News tagged with size labeling

New fluorescent imaging sorts microbiome in human mouth

New fluorescent labeling technology that distinguishes in a single image the population size and spatial distribution of 15 different taxa has uncovered new taxon pairings that indicate unsuspected cooperation -- and standoffishness ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

How big (or small) is large?

Trousers have to be tried on - the variation between size labeling and actual clothing size is huge. This is shown by the report "Large? Clothing sizes and size labeling", which looks at the relationship between clothing ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Trimming super-size with half-orders, plate colors

(AP) -- Call it the alter-ego of super-sizing. Researchers infiltrated a fast-food Chinese restaurant and found up to a third of diners jumped at the offer of a half-size of the usual heaping pile of rice ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created 3 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Unpicking HIV’s invisibility cloak

Drug researchers hunting for alternative ways to treat human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections may soon have a novel target—its camouflage coat. HIV hides inside a cloak unusually rich in a sugar ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Mars-bound NASA rover carries coin for camera checkup

(PhysOrg.com) -- The camera at the end of the robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has its own calibration target, a smartphone-size plaque that looks like an eye chart supplemented with color chips ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 10 | with audio podcast

Scientists demonstrate effective new 'biopsy in a blood test' to detect cancer

Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute, Scripps Health, and collaborating cancer physicians have successfully demonstrated the effectiveness of an advanced blood test for detecting and analyzing circulating ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PNAS-published poll finds some Christians find their own political beliefs conflict with Jesus' teachings

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new online poll conducted by a team of three researchers from Stanford University has found that of those who identified themselves as Christians and who also identified themselves as either politically ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Scientists reveal first 3D image of cancer prevention molecule

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer Research UK scientists have created the first 3D structure of a key protein that protects against the development of cancer, according to research published in Nature Structural & Molecular Biology today. ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Vinyl records make the world go around again

In the brave new world of MP3 players, compact discs are dying, cassettes are Stone Age, and old-fashioned vinyl records... they're back!

Technology / Other

created Jan 22, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Trying to eat healthy? Read those nutrition labels carefully

People who made New Year’s resolutions to eat healthier or lose weight might also want to brush up on their math skills.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Color-coding, rearranging food products improves healthy choices in hospital cafeteria

A simple program involving color-coded food labeling and adjusting the way food items are positioned in display cases was successful in encouraging more healthful food choices in a large hospital cafeteria. ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cabazitaxel with radiation and hormone therapy may improve prostate cancer survival

Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center has started a Phase I clinical trial investigating the latest prostate cancer chemotherapy drug to extend survival, Cabazitaxel, in combination with radiation and hormone therapy. This first-of-its-kind ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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