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Spyware poses a significant threat on the Net
The consequences of a spyware infection run the gamut from annoying to catastrophic.   view more (2006-02-06)

Baby eyes are taking in the world, applying self-experience to other people
Those wide-eyed babies are taking in and using more information than previously believed. In fact, new research by psychologists at the University of Washington's Institute for Learning and Brain Sciences indicates 12- and 18-month-old babies not only are observing what is going on around them but also are using their own visual self-experience to... view more... (2008-09-17)

Penalty shoot-outs can trigger heart attcks
Heart attacks increased by 25% when England lost to Argentina in a penalty shoot-out in the 1998 World Cup, concludes a study in this week's Christmas issue of the BMJ. These findings support the view that heart attacks can be triggered by emotional upset, such as watching your football team lose an important match, particularly those in which... view more... (2002-12-18)

High-tech helmets reveal new information about the impact of hard hits to the head
In a game that spawned the term "slobber knocker," is there a limit to the amount of impact a football player's head can handle before the player suffers a concussion"   view more (2007-12-07)

Are Ice Age relics the next casualty of climate change?
The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) recently launched a four-year study to determine if climate change is affecting populations of a quintessential Arctic denizen: the rare musk ox.   view more (2008-04-25)

Aerobic exercise for the wheelchair-bound
University of Texas at Austin alumnus, Chris Stanford (MSEE '91), and Electrical & Computer Engineering undergraduates are working on making exercise fun for wheelchair users. For the last year, Stanford has been partnering with engineering seniors to test his idea for a virtual reality treadmill for the disabled.   view more (2008-09-11)

University of Pennsylvania computer scientists put social network theory to the test
Ever since 1969, when psychologists Jeffery Travers and Stanley Milgram first explained that everyone was separated by only six connections from anyone else, researchers have created theoretical models of the networks that societies create.   view more (2006-08-11)

Rush University Medical Center Orthopedic Experts Examine Overhead Throwing Injuries
Baseball season is underway. With the pros, college and high school teams taking to the baseball diamonds and Little Leaguers soon to follow, orthopedic specialists at Rush University Medical Center are cautioning players to be aware of and take precautions against throwing injuries.   view more (2009-04-09)

Brain's organization switches as children become adults
Any child confronting an outraged parent demanding to know "What were you thinking?" now has a new response: "Scientists have discovered that my brain is organized differently than yours."    view more (2009-05-15)

Under Pressure: The Impact of Stress on Decision Making
We are faced with making decisions all the time. Often, we carefully deliberate the pros and cons of our choices, taking into consideration past experiences in similar situations before making a final decision.   view more (2009-09-16)

Johan Skytte Prize to Professor Fritz W. Scharpf
The Johan Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University, Sweden, has awarded Professor Fritz W. Scharpf at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne, Germany, the Johan Skytte Prize for 2000. According to the Prize Committee, Professor Scharpf has been awarded for "having analyzed key concepts of political science with theoretical... view more... (2000-04-03)

Why dishing does you good: U-M study
Why does dishing with a girlfriend do wonders for a woman's mood?   view more (2009-06-03)

Scientists force viruses to evolve as better delivery vehicles for gene therapy
Viruses and humans have evolved together over millions of years in a game of one-upmanship that, often as not, left humans sick or worse.   view more (2006-02-08)

Campus green spaces enhance quality of life
The next time you see students playing an energized game of touch football or studying in the sunshine on a college quadrangle, consider this: campus green spaces can help students feel better about life and improve learning.   view more (2008-09-30)

Cranfield University Rolls onto the Cricket Pitch
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has provided funding to Cranfield University's Centre for Sports Surfaces at Silsoe, which has launched a new research programme to look at ways to improve cricket pitch performance from the village green up to the test arena. This funding will create an Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council... view more... (2003-06-26)

Study shows big game hunters, not climate change, killed off sloths
Prehistoric big game hunters and not the last ice age are the likely culprits in the extinction of giant ground sloths and other North American great mammals such as mammoths, mastodons and saber-toothed tigers, says a University of Florida researcher.   view more (2005-08-04)

Lack of potential mates has lead to "sloppy" gene control and risk of disease for humans
Our evolutionary ancestors' lack of choice in the mating game has left modern humans exposed to disease, according to new research published in the journal PLOS Biology tomorrow (Tuesday 25 January 2005).   view more (2005-01-24)
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