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Rutgers study finds many consumers ignore food product recalls
Rutgers' Food Policy Institute (FPI) released a study today showing that many Americans fail to check their homes for recalled food products. view more (2009-04-15)
Frequent TV viewing during adolescence linked with risk of attention and learning difficulties
Teenagers who watch television for three or more hours per day may have a higher risk of attention and learning difficulties in their adolescent and early adult years. view more (2007-05-08)
A Walk In The Park A Day Keeps Mental Fatigue Away
If you spend the majority of your time among stores, restaurants and skyscrapers, it may be time to trade in your stilettos for some hiking boots. view more (2008-12-19)
The image of Nobel laureates differ considerably in media
Canonized celebrities or respected scientists? The image of Nobel laureates can differ considerably in the media. This is shown in an ongoing study by the Italian media researcher Massimiano Bucchi from the University of Trento. view more (2003-10-09)
Surgery proves effective in treating pediatric obstructive sleep apnea
Infants and young toddlers with obstructive sleep apnea and sleep disordered breathing experience significant improvement following surgical treatment of the ailment, according to an invited article in the June 2009 issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. view more (2009-06-01)
Subliminal advertising leaves its mark on the brain
UCL (University College London) researchers have found the first physiological evidence that invisible subliminal images do attract the brain's attention on a subconscious level. view more (2007-03-09)
Wake up and smell the sweat
Some people are oblivious to the odor in the locker room after a game, while others wrinkle their noses at the slightest whiff of sweat. view more (2007-11-26)
Children in care are at greater risk of death
Children in care are more likely to die before age 18 compared with the general population of the same age, conclude researchers from Finland in this week's BMJ. The results indicate the need for continuing attention to be paid to the transition period from foster care to independence. The study analysed deaths among all children in Finland who... view more... (2001-07-25)
Identification of carbon dioxide receptors in insects may help fight infectious disease
Mosquitoes don't mind morning breath. They use the carbon dioxide people exhale as a way to identify a potential food source. But when they bite, they can pass on a number of dangerous infectious diseases, such as malaria, yellow fever, and West Nile encephalitis. view more (2006-12-14)
Science with the Very Large Telescope
There will be many presentations at the Symposium of recent work at the major astronomical facilities in the world. The meeting provides a very useful forum to discuss the latest developments and, in this sense, contributes to the planning of future research with the VLT and other large telescopes. view more (1999-02-27)
New hope for schizophrenia sufferers
Key research from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) could lead to the first early diagnostic tool for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. view more (2005-08-08)
Study identifies pathway required for normal reproductive development
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) clinical researchers, in collaboration with basic scientists from the University of California, Irvine (UC Irvine) have identified a new molecular pathway required for normal development of the reproductive, olfactory and circadian systems in both humans and mice. view more (2007-10-16)
Infants are able to detect the 'impossible' at an early age
If you've ever been captivated by an M.C. Escher drawing of stairways that lead to nowhere or a waterfall that starts and ends at the same place, then you are familiar with what Psychologists describe as "impossible" objects and scenes. view more (2007-03-20)
Asleep or awake we retain memory
Sleeping helps to reinforce what we've learned. And brain scans have revealed that cerebral activity associated with learning new information is replayed during sleep. view more (2006-03-28)
Echolocation device enables blind to 'visualise' environment
The idea was sparked by a chance conversation between a group of academics at the University - Deborah Withington, a neurophysiologist, Dean Waters, a biologist and bat expert, Brian Hoyle, an electronics expert and food scientist Malcolm Povey. view more (2000-02-01)
Timely surgery dramatically reduces stroke risk for people with carotid stenosis (p 915)
Surgical intervention to remove narrowing in the carotid artery (carotid endarterectomy) could substantially reduce the risk of major strokes in certain groups of patients if it is done sufficiently soon after a "warning stroke" or transient ischaemic attack (TIA), suggest authors of a UK study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Peter... view more... (2004-03-17)
Can't take my eyes off you: FSU study shows the power of attraction
Whether we are seeking a mate or sizing up a potential rival, good-looking people capture our attention nearly instantaneously and render us temporarily helpless to turn our eyes away from them. view more (2007-09-18)
Protesting is good for you, say psychologists
A study by psychologists at the University of Sussex has found that as well as potentially changing the world, participation in protests and demonstrations is actually good for you. This is one of the findings of a large-scale interview study led by Dr John Drury, Lecturer in Social Psychology, into protest crowds and social movements, often known... view more... (2002-12-16)
From Married Woman to Independent Widow
Women who are widowed in later life undergo a change in identity that can turn out be very positive in terms of personal growth, says new research that will be presented to the British Society of Gerontology conference in Birmingham from September 12-14. The paper is one of several being given by researchers in the ‘Growing Older’... view more... (2002-09-12)
Why were the HIV prevention trials in commercial sex workers abandoned?
One promising approach to help stem the global HIV epidemic is to give commercial sex workers an HIV medication (such as the drug tenofovir) before they have high risk sex in the hope of reducing their chances of becoming infected, an approach called "pre-exposure prophylaxis" (PREP). view more (2005-07-19)
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