Monthly Archives: Marzo 2018
New research into letter-spacing could help improve children’s reading
Increased letter spacing helps individuals read faster, but not due to visual processing, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University of New...
Majority of U.S. adults have poor heart health: study
America's heart health went from bad to worse between 1988 and 2014, a new report warns.
That means roughly 60 percent of whites, 75 percent...
Why do some people ‘hear’ silent flashes?
Up to one in five people may show signs of a synaesthesia-like phenomenon in which they 'hear' silent flashes or movement, according to a...
Paraplegic Rat Walks Again After Therapy, and Now We Know Why
With the help of robot-assisted rehabilitation and electrochemical spinal cord stimulation, rats with clinically-relevant spinal cord injury regain control of their otherwise paralyzed limbs....
Multiple Screen Use Affects Snack Choices
Using multiple screen devices simultaneously while snacking may influence food choices, according to a new Michigan State University study.
Specifically, when people engage in media...
Better Understanding ALS by Looking at How Cells Change
It took eight long years of research, but now an international team led by neuroscientists at Université de Montréal has discovered a basic molecular...
Apple Blocks Sites From Abusing HSTS Security Standard to Track Users
If you are unaware, the security standard HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) can be abused as a 'supercookie' to surreptitiously track users of almost every modern...
High-energy breakfast promotes weight loss
In patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes, a meal schedule that includes a high-energy breakfast promotes weight loss, improves diabetes and decreases the...
Mediterranean diet is linked to higher muscle mass, bone density after menopause
The heart-healthy Mediterranean diet also appears to be good for an older woman's bones and muscles, a new study of postmenopausal women in Brazil...
Drinking alcohol makes your heart race
The more alcohol you drink, the higher your heart rate gets, according to research presented today at EHRA 2018 Congress, organized by the European...
Consuming low-calorie sweeteners may predispose overweight individuals to diabetes
Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners could promote metabolic syndrome and predispose people to prediabetes and diabetes, particularly in individuals with obesity, a new study on...
New study presents method to stop cyber attacks on GPS-enabled devices
A new study by researchers Nikolaos Gatsis, David Akopian and Ahmad F. Taha and their graduate student Ali Khalajmehrabadi from the UTSA Department of...
Implantable sensor relays real-time personal health data to a cell phone
Personalized medicine is one step closer for consumers, thanks to tiny, implantable sensors that could give an early warning of a person's developing health...
Your Gender May Affect How You Perceive a Woman’s Anxiety in STEM
Undergraduate students’ reactions to reading about a woman’s anxiety in a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) class vary by gender according to a...
Putting a Name to a Face
Everyone has experienced the awkward situation of meeting someone and then forgetting their name shortly after.
Among older adults, this happens more often than...
