sofia vergara 's ex-fiancé has hit out at the modern family star , claiming that she wants to destroy two fertilized embryos that the couple created together . ' i have always strongly believed that life begins at conception and that every embryo is life on the journey towards birth , ' businessman nick loeb , said in a statement . ' i created these two female embryos with the purpose of taking them to term and not destruction , because i have always dreamed of being a father . ' scroll down for video ... drama : sofia vergara 's ex nick loeb -lrb- pictured here together in may last year -rrb- says he 's always ` dreamed ' of being a father ... as he defends lawsuit to keep frozen embryos . we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the 39-year-old filed a lawsuit last august over the two embryos . on monday he implied that he wants to use them to have children of his own - either with the involvement of his 42-year-old ex or without her . ' i have previously offered to waive any parental or financial responsibilities or obligations on the part of my ex , and to even give her the opportunity to be involved with the child in the future , should she change her mind , ' his statement , released through his lawyer mark j. heller , said . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . ' i take the responsibility and obligation of being a parent very seriously . ' in a full statement to usweekly loeb added : ` where a man does want to become a father , and wants to impose no obligations on the other party , he should have that corresponding right . ' loeb is a a scion of the loeb and lehman families and his father ran the prestigious wall street investment firm loeb , rhoades & co. before becoming us ambassador to denmark and a delegate to the united nations . loeb and vergara created the embryos through in vitro fertilization in november 2013 and they remain frozen at a beverly hills clinic . in a full statement released to usweekly nick said : ' i have always strongly believed that life begins at fertilization and that every embryo is a life on the journey towards birth . i created these two female embryos with the purpose of taking them to term and not destruction , because i have always dreamed of being a father . i have previously offered to waive any parental or financial responsibilities or obligations on the part of my ex , and to even give her the opportunity to be involved with the child in the future , should she change her mind . i take the responsibility and obligation of being a parent very seriously . creating an embryo in the natural way can lead to parenthood obligations , even where a man does n't want to become a father . where a man does want to become a father , and wants to impose no obligations on the other party , he should have that corresponding right . however life comes to be created , it should have no determination on either the rights of wanting to be or the requirements of having to be a parent . ' havana , cuba -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- cuban authorities said tuesday the infectious and sometimes deadly disease cholera had struck in havana , after declaring in august that an earlier cholera outbreak had been wiped out . a statement from the cuban health ministry said so far there were 51 confirmed cases in the new outbreak . the statement did not say if anyone had died from the disease , a bacterial infection of the small intestine , which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in infected people . the health ministry statement tuesday said the latest outbreak appeared to be caused by a food vendor who had not followed proper sanitary procedures . residents in some of the neighborhoods where the outbreak occurred told cnn that food stands had been closed down and stations set up at the entrances to buildings for people to disinfect their shoes . the statement said that health workers were in the `` extermination phase '' of fighting the disease in the cuban capital , which has a population of 2 million people . - recent music exposure . - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . vergara , tv 's highest paid actress and one of hollywood 's hottest stars , denies that she wants to destroy the embryos - but says she has no desire to have children with her ex-fiancé , either . last week , the colombian beauty said through her attorney that her plan is to keep the embryos frozen indefinitely . cholera , according to the world health organization , still infects between 3 million and 5 million people each year , killing between 100,000 and 120,000 . but until 2012 , cuba had not seen a cholera outbreak for more than 100 years . it is still not clear how the disease was reintroduced to the country . in august : cholera outbreak over ? - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . she has a 22-year-old son manolo with ex-husband joe gonzalez . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . vergara broke up with loeb last may after nearly two years of engagement . last christmas , she became engaged to true blood star joe manganiello . battle : nick loeb is currently embroiled in a bitter legal battle with the modern family star over claims she wants the frozen embryos , which the pair created in 2013 , destroyed . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
nick loeb and sofia vergara froze fertilized embryos in november 2013 but then broke up in may 2014 . implied he wants to use the embryos to have children and says he should be allowed to - whether vergara is involved or not . filed lawsuit claiming vergara wants to destroy the two female embryos . vergara denies this but says she does n't want to use them , either .
likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the 39-year-old filed a lawsuit last august over the two embryos . on monday he implied that he wants to use them to have children of his own - either with the involvement of his 42-year-old ex or without her . ' i have previously offered to waive any parental or financial responsibilities or obligations on the part of my ex , and to even give her the opportunity to be involved with the child in the future , should she change her mind , ' his statement , released through his lawyer mark j. heller , said . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . ' i take the responsibility and obligation of being a parent very seriously . ' in a full statement to usweekly loeb added : ` where a man does want to become a father , and wants to impose no obligations on the other party , he should have that corresponding right . ' loeb is a a scion of the loeb and lehman families and his father ran the prestigious wall street investment firm loeb , rhoades & co. before becoming us ambassador to denmark and a delegate to the united nations . loeb and vergara created the embryos a statement from the cuban health ministry said so far there were 51 confirmed cases in the new outbreak . the statement did not say if anyone had died from the disease , a bacterial infection of the small intestine , which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in infected people . the health ministry statement tuesday said the latest outbreak appeared to be caused by a food vendor who had not followed proper sanitary procedures . residents in some of the neighborhoods where the outbreak occurred told cnn that food stands had been closed down and stations set up at the entrances to buildings for people to disinfect their shoes . the statement said that health workers were in the `` extermination phase '' of fighting the disease in the cuban capital , which has a population of 2 million people . - recent music exposure . - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . vergara , tv 's highest paid actress and one of hollywood 's hottest stars , denies that she wants to destroy the embryos - but says she has no desire to have children with her ex-fiancé , either . last week , the colombian beauty said through her attorney that her plan is to keep the embryos frozen indefinitely . cholera , according to the world health organization , still infects between 3 million and 5 million people each year , killing between 100,000 and 120,000 . but until 2012 , cuba had not seen a cholera outbreak for more than 100 years . it is still not clear how the disease was reintroduced to the country . in august : cholera outbreak over ? - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . she has a 22-year-old son manolo with ex-husband joe gonzalez . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . vergara broke up with loeb last may after nearly two years of engagement . last christmas , she became engaged to true blood star joe manganiello . battle : nick loeb is currently embroiled in a bitter legal battle with the modern family star over claims she wants the frozen embryos , which the pair created in 2013 , destroyed . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
lawsuit to keep frozen embryos . we 've all been there : you hear a catchy song and for days - or even weeks - on end you just ca n't get it out of your head . known as an earworm or brainworm , the effect has been studied before - but its cause , and how to get rid of it , is poorly understood . now researchers say they have an answer ; chewing gum after hearing a catchy song will help you think about it less often . reading scientists say chewing gum helps you forget a song . in a study people were less likely to think about it when chewing -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . and they were a third less likely to ` hear ' it when chewing gum . the results suggests same technique could stop other intrusive thoughts . the 39-year-old filed a lawsuit last august over the two embryos . on monday he implied that he wants to use them to have children of his own - either with the involvement of his 42-year-old ex or without her . ' i have previously offered to waive any parental or financial responsibilities or obligations on the part of my ex , and to even give her the opportunity to be involved with the child in the future , should she change her mind , ' his statement , released through his lawyer mark j. heller , said . the study was carried out by scientists at the university of reading . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 . ' i take the responsibility and obligation of being a parent very seriously . ' in a full statement to usweekly loeb added : ` where a man does want to become a father , and wants to impose no obligations on the other party , he should have that corresponding right . ' loeb is a a scion of the loeb and lehman families and his father ran the prestigious wall street investment firm loeb , rhoades & co. before becoming us ambassador to denmark and a delegate to the united nations . loeb and vergara created the embryos of being a parent very seriously . creating an embryo in the natural way can lead to parenthood obligations , even where a man does n't want to become a father . where a man does want to become a father , and wants to impose no obligations on the other party , he should have that corresponding right . however life comes to be created , it should have no determination on either the rights of wanting to be or the requirements of having to be a parent . ' havana , cuba -lrb- cnn -rrb- -- cuban authorities said tuesday the infectious and sometimes deadly disease cholera had struck in havana , after declaring in august that an earlier cholera outbreak had been wiped out . in the cuban capital , which has a population of 2 million people . - recent music exposure . - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . vergara , tv 's highest paid actress and one of hollywood 's hottest stars , denies that she wants to destroy the embryos - but says she has no desire to have children with her ex-fiancé , either . last week , the colombian beauty said through her attorney that her less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . she has a 22-year-old son manolo with ex-husband joe gonzalez . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . vergara broke up with loeb last may after nearly two years of engagement . last christmas , she became engaged to true blood star joe manganiello . battle : nick loeb is currently embroiled in a bitter legal battle with the modern family star over claims she wants the frozen embryos , which the pair created in 2013 , destroyed . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
sofia vergara 's ex has hit the modern family star, wants destroy two fertilized embryos the couple created together. ' i have always strongly life begins every embryo life on the journey towards birth, ' businessman nick loeb said in ' i created these two female embryos taking term not destruction, because have always dreamed being. 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' loeb is a a scion the loeb and lehman families and ran the prestigious wall street investment firm loeb, rhoades & before becoming us ambassador denmark a delegate the united nations. loeb and vergara created the embryos through in november they remain frozen a beverly hills clinic. in a full statement released usweekly nick said : ' i always strongly life begins fertilization every embryo on the journey towards birth. i created these two female embryos taking term not destruction, because have always dreamed. i have previously offered waive any parental or financial responsibilities or on my ex, to even give her be involved, should change i take the responsibility and obligation being very. creating an embryo the natural way can lead parenthood obligations, even where a man does n't become where a man does want become, wants impose no obligations the other party, he have that corresponding right however life comes created, should have no determination either the rights wanting or the requirements having a parent ' havana, cuba -lrb- cnn -- cuban authorities said tuesday the infectious and sometimes deadly disease struck havana after declaring in august wiped. a statement the cuban health ministry said so 51 confirmed cases the new outbreak. the statement did anyone died, a bacterial of infected people the health ministry statement tuesday the latest outbreak appeared a food vendor not followed. residents in some the neighborhoods the outbreak told cnn food stands down stations set buildings for disinfect their shoes. the statement said health workers in the `` extermination phase '' fighting the cuban capital, which - recent music exposure. - repeated music exposure. - word triggers -lrb- eg. the word ` faith -rrb-. - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of associated a song. - situation trigger -lrb- eg. weddings can cause you remember your own first dance song -rrb-. - stress. vergara, tv 's highest paid actress and one hollywood 's hottest stars denies wants destroy the embryos - have, either last week, the colombian beauty said through her plan keep the embryos frozen indefinitely. cholera, according, still between 3 killing between. but until 2012, cuba seen for. it still the disease reintroduced. in august : cholera outbreak over? - surprise. - dreams. - mind wandering. over the next three minutes, they then asked hit a key every thought the songs - while chewing gum, not chewing or tapping. while chewing gum, volunteers reported thinking the song less often n't or told tap their finger. she has a 22-year-old son manolo with ex-husband joe gonzalez. and chewing gum also reduced they ` heard the song in by. the study is the chewing gum earworms - it suggests it stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts. ` interfering our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version the gum-chewing approach may work more widely, ' dr phil beaman from the university 's school psychology and clinical language sciences who led in the research 98 volunteers played the ` catchy tunes such play hard by david guetta payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb-. over the next three minutes, they then asked hit a key every thought the songs - while chewing gum, not chewing or tapping. while chewing gum, volunteers reported thinking the song less often n't or told tap their finger. and chewing gum also reduced they ` heard the song in by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb-. vergara broke up loeb last may after nearly two years engagement. last christmas, she became engaged true blood star joe manganiello battle : nick loeb is currently embroiled the modern family star over claims wants the frozen embryos, the pair created 2013 destroyed ` however more research see will help counter symptoms. 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a statement from the cuban health ministry said so far there were 51 confirmed cases in the new outbreak . the statement did not say if anyone had died from the disease , a bacterial infection of the small intestine , which causes severe diarrhea and vomiting in infected people . the health ministry statement tuesday said the latest outbreak appeared to be caused by a food vendor who had not followed proper sanitary procedures . residents in some of the neighborhoods where the outbreak occurred told cnn that food stands had been closed down and stations set up at the entrances to buildings for people to disinfect their shoes . the statement said that health workers were in the `` extermination phase '' of fighting the disease in the cuban capital , which has a population of 2 million people . - recent music exposure . - repeated music exposure . - word triggers -lrb- eg . the word ` faith ' -rrb- . - people triggers -lrb- where sight or memory of a person is associated with a song -rrb- . - situation trigger -lrb- eg . weddings can cause you to remember your own first dance song -rrb- . - stress . vergara , tv 's highest paid actress and one of hollywood 's hottest stars , denies that she wants to destroy the embryos - but says she has no desire to have children with her ex-fiancé , either . last week , the colombian beauty said through her attorney that her plan is to keep the embryos frozen indefinitely . cholera , according to the world health organization , still infects between 3 million and 5 million people each year , killing between 100,000 and 120,000 . but until 2012 , cuba had not seen a cholera outbreak for more than 100 years . it is still not clear how the disease was reintroduced to the country . in august : cholera outbreak over ? - surprise . - dreams . - mind wandering . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . she has a 22-year-old son manolo with ex-husband joe gonzalez . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third . the study is the first to examine the effects of chewing gum on earworms - and it suggests it could also be used to stop other unwanted or intrusive thoughts . ` interfering with our own `` inner speech '' through a more sophisticated version of the gum-chewing approach may work more widely , ' said dr phil beaman , from the university 's school of psychology and clinical language sciences , who led the study . in the research 98 volunteers were played the ` catchy tunes ' such as play hard by david guetta and payphone by maroon 5 -lrb- pictured -rrb- . over the next three minutes , they were then asked to hit a key every time they thought of the songs - while chewing gum , not chewing gum or tapping their finger . while chewing gum , volunteers reported thinking of the song less often than when they were n't chewing gum , or when they were told to tap their finger instead . and chewing gum also reduced the amount they ` heard ' the song in their minds by a third -lrb- stock image shown -rrb- . vergara broke up with loeb last may after nearly two years of engagement . last christmas , she became engaged to true blood star joe manganiello . battle : nick loeb is currently embroiled in a bitter legal battle with the modern family star over claims she wants the frozen embryos , which the pair created in 2013 , destroyed . ` however more research is needed to see whether this will help counter symptoms of obsessive-compulsive and similar disorders . ' in a previous study by the university of reading in 2009 , it was found that almost any song can become an earworm . a recent poll suggested over 90 per cent of the population experience them at least once a week with 15 per cent classifying their earworms as ` disturbing ' .
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