Posts Tagged ‘Harvard University’
Fast-food diners say, ‘Downsize me’
TULANE (US) — Asking consumers if they would like a smaller portion may be a better approach to curb overeating than posting calorie counts. Continue…
Thursday, February 9, 2012 11:55 - 0 Comments
Science & Technology - Feb 8, 2012 16:46 - 2 Comments
Lizard’s evolution keeps ancestors close
UC DAVIS / DUKE (US) — A devastating 2004 hurricane that wiped out a Caribbean lizard population offered an unprecedented opportunity to put an evolutionary theory known as the “founder effect” to the test. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2012 16:59 - 4 Comments
Spry robot built to zip like the butterfly
JOHNS HOPKINS (US) — High-speed video of butterflies’ agility in flight may help researchers build tiny robots that mimic the insects’ maneuvers. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 27, 2012 13:38 - 0 Comments
Years after Katrina, minds slow to recover
PRINCETON (US) — Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 17, 2012 12:29 - 0 Comments
Therapy strikes protein in smokers’ lungs
U. MELBOURNE (AUS) — A new treatment for smoking-related lung diseases targets a protein that triggers inflammation and keeps lungs from healing. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 16, 2012 11:29 - 1 Comment
Gut bacteria ‘biome’ differs in obese people
U. WASHINGTON (US) — For the first time, the vast array of bacteria in the human gut has been studied as a complex, integrated biological system, rather than a set of separate species. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Dec 9, 2011 11:27 - 0 Comments
Time + force heals (or hurts) all wounds
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A new study finds that applying mechanical forces to an injury site immediately after healing begins can disrupt vascular growth into the site, preventing bone healing. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2011 11:40 - 0 Comments
Moral blind spot about passive harm
BROWN (US) — Individuals and courts deal more harshly with people who actively commit harm than with people who allow harm to occur. This moral distinction may be automatic, according to a new study based on brain scans. (more…)
Science & Technology - Nov 21, 2011 12:03 - 15 Comments
Flower petals show evolution at cell’s level
UC SANTA BARBARA (US) — A new study of flower petals shows evolution in action, and contradicts more that 60 years of scientific thought. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 8, 2011 13:03 - 0 Comments
Parents help underage kids join Facebook
NYU (US) — Many parents know their underage children are on Facebook in violation of the site’s age restrictions and often even help them join the site, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Nov 2, 2011 10:36 - 5 Comments
Vitamin D: No cure-all for older women
BROWN (US) — Postmenopausal women receive no additional mortality benefit from vitamin D after controlling for health risk factors such as abdominal obesity, a new study finds. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 24, 2011 10:11 - 1 Comment
Nano bundles offer ‘extreme’ storage
RICE U. (US) — A new solid-state, nanotube-based supercapacitor promises to combine the best qualities of high-energy batteries and fast-charging capacitors in a device suitable for extreme environments. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 29, 2011 11:22 - 0 Comments
Plant killers may be easy to outsmart
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Pathogens pack a diverse arsenal of weapons in their war against plants, but a new study shows they strike a surprisingly limited number of cellular targets when they go for the kill. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 24, 2011 11:22 - 0 Comments
Brain gets high on all-nighters
UC BERKELEY (US) — Pulling an all-nighter gives the brain a big boost of pleasure, but that euphoria can lead to poor judgment and risky behavior, a new study shows. (more…)
Top Stories - Mar 18, 2011 12:25 - 0 Comments
Primate prejudice goes way back
YALE (US) — Humans aren’t the only creatures to perceive others as “us versus them.” Our primate cousins have been doing it for at least 25 million years. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 1, 2011 23:16 - 0 Comments
Painless biopsies with smart lasers
MICHIGAN STATE (US) — Using laser microscopes that deploy rapid, ultra-short pulses to identify molecules, doctors may soon have the tools to perform painless skin cancer biopsies. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 19, 2011 12:15 - 0 Comments
Robotic fish maneuvers with ribbon fin
NORTHWESTERN (US) — Inspired by the Amazon’s knifefish, engineers have designed a robotic fish that can move from swimming forward and backward to swimming vertically almost instantaneously. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 9, 2010 14:20 - 1 Comment
For a few, no HIV drugs needed
UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — A small number of people with HIV have the ability to control the infection without therapy by priming their immune system to target the virus. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 5, 2010 11:00 - 0 Comments
Pricier meds don’t mean better care
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Medicare patients in regions that spend the most on prescription medications are not necessarily getting better quality care. (more…)
