"Hobbit" Was Own Species, Not Diseased Human, Brain Study Says
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A tiny hobbit-like human that lived 18,000 years ago was a member of its own species, not a modern human with a brain disorder, according to a new study of the hominin's skull.
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Thought might not be dependent on language, according to new research by UK scientists.
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Women who are consistently overweight or obese during adulthood may be at increased risk for a decrease in the volume of certain areas of their brain -- according to a study from Sweden
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Long live the real Bilbo Baggins, the first Little People of the World, Homo floresiensis and Homo sapien archeologists Michael Morwood, Peter Brown and Professor Soejono!
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[Health India]: Washington, Dec 28: A new study conducted by Washington University School of Medicine suggests that genetic variations in a protein in the brain of mice, the absence of which makes them react to stress differently.
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There is a strong scientific and moral case for using primates in medical research, a report concludes.
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[Hollywood News]: London, Dec 18 : A team of London researchers, who have done a tongue in cheek psychological analysis of the one of the most intriguing characters in JRR Tolkien&#39;s epic &#39;Lord of the Rings,&#39; Gollum, say that not only was he a schizophrenic
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Researchers expose differences in brain activity between people who fib and those who don't. Brain scans reveal that it really is easier to tell the truth.
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THE discovery by Australian scientists on the Indonesian island of Flores of an entirely new humanoid species - colloquially dubbed &quot;hobbits&quot; because of their diminutive stature â-uts a new piece in place in the long scientific mission to understand
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Were there little people on Flores? A fresh analysis of the fossilised skeleton that sparked the Hobbit controversy, has provided more evidence to support the claim that Homo floresiensis is a new species of hominid, the Guardian reports, and not a diseased human with a shrunken and malformed brain.â¦
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A recent study initiated by drug manufacturing company DeCode Genetics of Reykjavik, has come up with startling results. The report was published in âPloS Medicineâ, the on-line journal.
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Fans of The Lord of the Rings may be interested to know that a remote Indonesian island has yielded the remains of pint-size people - a surprising new human species â-hat paleontologists say lived just 18,000 years ago.
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People who see colorful "auras" in response to people or words may simply have a brain condition, not psychic powers, according to a new research report.
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(National-NBC) Nov. 16, 2004 - In a study of overweight adults and their overweight dogs researchers found both the people and their pets lost weight and kept it off over the course of the one year study.
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Personality really can be read in a person's eyes, a study has said.
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Humpback whales have a type of brain cell seen only in humans, the great apes, and other cetaceans such as dolphins, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of a heretofore unknown species of dwarf people, dubbed Homo floresiensis.