News tagged with level of awareness
Following peanut product recall, six in ten Americans taking steps to reduce risk of sickness
Feb 13, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A new national survey conducted by the Harvard Opinion Research Program at the Harvard School of Public Health finds that the vast majority (93%) of Americans have heard or read about the recent ongoing recall of peanut products. ...
Search results for level of awareness
Can we 'learn to see?': Study shows perception of invisible stimuli improves with training
Oct 21, 2009 |
4.5 / 5 (4) |
0
Although we assume we can see everything in our field of vision, the brain actually picks and chooses the stimuli that come into our consciousness. A new study in the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology's ...
Nanotechnology and synthetic biology: What does the American public think?
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 29, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
Nanotechnology and synthetic biology continue to develop as two of the most exciting areas of scientific discovery, but research has shown that the public is almost completely unaware of the science and its applications. ...
How the brain separates audio signals from noise
Biology /
Jun 10, 2008 |
4.1 / 5 (18) |
3
How are we able to follow a single conversation in the midst of a crowded and noisy room? Little is known about how the human brain accomplishes the seemingly simple task of extracting meaningful signals from noisy acoustic ...
Study finds life-saving trend among seagulls
Biology /
Feb 20, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Following trends is a lifesaving instinct, at least for birds, and provides clues that can be applied across the animal kingdom. New research from Université de Montréal published in Biology Letters, shows ...
People with higher IQs make wiser economic choices, study finds
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Apr 27, 2009 |
3.5 / 5 (11) |
12
People with higher measures of cognitive ability are more likely to make good choices in several different types of economic decisions, according to a new study with researchers from the University of Minnesota's Twin Cities ...
Managing computer fraud
May 23, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (2) |
0
Shalini Kesar, a computer scientist at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, has devised an antifraud strategy for business. Writing in the International Journal of Business Information Systems from Inderscience Publis ...
Evidence Points to Conscious 'Metacognition' in Some Nonhuman Animals
Sep 14, 2009 |
4.8 / 5 (36) |
16
(PhysOrg.com) -- J. David Smith, Ph.D., a comparative psychologist at the University at Buffalo who has conducted extensive studies in animal cognition, says there is growing evidence that animals share functional ...
Sexual health promotion is low among people with serious mental illnesses, despite higher risk
Feb 12, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Policy makers and mental health services need to take urgent action to ensure that people with serious mental illnesses receive greater guidance about sexual health, including the risk of HIV, especially if they suffer from ...
Study shows brief training in meditation may help manage pain
Nov 10, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Living with pain is stressful, but a surprisingly short investment of time in mental training can help you cope.
Study: public ignorant about heart failure
Aug 31, 2005 |
2 / 5 (1) |
0
Medical scientists say an international survey of the public's awareness of heart failure has revealed a woeful and worrying level of ignorance.
List of search results for level of awareness
