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Actions Speak Louder: Why We Use Our Past Behavior To Determine Our Cu
Sometimes it's difficult for us to remember how we felt about a product. A new study reveals that when memory fails, consumers will use postpurchase actions as a proxy. In other words, if we gab about a terrible dinner and a boring movie with loved ones, we might mistake the positive memory of talking about the experience for positive memories of the experience itself.

Minimally Invasive Procedure Effective Alternative For Uterine Fibroid
Hysterectomy remains the most common treatment for uterine fibroids. However, interventional radiologists at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., say many women with fibroid-related symptoms are candidates for the minimally invasive treatment known as uterine fibroid embolization (UFE).

Sawing The ZZZZZs: Getting Old Needn't Keep You Awake, Geriatricians S
While changes to sleep requirements and patterns occur throughout life, sleep problems are not a normal consequence of aging, according to a review article by Saint Louis University geriatricians.

Facial Resurfacing Treats Precancerous Skin Lesions, May Help Prevent
Facial skin resurfacing with lasers, an acid skin peel or a topical cream may reduce the number of precancerous skin lesions and lower the risk of developing skin cancer, according to a report in the August issue of the Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Novel Protein Complex Enables Survival In Hostile Environment
Biswarup Mukhopadhyay and Eric Johnson from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech have discovered a novel enzyme that represents an ancient detoxification system and provides a clue to the development of early metabolism on earth.

Naps Help Your Memory, New Study Suggests
A ninety minute daytime nap helps speed up the process of long term memory consolidation. Long term memory is defined as a permanent memory that doesn't disappear or that disappears after many years. This part of our memory is divided into two types -- memories of "what"(for example: what happened yesterday or what one remembers from an article one read yesterday) and memories of "how to"(for example: how to read Hebrew, how to drive, play basketball or play the piano).

A Data 'Repair Kit' For Quantum Computers
A practical method for automatically correcting data-handling errors in quantum computers has been developed and demonstrated by physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

R Rating Might Be Unlikely To Affect Teens Exposure To Smoking In Movi
Several recent research studies published in the US have determined that young adolescents who see smoking scenes in movies are more likely to smoke. To combat smoking among youth, public health groups have called for restricted ratings for movies that depict smoking. A new study from New Zealand, however, calls that strategy into question, noting that the R rating may not have the intended effect of putting such movies 'out of reach'of children.

ReacTable Tactile Synth Catches Björk's Eye -- and Ear
A new instrument that musicians play by moving blocks on an acrylic table gets mass exposure on the Icelandic pop singer's tour.

A Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process and Federal Disaster Assis
This website explains how state governors, through the Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (1988), request and obtain a presidential disaster declaration after disasters such as fires, hurricanes, tornadoes, and floods. Discusses the declaration process and the types of individual, public, and hazard mitigation assistance that might be provided for a disaster. From the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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