Study of hunter-gatherer community shows that how humans rest may affect their risk for heart disease
Standing desks are so passé. It's time for squatting desks.
Standing desks are so passé. It's time for squatting desks.
Evolution
Mar 9, 2020
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Cobras, and several other groups of unrelated snakes, form a menacing hood flare by expanding the sides of their necks as part of a defensive display. Now scientists in the US have identified the groups of ...
It's estimated around 3% of people in the UK experience long COVID—persistent, long-lasting symptoms after a COVID-19 infection.
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 12, 2024
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(Phys.org) —"Wave goodbye to camera-based gesture control." That is the confident directive coming from a one-year-old Waterloo, Ontario, startup called Thalmic Labs. The company is prepared to ship its next batch of wearable-computing ...
We know the benefits of laughter on health. But why do we laugh? What are the evolutionary origins of laughter and humour? Steven Légaré has asked these questions and has made them the subject of his master's thesis, which ...
Social Sciences
Mar 27, 2013
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Medical engineers said Sunday they had created a device the size of a plaster which can monitor patients by tracking their muscle activity before administering their medication.
Bio & Medicine
Mar 30, 2014
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Bay Area scientists have captured the real-time electrical activity of a beating heart, using a sheet of graphene to record an optical image—almost like a video camera—of the faint electric fields generated by the rhythmic ...
Bio & Medicine
Jun 16, 2021
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University of Tokyo researchers have developed a new ink that can be printed on textiles in a single step to form highly conductive and stretchable connections. This new functional ink will enable electronic apparel such ...
Engineering
Jun 25, 2015
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Microsoft researches have teamed up with the University of Washington and the University of Toronto to develop a muscle-controlled interface that allows for hands-free, gesture-driven interaction with computers.
Proven to protect against a wide array of diseases, exercise may be the most powerful anti-aging intervention known to science. However, while physical activity can improve health during aging, its beneficial effects inevitably ...
Cell & Microbiology
Jan 5, 2023
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