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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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Renelly Morel (R), digital marketing manager for Ubisoft, works out with Your Shape

Ubisoft steps up videogame fitness with virtual coach

Technology / Software

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

French videogame powerhouse Ubisoft will have a virtual fitness coach whipping Wii users into shape starting Tuesday.


NPD: October video game sales tumble 19 percent (AP)

NPD: October video game sales tumble 19 percent

Technology / Business

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- After a slight reprieve in September, U.S. video game retail sales slumped again in October, unable to escape the economic turmoil that's cutting into consumer spending and swelling the ranks of unemployed.


Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle (AP)

Gift Guide: Adventures in the video game aisle

Technology / Software

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- The video game aisle can be intimidating for aspiring Santas who haven't touched a joystick since "Pong." But it has something for everyone: riveting solo adventures, online multiplayer battles and ...


New CRC screening combination increases detection by 10 percent

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 03, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The combination of sigmoidoscopy and fecal immunochemical test (FIT) detects advanced proximal (right-sided) tumors better than either test alone, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the of ...


Review: 'Band Hero,' 'Lego Rock Band' -- clean rock (AP)

Review: 'Band Hero,' 'Lego Rock Band' -- clean rock

Technology / Software

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Musical video games are already family-friendly. There's no violence, and their developers have already weeded out most of the sex and drugs in rock 'n roll. And just about anyone can pick up a fake ...


Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less (AP)

Gift Guide: High-tech happiness for $100 or less

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo, here are a handful of our ...


Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go (AP)

Nintendo's Mario endures even as games come and go

Technology / Software

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- You might call him the Mickey Mouse of video games. He's reminiscent of a doughnut, round and sweet and comforting. He's also a vessel, devoid of a real personality so you can live vicariously through ...


Are female mountain goats sexually conflicted over size of mate?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mountain goats are no exception to the general rule among mammals that larger males sire more and healthier offspring. But University of Alberta researcher David Coltman has found a genetic quirk that might make female mountain ...


Young adults who exercise get higher IQ

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Young adults who are fit have a higher IQ and are more likely to go on to university, reveals a major new study carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska University Hospital.


ISU psychologists offer parental advice on promoting kids' healthy video game play

ISU psychologists offer parental advice on promoting kids' healthy video game play

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Parents often find themselves in a holiday quandary when deciding on which video games to purchase for their kids. They know that their children want video games, but they also want to ensure ...



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