On average, 80 percent of American adults watch 3.5 hours of television per day and multiple observational studies have demonstrated a link between TV viewing and poorer health. In this …read more Source:: Science
Day: October 27, 2015
Tractor beams of science fiction becoming a reality
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The tractor beam, a staple of science fiction including “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” that is employed to grab spaceships and other things remotely, is entering the …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Probing the mysteries of Europa, Jupiter’s cracked and crinkled moon
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New research, using spectrographic data, shows what are likely deposits from Europa’s sub-surface ocean on it’s so-called ‘chaos terrain.’ …read more Source:: Science
Processed meat can cause cancer
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Researchers have evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. They classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans, based on limited evidence …read more Source:: Science
‘Spring-mass’ technology heralds the future of walking robots
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A new study suggests that researchers have achieved the most realistic robotic implementation of human walking dynamics that has ever been done, which may ultimately allow human-like versatility and performance. …read more Source:: Science
Seeing sound
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Intrinsic neural connections — called crossmodal mappings — can be used by assistive devices to help the blind detect their environment without requiring intense concentration or hundreds of hours of …read more Source:: Science
The brain forgets in order to conserve energy
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Our brains not only contain learning mechanisms but also forgetting mechanisms that erase “unnecessary” learning. A research has now been able to describe one of these mechanisms at the cellular …read more Source:: Science
Obese children’s health rapidly improves with sugar reduction unrelated to calories
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Reducing consumption of added sugar has the power to reverse a cluster of chronic metabolic diseases in children in as little as 10 days, according to a study. …read more Source:: Science