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Brain Scans Predict Pleasure from New Music Downloads

By Ashik Siddique | Apr 12, 2013 06:50 AM EDT

Neuroimaging explains what happens in your brain when you love a new music track so much you want to download it. Whether it’s a crescendo or a beat drop, your nucleus accumbens brings the pleasure.

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Food Cravings: Why It Occurs and How to Curb Them

By Nikki Tucker | Oct 08, 2012 01:13 PM EDT

With the urgency of the global obesity epidemic, scientists are exploring the reasoning behind an individual's craving.

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Male Researchers Reveal the Real Reason Why Men Love Breasts

By Christine Hsu | Sep 26, 2012 02:17 PM EDT

Two male researchers have attempted to answer the age-old question: why are men obsessed with women's breasts?

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The Science of Orgasms

By Nikki Tucker | Sep 07, 2012 04:08 PM EDT

The body's sexual response cycle occurs in four stages: excitement, plateau, orgasm and resolution.

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Feline Friends Are Dangerous For Your Health

By Nikki Tucker | Sep 07, 2012 01:54 PM EDT

In the United Kingdom cats are posing a severe health threat, infecting 350,000 individuals with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii.

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