Interesting Links

A Different Way to Treat Pain
Listen to Diminishing Pain by Distraction on NPR.

MRI Can Serve as Lie Detectors
A study found that MRI of the brain can be more than 90% accurate at finding if a person is lying. The accuracy of currently used polygraphs is about 80%.

How does it work? "The MRI images show that more blood flows to parts of the brain associated with anxiety and impulse control when people lie." (USA Today)

First Live Giant Squid Photographed (via National Geographic)
Discovery Channel features Chasing Giants, also check out Meet the Giant - a flash-based educational game. Listen to the NPR story.

Google Blog Advises How to Prevent DVT
There are "some tips for those taking long road, train or bus trips, and frequent flyers." Read more in Attention, frequent flyers, written by the Google staff physician Dr. Taraneh Razavi.