To sing like Shakira, press '1' now
Technology / Computer Sciences
Jun 30, 2008 |
1.8 / 5 (4) |
0
Vibrato -- the pulsating change of pitch in a singer's voice -- is an important aspect of a singer's expression, used extensively by both classical opera singers and pop stars like Shakira. Usually, the quality of a vibrato ...
Population-based approach needed to reduce obesity in United States
Jun 30, 2008 |
2 / 5 (3) |
0
A comprehensive, population-based strategy is needed to reduce the alarming prevalence of obesity in the United States, according to a new American Heart Association scientific statement published in Circulation: Journal of the ...
Heavy birthweight increases risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis
Jun 30, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
People who have a birthweight over 10 pounds are twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis when they are adults compared to individuals born with an average birthweight, according to a study published by researchers ...
Wake-up call to business: Tighten up on information security
Jun 30, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
According to the Department of Trade and Industry there are 4.5 million businesses in the UK of which 99.3% are small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs), employing 0-49 employees. These comprise 58.9% of the total workforce ...
Researchers Unable to Agree on Predictors of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Jun 30, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Studies exploring potential predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD) following major trauma have resulted in varied conclusions. While a number of risk factors such as injury severity, demographic factors and compensation-related ...
Experts examine challenges of split liver transplantation
Jun 30, 2008 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
Can split liver transplantation reliably yield grafts for two adults? Experts consider this question alongside new findings about the procedure in the July issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal by John Wiley & Sons. ...
Lasers, software and the Devil's Slide
Jun 30, 2008 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
Running for more than 1,000 kilometers along picturesque coastline, California's Highway 1 is easy prey for many of the natural hazards plaguing the region, including landslides.
Using a light touch to measure protein bonds
Biology /
Jun 30, 2008 |
3 / 5 (1) |
0
MIT researchers have developed a novel technique to measure the strength of the bonds between two protein molecules important in cell machinery: Gently tugging them apart with light beams.
From beach to backyard, caution can reduce firepit burns
Jun 30, 2008 |
2 / 5 (1) |
0
Backyard barbecues and beach bonfires are beloved summer activities across the country, but they also put people – especially children – at risk of painful, long-term injury.
Stillbirths, infant deaths lead to anxiety, guilt and stress among obstetricians
Jun 30, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Nearly one in 10 obstetricians in a new study has considered giving up obstetric practice because of the emotional toll of stillbirths and infant deaths.
Integrins as receptors give insight into rotavirus and diarrhea
Jun 30, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Eleven years ago, Dr. Mary Estes of Baylor College of Medicine and her colleagues discovered the first viral enterotoxin, rotavirus NSP4, a toxic protein that affects the intestines, causing diarrhea.
Antiretroviral therapy as HIV prevention strategy
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jun 30, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
The widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy may reduce the incidence of HIV in individuals and populations but has been overlooked by public health as a prevention strategy, write Dr. Julio Montaner and colleagues ...
