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Maths Research Tackles Problems of Bike + Car

Maths Research Tackles Problems of Bike + Car

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 16, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The efforts to get more people out of cars and on their bikes in the UK could be being hampered by Governments' own transport strategies, claims new research from the University of Derby.


To work your brain, work your body

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

The problem: I lost my car keys. What kind of training will make my brain work better?





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South Asian Canadians failing to get exercise message

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exercise is a wonderful way of boosting heart health, but it's proving to be a tough sell in Ontario South Asian communities, Dr. Milan Gupta told the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress 2009, co-hosted by the Heart and Stroke ...


Dangers of lead pollution have not gone away ? particularly for children

Dangers of lead pollution have not gone away -- particularly for children

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The campaign for car drivers to make the switch from leaded to unleaded petrol has been hailed as a major environmental success story in recent years. But despite the dramatic change in our ...


Exercise beats angioplasty for some heart patients

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Working up a sweat may be even better than angioplasty for some heart patients, experts say.


Scientists explore the physics of bumpy roads

Scientists explore the physics of bumpy roads

Physics / General Physics

created Jul 07, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

sand or gravel or snow -- develops ripples that make driving a very shaky experience. A team of physicists from Canada, France and the United Kingdom have recreated this "washboard" phenomenon in the lab with ...


Parents' endorsement of vigorous team sports increases children's physical activity, say researchers

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Parents who value strenuous team sports are more likely to influence their children to join a team or at least participate in some kind of exercise, and spend less time in front of the TV or computer, a new study says.


If you do good, you look good

Other Sciences / Economics

created Jun 11, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In today's economy, it's increasingly difficult to elicit donations for charitable causes — but new research from Dr. Anat Bracha of the Eitan Berglas School of Economics at Tel Aviv University can provide fundraising organizations ...


15 Great iPhone Games

Technology / Software

created Apr 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

It happened when no one was looking. The DS was busily extending Nintendo's decades-long dominance of the handheld market, and Sony was trying to make third-party partners stop ignoring the PSP like the kid with dental headgear ...


Facemasks help prevent adverse cardiovascular effects caused by pollution

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Diesel exhaust causes arteries to lose their flexibility. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that exposure to engine pollution resulted in arterial stiffness in a g ...


Regular sprints boost metabolism

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 28, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 6

A regular high-intensity, three-minute workout has a significant effect on the body’s ability to process sugars. Research published in the open access journal BMC Endocrine Disorders shows that a brief but intense exerci ...


Protein sports drinks proven to give best performance

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 24, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sports drinks containing protein are better at improving athletes' performance. Research published in BioMed Central's open access Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition has shown that drinks containing a mix ...



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