Posts Tagged ‘military’
Morphine-like drug may ward off PTSD
EMORY (US) — A new compound reduces PTSD-like symptoms in mice that have been exposed to stress, a finding that could lead to a treatment given to people shortly after a traumatic event. Continue…
Thursday, June 6, 2013 16:23 - 2 Comments
Society & Culture - May 24, 2013 13:16 - 1 Comment
Is US drone policy illegal and ill-advised?
WASHINGTON U. – ST. LOUIS (US) — Targeted killing by unmanned planes may violate international humanitarian law, a legal expert argues in a recent report. (more…)
Top Stories - Apr 26, 2013 11:06 - 0 Comments
Android phone pinpoints sniper’s location
VANDERBILT (US) — A new system can turn an ordinary Android smartphone into a shooter location device. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Apr 24, 2013 14:06 - 0 Comments
‘Molecular madness’ in brain after blast injury
U. PITTSBURGH (US) — Exposure to a blast can cause changes in the brain that resemble patterns seen in Alzheimer’s disease. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 24, 2013 11:18 - 0 Comments
New sensors for military capture blast data
GEORGIA TECH (US) — A new wearable system measures the physical environment of an explosion and collects information that could match a soldier’s experience to his or her long-term medical outcome. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 19, 2013 10:40 - 0 Comments
Texting a double-edged sword for military families
U. MISSOURI (US) — Cell phones and the internet help deployed soldiers and their families keep in close contact, but negative consequences can go along with the benefits of staying in touch. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 15, 2013 10:09 - 6 Comments
Iraq War: 10 years, 190,000 lives, $2.2 trillion
BROWN / BOSTON U. (US) — The Iraq War has killed more than 190,000 people and will cost the US $2.2 trillion, far exceeding initial 2002 estimates of $50 to $60 billion, according to a new analysis. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 18, 2013 11:50 - 4 Comments
To trap a rainbow, slow down light
U. BUFFALO (US) — A new material that halts and absorbs light may lead to advances in solar energy, stealth technology, and other fields, experts report. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jan 23, 2013 14:18 - 3 Comments
New way to test hearing loss drugs in people
U. FLORIDA (US) — Researchers have figured out the longstanding problem of how to safely create temporary, reversible hearing loss in order to see how well new drugs work. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 22, 2013 18:39 - 0 Comments
For instant hydrogen, add water to silicon
U. BUFFALO (US) — Scientists can produce hydrogen—a potential power source for portable devices—on demand by adding water to nanosized silicon. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 22, 2013 12:51 - 3 Comments
Report: Prohibition fails in Mexico’s drug war
RICE (US) — Aggressive efforts to control violent drug cartels have clearly failed in Mexico’s war on drugs, according to an analysis by a public policy expert. (more…)
Society & Culture - Dec 6, 2012 15:59 - 3 Comments
How the US Civil War changed journalism
PENN STATE (US) — New technologies and a growing demand for information during the US Civil War forever changed the nation’s press, according to a book by journalism professor Ford Risley. (more…)
Science & Technology - Dec 3, 2012 13:15 - 0 Comments
Robots act like squirrels to trick other robots
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Robots have learned how to deceive each other by copying squirrels and birds. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 21, 2012 13:28 - 0 Comments
To vote, injured vets need better access
GEORGIA TECH (US) — Inaccessible polling places and complicated ballot design may make voting difficult for some of the more than 50,000 men and women wounded in military service in Iraq and Afghanistan. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 15, 2012 11:43 - 1 Comment
US-Mexico conflict fueled anti-war movement
PENN STATE (US) — The Mexican-American War sparked the first truly national anti-war movement in the US, says historian Amy Greenberg. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 31, 2012 11:47 - 0 Comments
For better body armor, let tiny bullets fly
RICE (US) — Researchers are firing microscale ammo in an effort to identify materials that can offer better protection to soldiers, aircrafts, and satellites. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 25, 2012 13:51 - 7 Comments
Are powerful people less stressed?
STANFORD (US) — With great power comes less stress, according to a study of high-ranking government and military officials. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 27, 2012 9:09 - 0 Comments
After trauma, nano-drug fights blood toxins
RICE (US) — A nanoparticle could improve the emergency treatment of brain-injury victims, even those with mild injuries, by counteracting an onslaught of free radicals. (more…)
Top Stories - Jul 31, 2012 11:04 - 1 Comment
Wikileaks war logs predict Afghanistan conflict
U. SHEFFIELD (UK) — With 2004-09 data from the Wikileaks Afghan War Diary, scientists were able to accurately predict 2010 armed opposition group activity. (more…)
