At least 16.8 million Americans could benefit from lowering their systolic blood pressure to 120 mmHg, much lower than current guidelines, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science
Month: November 2015
Implantable wireless devices trigger, and may block, pain signals
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•Building on wireless technology that has the potential to interfere with pain, scientists have developed flexible, implantable devices that can activate — and, in theory, block — pain signals in …read more Source:: Science
Diabetes drug reduces risk of heart failure and may prevent it, study shows
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•For the first time, research shows that a type 2 diabetes drug significantly reduces hospitalizations and death from heart failure. At the end of the trial period, investigators found that …read more Source:: Science
New technology colors in the infrared rainbow
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•Researchers have devised a technology that can bring true color to infrared imaging systems, like the one the Predator used to track Arnold Schwarzenegger through the jungle. Rather than creating …read more Source:: Science
Complex grammar of the genomic language
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•The ‘grammar’ of the human genetic code is more complex than that of even the most intricately constructed spoken languages in the world. The findings explain why the human genome …read more Source:: Science
Thickness of grey matter predicts ability to recognize faces and objects
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•The thickness of the cortex in a region of the brain that specializes in facial recognition can predict an individual’s ability to recognize faces and other objects. …read more Source:: Science
World first blood test reduces risk, increases accuracy in prenatal testing
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•Research into a simple, accurate and low risk blood test that can detect fetal blood group, sex, and genetic conditions in unborn babies, report scientists. The new, simple and safe …read more Source:: Science
Tennis study serves up the science of sliding
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•Engineers at the University of Sheffield have teamed up with the International Tennis Federation (ITF) to measure the effects of friction between tennis court surfaces and footwear in a bid …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
Eye-tracking sensor maker makes play for big time
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•STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – An accidental breakthrough in a Stockholm laboratory 15 years ago could reap a fortune for the engineers who made it – as long as they can win …read more Source:: UKScienceNews
openSuSE Leap and Fedora 23: How to upgrade
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•More side-by-side information on these two popular Linux distributions. This time I explore what it is like to upgrade an existing installation, rather than installing from scratch. …read more Source:: Linux