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TIVO OR NOT TIVO? Sharp will soon ship its own wireless Aquos LCD TV, but it's the newly announced Open Aquos that has the most promising feature: a basic-function video recorder (and removable hard drive). It won't replace a TiVo, but the 15-in. or 20-in. models can pause live TV or save news, soaps or talk shows hours--or days--after they have aired...
...function before your morning cuppa joe? Bottoms up, says a new study in the Annals of Internal Medicine that found an unusual correlation between coffee consumption and a lower risk of Type 2 diabetes. Researchers tracked more than 126,000 subjects for 18 years and discovered that those who drank at least six cups (or 48 oz.) of caffeinated coffee a day significantly reduced their risk of diabetes--more than 50% in men and about 30% in women--compared with non--coffee drinkers. Doctors certainly don't claim that the brew is an elixir of health, but if you already...
...Crimson poll found that 80 percent of undergraduates felt depressed at least once last year. Forty-seven percent felt so depressed it was difficult to function at least once. Ten percent said they had seriously considered committing suicide...
About 39 percent of college students nationwide reported feeling so depressed it was difficult to function at least once in the previous year, according to a survey conducted by the American College Health Association last spring...
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a powerful scanning technology used to probe brain function and mental illness, including depression. It may also have a role in treating that disease. "We were using MRI to investigate the effectiveness of certain medications in bipolar patients," says Michael Rohan of McLean Hospital in Belmont, Mass., "and noticed that many came out of the MRI feeling much better than when they went in." A controlled study found that 23 of 30 bipolar subjects who had scans showed mood improvement. If larger studies confirm the effect, a tabletop version of the scanner could someday...