Computational engineers have built a supercomputer from 64 Raspberry Pi computers and Lego. The son…
Month: September 2012
World’s smallest fossil footprints: Small amphibian roamed Earth 315 million years ago
A new set of fossil footprints discovered in Joggins, Nova Scotia, have been identified as…
Interventions can reduce falls in people over 65 who live at home
There is now strong evidence that some interventions can prevent falls in people over the…
Active follow-up with telephone help can reduce deaths in chronic heart failure patients
Chronic heart failure (CHF) patients are less likely to have died a year after discharge…
Inhaled pain relief in early labor is safe and effective, study suggests
Inhaled pain relief appears to be effective in reducing pain intensity and in giving pain…
Parents of babies with sickle cell trait are less likely to receive genetic counseling
Parents of newborns with the sickle cell anemia trait were less likely to receive genetic…
Puberty turned on by brain during deep sleep
Slow-wave sleep, or ‘deep sleep’, is intimately involved in the complex control of the onset…
Ginkgo biloba doesn’t improve cognitive function in multiple sclerosis, research finds
A new study has found that the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba does not improve cognitive…
Who (and what) can you trust? How non-verbal cues can predict a person’s (and a robot’s) trustworthiness
People face this predicament all the time — can you determine a person’s character in…
Pregnancy exposures determine risk of breast cancer in multiple generations of offspring
Researchers have demonstrated, in animals, that maternal exposure to a high-fat diet or excess estrogen…