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CDC: Poop Found in a Majority of Public Pools

CDC: Poop Found in a Majority of Public Pools

By Sean Patterson May 17, 2013 | 4 Comments

The CDC this week revealed that a new study on fecal matter in public pools uncovered a disturbing statistic. Over half of pools tested in the study were found to have E. coli, a marker for fecal contamination. The study …

Generational Gap Seen in Privacy Concerns Generational Gap Seen in Privacy Concerns

A new study shows that the current debate about online privacy may wane as those who grew up online begin to take over. The survey, conducted at the University of Southern Calfornia (USC), shows that members of the Millennial generation …

HIV Vaccine Fails Clinical Trial HIV Vaccine Fails Clinical Trial

The U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) has announced that a clinical trial of an experimental HIV vaccine has been halted, following a report from a safety monitoring board. The independent data and safety monitoring board found during an interim …

Binge Eating, Weight Reduced Using Brain Stimulation Binge Eating, Weight Reduced Using Brain Stimulation

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania may have found the next big trend in weight loss: deep brain stimulation (DBS). A new study has found that DBS in a specific brain region in mice can activate a dopamine type-2 receptor. …

Diet, Exercise Best in Combination, Shows Study Diet, Exercise Best in Combination, Shows Study
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Though it is generally well-known that diet and exercise are the most fool-proof ways to stay healthy, many people looking to get healthy will start with either one or the other. Easing into a healthy lifestyle can be easier than …

Colbert Takes on That Revealing Facebook Likes Study Colbert Takes on That Revealing Facebook Likes Study
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A couple of weeks ago, we looked into a recent study by Cambridge University on Facebook likes and just how revealing they are. Long story short – they’re quite revealing. The researchers were able to accurately predict subjects’ activities and …

Browse Facebook for Old Photos to Improve Your Mood Browse Facebook for Old Photos to Improve Your Mood

According to a study from the University of Portsmouth, using Facebook as a gateway for a trip down memory lane may be the most positive thing you can do with the service. For starters, the study’s makeup looks like this: …

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Earthquakes Turn Water to Gold, Shows New Study Earthquakes Turn Water to Gold, Shows New Study
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One of the major goals of alchemy was to create gold from other, less expensive materials. Now it appears that if alchemists of old could have harnessed the power of the Earth, they might have been successful. A new study …

Higgs Boson Found in Large Hadron Collider Data Higgs Boson Found in Large Hadron Collider Data

Scientists working with data from CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) this week revealed that a detailed analysis suggests that the elusive Higgs boson really has been discovered. The possible discovery of the so-called “god particle” was announced last year, but …

HIV Cured in U.S. Infant Through Early Treatment HIV Cured in U.S. Infant Through Early Treatment
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Doctors at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center are reporting a “functional cure” of an HIV-infected infant. The infant, known only to have been born in Mississippi, was given antiretroviral therapy (ART) within 30 hours after its birth. Doctors believe the …

CRE Superbug Infections Could Last Over One Year CRE Superbug Infections Could Last Over One Year

A new study has shown that patients infected with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) could take over one year to be rid of CRE bacteria. CRE, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are potentially deadly infections that …

Mediterranean Diet Could Reduce Heart Risks Mediterranean Diet Could Reduce Heart Risks

A new study has shown that a Mediterranean diet could significantly reduce heart risks. The Mediterranean diet is generally associated with diets that are prevalent in Italy, Greece, and Spain. It includes large amounts of fruits, vegetables, olive oil, cereals, …

Study: ChaCha Beats Google For Mobile Q&A Study: ChaCha Beats Google For Mobile Q&A
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Butler Business Accelerator has released findings from a new study of mobile search engines and question and answer platforms. The study says ChaCha answered questions better than ten other mobile search engines and Q&A platforms including Google, Bing, Yahoo, Siri, …

Childhood TV Viewing Linked to Antisocial Behavior Childhood TV Viewing Linked to Antisocial Behavior

A new study has found that excessive TV watching in childhood could portend antisocial or criminal behavior later in life. The study, published in the journal Pediatrics, followed 1,000 children between the ages of 5 and 15. Every two years …

Behold, the Mother of All Porn Infographics Behold, the Mother of All Porn Infographics
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Jon Millward has spent the last six months carefully analyzing porn. So what, right? Who hasn’t? No, my friends, you haven’t been analyzing porn in the way that he has. “For the first time, a massive data set of 10,000 …

Harvard Professor: Google Ads Are Discriminating Harvard Professor: Google Ads Are Discriminating

Harvard professor Latanya Sweeney has put together a report saying that Google is racially discriminating with some of its ads. Google, of course, says this is not the case. Still, it’s an interesting, if incomplete study. Here’s the abstract: A …

Your Sedentary Lifestyle Is Killing Your Swimmers Your Sedentary Lifestyle Is Killing Your Swimmers

Guys: get off reddit. Seriously. And stop watching House of Cards. I know it’s all there at once – all 13 episodes! But go take the dog for a walk. For the love of your sperm. We all know by …