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Playing active video games can equal moderate intensity exercise

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Active Wii sports video games and some Wii fit activities may increase adults' energy expenditure as much as moderately intense exercise, according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions ...


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Game Review: 'Wii Fit Plus'

Technology / Software

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Making exercise less boring. For millions of gamers, this was the promise of the original "Wii Fit."


The Sony Playstation booth at the Electronic and Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, California

Videogames delivering workouts along with fun

Technology / Software

created Jun 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Videogame lovers are being coaxed off couches as the industry sprints ahead with a trend toward fitness titles and motion-sensing controllers.


Wii Fit a promising tool for all ages

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While some emerging technologies can create environments that require very little physical effort, one Kansas State University researcher thinks games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary ...





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Handheld Touch Screen Device May Lead to Mobile Fingerprint ID

Handheld Touch Screen Device May Lead to Mobile Fingerprint ID

Technology / Engineering

created 9 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation Hostage Rescue Team had a problem -- they needed a small, portable tool to identify fingerprints and faces, but couldn't get anyone interested in building ...


Among Apes, Teeth Are Made for the Toughest Times (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

created 11 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce, according to new research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The findings ...


The Medical Minute: New toy safety standards bring parents confidence

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created 12 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The holiday season is here and for many kids that means one thing: toys. About half of all toy purchases in the United States occur between the Friday after Thanksgiving and Christmas.


Sick of swine flu? Toxic algae could be the next big threat

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

With a new theory surfacing that toxic algae rather than asteroids killed the dinosaurs, scientists are still trying to unravel the mystery of what caused a massive algae bloom off the Northwest Coast that left thousands ...


Naturally skinny people have their own challenges

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Nancy Brueheim wishes she could break 100 pounds. Without working at it, Brueheim, who is 71 and stands 5-foot-2, fluctuates between 95 and 98 pounds.


Late-surviving megafauna exposed by ancient DNA in frozen soil

Late-surviving megafauna exposed by ancient DNA in frozen soil

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Extinct woolly mammoths and ancient American horses may have been grazing the North American steppe for several thousand years longer than previously thought. After plucking ancient DNA from frozen soil in ...


Killer cookies: To resist temptation, exaggerate the threat

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Your ability to resist that tempting cookie depends on how a big a threat you perceive it to be, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.


Of girls and geeks: Environment may be why women don't like computer science

Of girls and geeks: Environment may be why women don't like computer science

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (14) | comments 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- In real estate, it's location, location, location. And when it comes to why girls and women shy away from careers in computer science, a key reason is environment, environment, environment.


DNA needs a good editor: Researchers unravel the mysteries of DNA packaging

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Imagine a huge spool of film containing thousands of sequences of random scenes. Without a talented editor, a screening would have no meaning.


Scientists isolate new antifreeze molecule in Alaska beetle

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (13) | comments 4

Scientists have identified a novel antifreeze molecule in a freeze-tolerant Alaska beetle able to survive temperatures below minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit. Unlike all previously described biological antifreezes that contain ...



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