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In game of tennis, seeing isn't always believing

Biology /

created Oct 27, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (26) | comments 2

A universal bias in the way people perceive moving objects means that tennis referees are more likely to make mistakes when they call balls "out" than when they call them "in," according to a new report in the October 28th ...


What makes a great footballer?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists are studying footballing ability to gain insight into the role that skill plays in the physical performance of vertebrates. The results, to be presented at the Society for Experimental Biology meeting on Sunday, ...


Humanoid avatar plays a competitive game of table tennis

Humanoid avatar plays a competitive game of table tennis

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 04, 2007 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (28) | comments 1

Recently, scientists have designed and built an immersive table tennis (or “ping-pong”) simulation that allows a human to compete against a computer. While most virtual reality environments support slow- or ...


For big athletes: Possible future risk

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New primary research comparing the signs of metabolic syndrome in professional baseball and football players, reveals that the larger professional athletes -- football linemen in particular -- may encounter future health ...


Walking, talking and memory

Walking, talking and memory

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- How easy is it to walk, talk and remember what was said? Dr Dee Way studied how actors learn a script and whether walking affects their memory performance.


Ongoing study continues to show that extra sleep improves athletic performance

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jun 09, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Getting extra sleep over an extended period of time improves athletic performance, mood and alertness, according to a research abstract that will be presented on Monday at the SLEEP 2008 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated ...


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Adobe to offer Flash to iPhone developers

Technology / Software

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (5) | comments 3

(AP) - Adobe Systems says developers for Apple's iPhone will be able to use its video-enabling software, Flash, to create applications for the device for the first time.


Experts: HS football concussions merit more study

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some studies suggest that head injuries can set up professional football players for later mental problems. Now congressmen and experts want to know more about injuries to high school players.


New guidelines for incorporating spirituality in end-of-life care

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Guidelines derived from a recent Consensus Conference, including recommendations on the role of healthcare providers in the assurance of quality spiritual care to patients in a palliative care setting, are published in a ...


Despite size, NFL players not more likely to develop heart disease, even after retirement

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Former professional football players with large bodies don't appear to have the same risk factors for heart disease as their non-athletic counterparts, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found in studying a group ...


Medical establishment prevents nurses from assuming new roles

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Physicians still retain the bulk of decision-making power over nurses in Quebec - a situation that's detrimental to evolving nursing roles. According to a new study by Université de Montréal researchers, published ...


Singing During Pregnancy May Be Harder Due To Hormones

Other Sciences / Other

created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The question of how hormones affect a woman's voice is relevant to professional singers because hormonal fluctuations may place them at risk of injury. Knowing when the risks are greatest would help singers avoid performing ...


Rice sociologist looks at pediatric physicians' views on religion, spirituality

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pediatricians and pediatric oncologists express differing views on religion and spirituality, largely based on the types of patients they treat, according to a survey that will appear in the current edition ...


German high-school students involved in an astronomical research project

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

This week, Astronomy & Astrophysics publishes a somewhat unusual research article because it is co-authored by German high-school students. Led by astronomer Klaus Beuermann (University of Göttingen, Germany), the team i ...


Web-based in-service training requires new skills

Web-based in-service training requires new skills

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mona Nilsen from the Department of Education and Didactics, University of Gothenburg, has analysed continued professional development within the food production industry, a sector with a generally low level ...