News tagged with body awareness

Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures

A recent study determined there is a significant risk of seizure for individuals who currently smoke cigarettes. Boston-based researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also found that long-term, ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Off-the-wall workout: Modified yoga poses help with stretching, balancing

Many yoga classes use a wall as an occasional prop. But in Nancy McCaochan's classes, the wall is the star.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Crowding causes cells to produce an orderly matrix of molecules

When researchers conduct experiments on the way cells grow and respond to outside cues, they tend to use solutions that are much more dilute than the crowded environments found inside living cells. Now, new ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Top 10 new species list draws attention to diverse biosphere

The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of scientists from around the world announced their picks for the top 10 new species described in 2011. This ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Girls face 'sexting' threat from peers

A report commissioned by the NSPCC, conducted in collaboration with King’s College London, reveals the level that ‘sexting’ has reached among teenagers, with schoolgirls facing increasing pressure ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Social media's impact on kids merits big debate: US expert

Facebook's big stock offering on Wall Street must be followed by an intensive debate on Main Street about social media's powerful impact on children, an expert on the topic says.

Technology / Internet

created May 13, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Hyperspectral imaging: Shedding new light on wound healing

(Phys.org) -- Clinicians who treat severe wounds may soon have powerful new diagnostic tools in the form of hyperspectral imaging (HSI) devices, calibrated to new NIST standard reference spectra, which will ...

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Nokia feels out haptic feedback tattoo system for phones

(PhysOrg.com) -- Nokia, the Finnish smartphone maker, has filed a patent for a haptic communication system where tattoos will send you vibrations so you know who is calling. Your ferromagnetic ink tattoo would ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 3.6 / 5 (5) | comments 4 | with audio podcast report

The stress of undress: Public change rooms can cause body anxieties for women

Sweating in the gym, surrounded by others, pounding to the beat in group exercise class has become the norm for many women. But when it comes to the experience of changing in the locker room, the acts of disrobing, ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 12

Research duo finds crayfish use deception to ward off other males

(PhysOrg.com) -- Because we’re so smart compared to other species that live on this planet, people tend to ascribe certain abilities as innately human. One of these traits is the ability to lie or cheat. ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

'Heavy Rain' game creator debuts high-tech 'Kara'

(AP) -- The future of performance-capture technology is right around the corner, and its name just might be "Kara."

Technology / Software

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Share and share alike: How marketers can exploit infectious sharing behavior

In the world of marketing, people who are thinking about sharing product information they find in online advertising are likely to first consider whether the information is relevant to friends and family in their social networks.

Other Sciences / Economics & Business

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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