy supports Ramdev's no tax suggestion

New Delhi, Jan 05 (ANI): A day after Yoga guru Baba Ramdev said that there should be no taxes except for bank transaction tax in the nation, BJP leader Subramanian Swamy supported the same and said that he advocate the same policy to be brought about in the country. He said that all the unnecessary taxes are the result of the crooked brain of P Chidambaram. Though, he also said that there is political implication in bringing transaction taxes in practice. Jan 5, 2014
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Kicking the butt can help you have good night's sleep this New Year

New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): A new research has suggested that smoking disrupts the circadian clock function in both the lungs and the brain, thereby ruining productive sleep, leading to cognitive dysfunction, mood disorders, depression and anxiety. "This study has found a common pathway whereby cigarette smoke impacts both pulmonary and neurophysiological function. Further, the results suggest the possible therapeutic value of targeting this pathway with compounds that could improve both lung and brain functions in smokers," Irfan Rahman, from the University of Rochester Medical Center in Rochester, N.Y, said. Jan 5, 2014
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Schumacher still 'stable' but critical as wife visits

Formula One legend Michael Schumacher remains "stable" but critical condition Thursday after four nights in hospital with severe brain injuries following a skiing accident in the French Alps. His wife Corinna visited him in Grenoble. Duration: 00:36 Jan 3, 2014
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'Good night's sleep' essential for brain health

New Delhi, Jan 1 (ANI): Researchers have found that one night of sleep depravity can cause morning blood concentrations of molecules NSE and S-100B to increase in healthy young men. These molecules are typically found in the brain. Thus, their rise in blood after sleep loss may indicate that a lack of snoozing might be conducive to a loss of brain tissue. Jan 1, 2014
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Michael Schumacher remains in 'critical' condition after suffering head trauma

Grenoble, Dec 30 (ANI): Formula One world champion Michael Schumacher remains in 'critical' condition following a fall while skiing off-piste in the French Alps resort of Meribel, his agent said. The 44-year-old German was taken to hospital in Grenoble and placed under the care of Professor Gerard Saillant, a brain and spine injury expert. Dec 30, 2013
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