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World-first study shows thongs could be better for kids' feet than other shoes

Australia's favourite footwear is under the spotlight, with a new world-first study from the University of Sydney indicating thongs may not be as bad for children's feet as their reputation suggests.

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

100,000 Egypt cattle hit by foot-and-mouth: vets

Nearly 100,000 head of cattle are believed to have been struck by foot-and-mouth disease in Egypt, where a major new outbreak is threatening the entire region, veterinary sources warned on Tuesday.

Biology / Other

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Studies reveal structure of EV71, a virus causing childhood illnesses

Researchers have discovered critical new details about the structure of a virus that causes potentially fatal brain swelling and paralysis in children, pointing toward designs for antiviral drugs to treat ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Many in NY cheer delay of animal disease lab move

(AP) -- The Obama administration has put the brakes on a plan to build a new lab that studies contagious animal diseases, a decision that has pitted disappointed Kansans hopeful about growth against New Yorkers fighting ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Ancient footprints show human-like walking began nearly four million years ago

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that ancient footprints in Laetoli, Tanzania, show that human-like features of the feet and gait existed almost two million years earlier ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Cattle plague's defeat holds valuable lessons

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lessons learned from the recently successful 50-year campaign to rid the world of cattle plague (rinderpest), could assist in controlling other devastating diseases such as foot and mouth ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Malaria mosquitoes accurately find their way to smelly feet

Malaria mosquitoes utilise CO2 from exhaled air to localize humans from afar. In the vicinity of their preferred host they alter their course towards the human feet. Researcher Remco Suer discovered how female malaria mo ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Do snails need their slime trails to move ahead? It's a sticky question

(PhysOrg.com) -- High-resolution videos of moving snails and slugs reveal the details of how snails get around on their own distinctive brand of slime.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

New technology could stamp out bacteria in persistent wounds

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using an advanced form of a rubber stamp, researchers have developed a way to adhere an ultra-thin antibacterial coating to a wound.

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

On their own 2 feet: 3.2 million-year-old fossil foot bone supports humanlike bipedalism in Lucy's species

A fossilized foot bone recovered from Hadar, Ethiopia, shows that by 3.2 million years ago human ancestors walked bipedally with a modern human-like foot, a report that appears Feb. 11 in the journal Science, conclu ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Feb 10, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (14) | comments 13 | with audio podcast

Polly picks a preference: Parrots reveal link from the eye to the foot

(PhysOrg.com) -- The preferred use of one limb over another to physically explore the environment is a common trait among vertebrates. New research by Macquarie University Director of Advanced Biology, Dr ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 02, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Norwegian petroglyphs found beneath burial mounds

It looked to be a routine excavation of what was thought to be a burial mound. But beneath the mound, archaeologists from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s Museum of Natural History ...

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 31, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0

S.Korea battles rapid spread of foot-and-mouth disease

South Korea Monday confirmed three new cases of foot-and-mouth disease, bringing the total to 56 since the country's worst outbreak began a month ago.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Dec 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Foot-and-mouth disease confirmed in two S.Korean pig farms

South Korea Monday confirmed two cases of foot-and-mouth disease at pig farms, the first known outbreak in seven months.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lower back and foot pain associated with more severe knee osteoarthritis symptoms

A new study found that patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee who also have pain in other joints were more likely to experience greater knee pain. Specifically, pain in the lower back as well as foot pain and elbow ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1