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Do menu 'sweet spots' really exist? Study says 'no', but finds 'sour spots'

When you sit down to read a restaurant menu, do you read it like a book? Or do your eyes flit from place to place to find the most enticing dish?

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Research examines virus infection's differing effects on plants, insects

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomato spotted wilt virus can be deadly for many important plants, but have little effect on the plants' small insect hosts. Research by a Kansas State University plant pathologist and two students is examining ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New screening method can detect a range of clinical conditions from a single dried blood spot

Scientists have developed a rapid method that can be used to simultaneously screen patients for a range of genetic and acquired clinical conditions from a single dried blood spot.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Public Wi-Fi convenient, but risky

It seems you can surf the Internet and check your email from virtually anywhere these days - in coffee shops, hotel lobbies, airport terminals and airplane cabins.

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Citrus indica Tanaka - a progenitor species of cultivated Citrus

A group of enthusiastic cytogeneticists (Marlykynti Hynniewta, Surendra Kumar Malik and Satyawada Rama Rao) from North Eastern Hill University show that C. indica occupies a special taxonomic position, as reflected in the ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Uncovering the blind spot of patient satisfaction and patient expectations: An international survey

Patient satisfaction is increasingly recognized as an important component of quality of care. To achieve a high level of patient satisfaction, providers need to identify and address patients' expectations. However, a new ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MSU engages public on using newborn blood spots for research

With millions of newborns' blood samples stored in a Michigan bio-bank, researchers are working to determine public attitudes toward the practice of using the blood spots for medical research.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Digital microfluidics opening the way for revolution in blood sampling

The days of the blood sample routine - arm out, tie tube, make a fist, find a vein and tap in -- may soon be over, thanks to a new analysis method developed at U of T by Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering ...

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Aug 31, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Hyenas' ability to count helps them decide to fight or flee

Being able to count helps spotted hyenas decide to fight or flee, according to research at Michigan State University.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Aug 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

NASA airborne sensors help firefighters battle flames

As the summer blazes on, NASA-developed infrared imaging technology will once again be used to support wildfire incident commanders in California.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

European researchers driving road safety

Safety while driving is paramount, and Europeans are making efforts to ensure our well-being in vehicles - whether we are behind the steering wheel or in a passenger seat. The project partners have pushed ...

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

What social media can teach us about ourselves

Today's online experience is really the experience of being part of a gigantic crowd of people, said Jon Kleinberg, the Tisch University Professor of Computer Science at Cornell, in a lecture about what social ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 26, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Consider yourself ethical? New research says think again

When confronted with an ethical dilemma, most of us like to think we would stand up for our principles. But we are not as ethical as we think we are, according to Ann Tenbrunsel, the Rex and Alice A. Martin Professor of Business ...

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 5

Certain HIV medication associated with adrenal dysfunction in newborns of HIV-1 infected mothers

Infants of human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV-1) infected mothers who were treated before and after birth with the protease inhibitor lopinavir-ritonavir were more likely to experience adrenal dysfunction, including life-threatening ...

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Jul 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hundreds of new species found in Philippines

Lobsters without shells and a small shark that bulks up with water to scare off predators are among hundreds of potential new species found in the Philippines, according to a US-led biodiversity survey.

Biology / Plants & Animals

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