A new study explores why people reject things that can make them safer.
Month: February 2011
Energy-efficient intelligent house can monitor health, prototype shows
A prototype of an energy-efficient house which can send alerts if its residents are ill…
Deaths reduced with cardiac resynchronization therapy
Cardiac resynchronization therapy shows major benefit in reducing mortality in people with heart failure when…
Communication pathways within proteins may yield new drug targets to stop superbugs
A biophysicist has developed a new method to identify communication pathways connecting distant regions within…
Duchenne muscular dystrophy: Scientists closer to finding treatment for life-threatening hereditary disease
Scientists have reported encouraging results in a new gene-based therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD),…
Missing link between young, old galaxies? Gas jet galaxy could explain how starforming galaxies become red and dead
Astronomers may have found the missing link between young, gas-filled, star-forming galaxies and older, gas-depleted…
Apple, Verizon cease taking iPhone 4 preorders (Macworld)
Macworld – Verizon Wireless customers, your time is up; pencils down, please! As of Thursday…
Wireless Charging Powers Forward for Mobile Devices (PC World)
PC World – Gadgets are increasingly becoming more mobile and wireless, and we’re breaking free…
PepsiCo Dominates Pre-Super Bowl Advertiser Buzz [STUDY] (Mashable)
Mashable – The Super Bowl hasn’t even been played yet, but there’s already a clear…
Poor work ability may predict faster deterioration of health
Poor work ability in midlife may be associated with an accelerated deterioration of health and…