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Keen Videogamers' Brains May Reward Them More

Teenagers who spend a lot of time on video-games have different structures and activity levels in areas of the brain that are linked to reward, scientists have found, suggesting they get more out of gaming than people who tend to play less.

Keen Video-Gamers' Brains May Reward Them More

Teenagers who spend a lot of time on video-games have different structures and activity levels in areas of the brain that are linked to reward, scientists have found, suggesting they get more out of gaming than people who tend to play less.

In Greek Crisis, HIV Gains Ground

Nurse Maria Vatista works inside a mobile HIV testing van as another medic sits outside with immigrants in Omonia square in Athens Oct. 31, 2011.
'Contagion' is the label financial markets use for the economic spread of the Greek crisis. For hundreds of people in an increasingly chaotic society, the word has a deadlier meaning.
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Factbox: Key evidence, testimony in Jackson doctor trial

Michael Jackson's former physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, is on trial for involuntary manslaughter in the Thriller singer's 2009 death. Closing arguments take place on Thursday and a Los Angeles jury will deliberate shortly afterward before deciding Murray's guilt or innocence.
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President Barack Obama Has Put Out His Last Butt

President Barack Obama has put out his last butt, his doctor said Monday. Despite the constant pressures of being commander-in-chief, Obama is tobacco free and on track to remain so in the future, according to a medical report released by his physician, Dr. Jeffrey Kuhlman.
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Shame slapped with NC-17 rating

Director Steve McQueen's Shame, a no-holds-barred movie about a man in the grip of sexual addiction, has officially received an NC-17 rating.
Fred Perry Unveils Amy Winehouse’s Final Collection.

Amy Winehouse Killed by Alcohol: 'Rehab' Singer Joins '27 Club' [VIDEO]

Coroner Suzanne Greenaway's report shows Winehouse consumed five times the legal drink-drive limit of alcohol before she died. Winehouse's death at 27 puts her in the company of more than 30 musicians to die by drug overdose of acute alcohol poisoning at the age of 27. Look back with us at ten of the most famous members of the infamous 27 Club, and some of their most iconic performances.
Actress Kaley Cuoco from "Big Bang Theory" arrives at the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles

Kaley Cuoco is Set to Tie the Knot with Josh Resnik

Kaley Cuoco, the actress from the sitcom Big Bang Theory is engaged to addiction specialist, Josh 'Lazie' Resnik.The wedding date is yet to be decided, and the couple sounds like they are very excited about taking their relationship to the next level.

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