It is widely believed that people are bad at naming odours. This has led researchers…
Month: January 2014
Knut the polar bear’s medical legacy
Keeping wild animals is an important component of the mission of zoos to educate the…
Higher vitamin D levels in pregnancy could help babies become stronger
Children are likely to have stronger muscles if their mothers had a higher level of…
Research may unlock enzyme’s role in disease
Research on enzymes that regulate human biology has uncovered characteristics that could be used to…
Trauma center launches portable electronic trauma health record application
Surgeons have developed a way for their peers at a Level I trauma center in…
New technique enables patient with ‘word blindness’ to read again
A novel technique has enabled a patient with “word blindness” to read again. Word blindness…
Patch outperforms Holter for prolonged heart rhythm tracking
Researchers have discovered that a small adhesive wireless device worn on the chest for up…
Odor receptors discovered in lungs: Just like ones in your nose but instead of conjuring up a cup of coffee they might make you cough
Your nose is not the only organ in your body that can sense cigarette smoke…
Local factors cause dramatic spikes in coastal ocean acidity: Fluctuation ‘adds insult to injury’ for marine creatures
Seawater samples collected from the marine estuary Beaufort Inlet, N.C., weekly for a year and…
Methane hydrates and global warming
Off the coast of Svalbard methane gas flares originating from gas hydrate deposits at depth…