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The more than 100 million Americans living with chronic pain and daily suffering often have limited outlets to talk about their conditions with others who can understand and offer comfort. Online chatrooms may provide a beneficial forum where chronic pain sufferers can openly and safely communicate, as discussed in an article in Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers. The article is available free online on the...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online From time immemorial, humans have grappled to understand the slippery notion of time, often drawing on familiar metaphors of physical motion such as “time flies” or “time marches on.” When Einstein published his paper on special relativity in 1905, he forever fused the notions of space and time into a single, mind-boggling, yet mathematically elegant, concept known as spacetime. Now, new research on the human brain suggests...

Effective Environmental Services and Clifford Woods offer the benefits of the relaunch of odor control product to knock down odors and reduce environmental impact in a non-polluting way. No chemicals or masking perfumes are used. Lake View Terrace, CA (PRWEB) February 20, 2013 Effective Environmental Services and Clifford Woods are pleased to announce the relaunch of their odor control product that is able to provide Organic Odor Control allows users to get rid of odor organically and is...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Salt is a necessity for life, yet too much of it can have detrimental effects, such as hypertension or kidney failure in humans. New research from a team of American biochemists has discovered how mammals’ tongues are equipped to guard against ingesting high concentrations of salt. According to the team’s report in the journal Nature, their findings could be used to help control the diet of individuals who eat too much salt,...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online A new study has shown that those who dislike a certain style of music based on the sound of it, or the use of harmonies within, simply aren’t trying hard enough. In other words, our love of music and appreciation for harmony is a product of nurture, not nature. According to associate professor Neil McLachlan from the Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, people can learn to appreciate and even love different styles of...

Tinnitus treatment spray is now discounted for adults online courtesy of http://www.tinnitusspray.com. This product is now offered at a new lower price to offer a discounted way to relieve the symptoms of Tinnitus in adults by Tinnitus Spray Co. Seattle, Washington (PRWEB) February 12, 2013 Ringing in ears is a side effect most attributed to Tinnitus in adults. Treatments are available medically that can involve a variety of long-term solutions that could be costly to a person without...

Ultraviolet vision evolved at least eight times in birds from a common violet sensitive ancestor finds a study published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Evolutionary Biology. All of these are due to single nucleotide changes in the DNA. Modern daytime birds either have violet sensitive or ultraviolet sensitive vision. Being ultraviolet sensitive alters visual cues used to select a mate, avoiding predators, and in finding food. Researchers from Uppsala University and the Swedish...

CuraLase is launching a new website to educate patients on a non-invasive therapy to alleviate the pain associated with many conditions. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina (PRWEB) February 06, 2013 Locally owned CuraLase Global, Inc. is launching a new website, http://www.curalase.com. For those seeking an effective treatment for the pain associated with many conditions, the new website will be a valuable tool to find answers to their questions. Including the frequently asked question of how...

Bikini Soft value proposition is simple: 1) Bikini Soft offers the best shave ever, guaranteed; 2) Bikini Soft extends the life of your razor and saves you money; and 3) Bikini Soft helps you to recycle your razors. Huntington Beach, CA (PRWEB) February 05, 2013 Select Merchandising Group, the company that guarantees “the best shave ever” with its Bikini Soft Shave Oil, announced today that it having a Valentines Sweepstakes for the month of February. Cash prizes as well as product...

Alan McStravick for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Located just about an inch above the human elbow is one of the most sensitive patches of skin on our body. An excess of nerve endings in this region means just a light pinch will have even those with the highest pain thresholds flinching and begging for mercy. But humans are not even in the running when it comes to hyper-sensitivity on the skin. Another mammal, the star-nosed mole (named for the star-shaped tip of its snout), has...