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Isidro Cortez, de 28 años, de Queens, Nueva York, estaba visitando el área de Filadelfia con un grupo de amigos y familiares. | Univision 41 Nueva York WXTV | Univision
Until recently, most everyone—memory scientists included—believed that forgetting served no purpose. But new research in psychology, neurobiology, medicine, and computer science tells a different story.
A 25-year-old woman had managed to get out of the passenger seat after being shot and was found across the street on the sidewalk, Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said. She was rushed to the hospital in critical condition with gunshot wounds to her stomach and thigh. "It's a very nice, quiet, normally very safe neighborhood, we don't usually see any problems at all in this particular area," Small said. At least 11 shots were fired near the driver side of the car, which was still running when police arrived. "It appears the shooter or shooters was standing on the sidewalk right...
Substituting a cup of cocoa throughout the day for other snacks could help obese people lose weight – even if they're on a high-fat diet, a new study claims. In lab experiments, US researchers gave obese mice with liver disease a dietary supplement of cocoa powder, for a period of eight weeks. Even though the mice were on a high-fat diet, the experts found the supplement reduced DNA damage and the amount of fat in their livers. While there is more to learn about the health benefits of cocoa, the researchers believe it may in some way impede the digestion of dietary fat and carbohyd...
Research in the US found flavanols - plant chemicals that are abundant in cocoa beans - helped people aged between 50 and 75 in a list-learning task.