Weird Science

[Uncle Mxy]

Will "brain shaking" be a new workout fad?

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-0...ciousness.html

[Uncle Mxy]

For that matter, why work out at all? Soon we won't have to...

http://www.gizmag.com/scripps-drug-s...e-mimic/28651/

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Am I the only one who wants to marry a sugar mama?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...cience+News%29

[Uncle Mxy]

ReliaFit features a gentle, hydrocolloid seal that conforms to the skin, a flexible faceplate that fits any size anatomy (including uncircumcised and retracted anatomy), and a vent to improve drainage. It also includes Mastisol, a non-water soluble adhesive with a proven safety profile, to increase the securement of ReliaFit to the patient’s anatomy.

http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/09/...gement-device/

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http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/sc...pagewanted=all

Not long ago, researchers had thought it was rare for the cells in a single healthy person to differ genetically in a significant way. But scientists are finding that it’s quite common for an individual to have multiple genomes. Some people, for example, have groups of cells with mutations that are not found in the rest of the body. Some have genomes that came from other people.

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A simple measurement of the sweat gland activity of a depressed person can determine if he or she is suicidal -- with 97 per cent accuracy.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...cience+News%29

[Uncle Mxy]

Research that was definitely not sponsored by Coke:
Caffeine Consumption Slows Down Brain Development, Rat Study Shows

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...cience+News%29

[Uncle Mxy]

I still think peanut butter is better used as a sex toy, or to help feed meds to obstinate dogs. But this is cool:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...cience+News%29

[Uncle Mxy]

I've gravitated to watching English language movies with subtitles and now I know why:

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...cience+News%29

[Uncle Mxy]

This is obvious to anyone who's ever eaten an Oreo.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...cientists.html