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'Feeling' sound: The sense of hearing and touch may have evolved together

Lying in bed at night, one of the worst sounds a person can hear is the buzz of a nearby mosquito. Concentrating on the buzzing might keep you from falling asleep, but it also seems to heighten the awareness ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Gift Guide: Tech gadgets for frequent travelers

(AP) -- If you have people on your gift list who travel a lot, you may want to think about giving them something to keep them comfortable and entertained while on the go, even if they're not as nomadic as ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Nov 23, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Children and teenagers at risk for noise-induced hearing loss

Children and teenagers are frequently exposed to potentially damaging noise levels in schools, at home, and in sports, but there has been little reported on their risk for noise-induced hearing loss. In fact, three million ...

Medicine & Health / Health

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




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Turn down the iPod to save your hearing

(PhysOrg.com) -- Today's ubiquitous MP3 players permit users to listen to crystal-clear tunes at high volume for hours on end — a marked improvement on the days of the Walkman. But according to Tel Aviv ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alcohol ads still reaching youth on the radio

Almost 1 out of 11 radio ads for alcoholic beverages in 75 markets across the nation in 2009 failed to comply with the alcohol industry’s voluntary standard for the placement of advertising, according to an analysis ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Plant biologists dissect genetic mechanism enabling plants to overcome environmental challenge

When an animal gets too hot or too cold, or feels pangs of hunger or thirst, it tends to relocate – to where it's cooler or hotter, or to the nearest place where food or water can be found. But what about vegetative ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Wake Forest Baptist conducts clinical study for insomnia using new technology

Insomnia is the most prevalent sleep disorder, affecting up to 50 percent of the adult population in the United States on a weekly basis.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 30, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Are distracted pedestrians a potential crosswalk hazard?

Next time you're about to cross a street, you might want to think twice about texting -- and definitely take those buds out of your ears. Music may be even more dangerous than texting, according to one researcher.

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Probe human diseases in yeast? Possibly, protein study suggests

(PhysOrg.com) -- The molecular-level workings of proteins are surprisingly similar across a wide range of organisms, from humans to fungi and plants, research by University of Michigan evolutionary biologist Jianzhi "George" ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers link herpes to Alzheimer's disease

Laboratories at the University of New Mexico (UNM), Brown University, and House Ear Institute (HEI) have developed a new technique to observe herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV1) infections growing inside cells. HSV1, the cause ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Unlocking the secret(ase) of building neural circuits

Mutant presenilin is infamous for its role in the most aggressive form of Alzheimer's disease -- early-onset familial Alzheimer's -- which can strike people as early as their 30s. In their latest study, researchers ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mobile digital TV poised for big moves in 2011

Rabbit ears on a mobile phone? Well, not exactly, but broadcasters and gadget manufacturers are working to beam live television to portable devices.

Technology / Telecom

created Dec 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Starbucks' free Wi-Fi shows disturbing shift: Marketing to jobless

I'd always figured free Wi-Fi was one of those things guaranteed in the Constitution. I mean, isn't it self-evident? Air, water, Wi-Fi?

Technology / Telecom

created Jun 27, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 5


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