A European collaboration has analyzed thousands of microblogging updates to help them develop an opinion…
Month: November 2013
Medal model predicts Winter Olympics leaders
Sochi on the Black Sea coast in Russia will host the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic…
Eat crow if you think I’m a bird-brain
Scientists have long suspected that corvids – the family of birds including ravens, crows and…
Mobility explains association between social activity, mortality risk in older people
Social activity and health correlate in old age, but less is known about what explains…
Mediterranean diet without breakfast best choice for diabetics
For patients with diabetes, it is better to eat a single large meal than several…
Tongue-controlled wheelchair outperforms popular wheelchair navigation system
Individuals with paralysis in a new clinical trial were able to use a tongue-controlled technology…
Pills of the future: Nanoparticles; Researchers design drug-carrying nanoparticles that can be taken orally
Drugs delivered by nanoparticles hold promise for targeted treatment of many diseases, including cancer. However,…
Fast, furious, refined: Smaller black holes can eat plenty
Gemini observations support an unexpected discovery in the galaxy Messier 101. A relatively small black…
Ethical debate on face transplantation has evolved over time
Once viewed as an “outlandish, morally objectionable” concept with science-fiction overtones, face transplantation is now…
SOHO shows new images of Comet ISON
As Comet ISON heads toward its closest approach to the sun — known as perihelion…