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Live-in domestics: Mites as maids in tropical rainforest sweat bee nests
Mites not only inhabit the dust bunnies under the bed, they also occupy the nests of tropical sweat bees where they keep fungi in check. view more (2009-04-21)
Sweat may pass on hepatitis B in contact sports
Sweat may be another way to pass on hepatitis B infection during contact sports, suggests research published ahead of print in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. view more (2007-03-02)
New study by Rice University psychologist finds women's brains recognize, encode smell of male sexual sweat
A new Rice University study published in the Journal of Neuroscience found that socioemotional meanings, including sexual ones, are conveyed in human sweat. view more (2009-01-08)
Are you a midge magnet?
Entomologists have confirmed the truth behind the long-held belief that some of us are more prone to midge attacks than others. Speaking at the Royal Entomological Society's meeting Entomology 2001: "Insects and disease", to be held at the University of Aberdeen on 10-12 September 2001, Dr Sally Singh will explain that midges are more... view more... (2001-08-30)
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)
Scent of fear impacts cognitive performance
The chemical warning signals produced by fear improve cognitive performance, according to a study at Rice University in Houston. view more (2006-04-03)
Insects and disease - international symposium and national meeting
The Royal Entomological Society, in association with the Entomological Society of the Netherlands and the International Union of Forest Research Organisations, is holding its bi-annual symposium at the University of Aberdeen on 10-12 September 2001. The theme of "Insects and disease" will bring together hundreds of entomologists from... view more... (2001-08-13)
Scientist warns marathon runners: Water won't help you keep your cool
Runners in today's (21-Apr-2007) London Marathon may be tempted to down several litres of water to keep their cool and achieve their best time, but large fluid intake does not achieve either, according to a sports scientist from the University of Exeter. view more (2007-04-23)
A woman's nose knows body odor
It may be wise to trust the female nose when it comes to body odor. According to new research from the Monell Center, it is more difficult to mask underarm odor when women are doing the smelling. view more (2009-04-07)
Finding SARS-CoV virus in many parts of the body leads to calls for more stringent infection control measures
New research in two papers published this week in The Journal of Pathology gives greater insight into why the virus is so deadly, and shows that it could transfer from person to person via breath, urine, faeces and even sweat. Searching for SARS Scientists in China used markers that only bind to SARS-CoV to analyse tissues from four people who had... view more... (2004-05-05)
Football Shirt Tells How Tired Players Are On The Pitch
Footballers could benefit from a new hi-tech shirt that alerts managers to players' heart rate and hydration levels. The shirt, which has in-built pulse and sweat monitors was designed by Northumbria University student David Evans. It uses ECG sensors to record the electrical activity of the heart and send signals to a computer on the team bench,... view more... (2004-06-25)
Rice psychologist explores perception of fear in human sweat
When threatened, many animals release chemicals as a warning signal to members of their own species, who in turn react to the signals and take action. Research by Rice University psychologist Denise Chen suggests a similar phenomenon occurs in humans. view more (2009-03-09)
DNA highly-promising predictor for successful treatment of alcoholics
According to Dutch researcher Wendy Ooteman, the biological and genetic characteristics of alcoholics can predict which drugs will best suppress the desire to drink. view more (2006-10-05)
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announces positive early results for phase 2 clinical trial of VX-770
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced today that VX-770, an oral drug in development that targets a basic defect in CF, showed promising results in an ongoing Phase 2a clinical trial for patients who carry the G551D mutation of CF. The drug is being developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. view more (2008-03-28)
Turning sound into light
Actors who perform in musicals often sweat in torrents when they have to zap around the stage on roller-skates or sing a ballad under a burning spotlight, dressed in bearskin. To allow the audience to hear them clearly, the artists wear cleverly hidden microphones underneath their make-up and costume. But as soon they break into a sweat, the... view more... (2003-09-18)
New advance in revolutionary 'bullet fingerprinting' technique
'Bullet fingerprinting' technology developed at the University of Leicester in collaboration with Northamptonshire Police is now being advanced in new ways. view more (2009-07-13)
The manikin that sweated
A manikin called Walter that can be used to test new clothes for extreme environments is described in research published today in the Institute of Physics publication Journal Measurement Science and Technology. Jintu Fan and Yisong Chen of the Institute of Textiles and Clothing at Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in Kowloon, explain in the... view more... (2002-06-18)
Gene determines whether male body odor smells pleasant
To many, urine smells like urine and vanilla smells like vanilla. But androstenone, a derivative of testosterone that is a potent ingredient in male body odor, can smell like either - depending on your genes. view more (2007-09-17)
Amputees can experience prosthetic hand as their own
Scientists at Karolinska Institutet and Lund University in Sweden have succeeded in inducing people with an amputated arm to experience a prosthetic rubber hand as belonging to their own body. The results can lead to the development of a new type of touch-sensitive prosthetic hands. view more (2008-12-12)
It's not all the parent's fault -- Delinquency in children now linked to biology
A unique study appearing in the June issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, shows that, in children, a highly reactive autonomic nervous system, which regulates our cardiovascular, digestive and respiratory functions, paired with a stressful family environment leads to increased instances of... view more... (2007-06-11)
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