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SSS 2009-02-24

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That 80s power ballad had it all wrong. Love may keep you from hurting. Two researcherspain specialist Sean Mackey at Stanford and love specialist Arthur Aron at S.U.N.Y. Stony Brookmet at a neuroscience conference. They realized they were talking ab

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Asia-Pacific Region Critical to US Economic Recovery

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According to Daily Mail on June 24, Israeli researchers have pinpointed a human brain region that keys in overcoming fear. The drug that activates these brain cells could help people face their phobias, from spiders to heights and public speaking. Sc

Breakaway Georgian Region Elects President

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