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Why women wiggling in high heels could help improve prosthetic limbs and robots
May 8th, 2012, 10:01 pm
People walking normally, women tottering in high heels and ostriches strutting all exert the same forces on the ground despite very differently-shaped feet, according to new research. Read more »
Future treatment for nearsightedness — compact fluorescent light bulbs?
May 8th, 2012, 4:32 pm
Researchers hope to use fluorescent light bulbs to slow nearsightedness, which affects 40 percent of American adults and can cause blindness.
'Blindness’ may rapidly enhance other senses
May 8th, 2012, 3:20 pm
Not only is there a real connection between vision and other senses, but that connection is important to better understand the underlying mechanisms that can quickly trigger sensory changes, according Read more »
Gestures fulfill a big role in language
May 8th, 2012, 3:20 pm
People of all ages and cultures gesture while speaking, some much more noticeably than others. Read more »
African designer and scientist fashion anti-malaria garment that wards off bugs
May 8th, 2012, 3:20 pm
A scientist and designer from Africa have together created a fashionable hooded bodysuit embedded at the molecular level with insecticides for warding off mosquitoes infected with malaria. Read more »
Scientists tuning in to how you tune out noise
May 8th, 2012, 3:20 pm
Although we have little awareness that we are doing it, we spend most of our lives filtering out many of the sounds that permeate our lives and acutely focusing on others – a phenomenon known as audit Read more »
Acoustic diode, providing one-way transmission of sound, promises to improve ultrasound imaging
May 8th, 2012, 3:19 pm
An acoustic diode, enabling the one-way transmission of sound waves, could dramatically improve the quality of medical ultrasound imaging and lead to better sound dampening materials. Read more »
Prepregnancy obesity linked to child test scores
May 8th, 2012, 2:25 pm
Women who are obese before they become pregnant are at higher risk of having children with lower cognitive function - as measured by math and reading tests taken between ages 5 to 7 years - than are m Read more »
Female and younger athletes take longer to overcome concussions
May 8th, 2012, 12:45 pm
Female athletes and younger athletes take longer to recover from concussions, findings that call for physicians and athletic trainers to take sex and age into account when dealing with the injury.
Flavonoid compound found in foods and supplements may prevent the formation of blood clots, study suggests
May 8th, 2012, 12:45 pm
A compound called rutin, commonly found in fruits and vegetables and sold over the counter as a dietary supplement, has been shown to inhibit the formation of blood clots in an animal model of thrombo Read more »
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