Robots To Clean Your Kitchen And Play A Game Of Hockey?
Robots To Clean Your Kitchen And Play A Game Of Hockey?
Scientists are working on software that will enable robots to learn. It won't be long, they say, before personal robots are part of our lives.
Proton Pump Inhibitors Increase Risk Of Heart Attacks For Patients On Common Cardiac Drug, Study Shows
Patients taking the common cardiac drug clopidogrel following a heart attack are at a significantly higher risk of a recurrence if they are also taking widely used acid-lowering medications called proton pump inhibitors, a new study has found.
New Questions Raised About Controversial Plastics Chemical Bisphenol A
A new study challenges common assumptions about the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), by showing that in some people, surprisingly high levels remain in the body even after fasting for as long as 24 hours. The finding suggests that BPA exposure may come from non-food sources, or that BPA is not rapidly metabolized, or both. Controversy around BPA is mounting.
Witness For The Prosecution? The Effect Of Confessions On Eyewitness Testimony
What is it with false confession? A new study in Psychological Science indicates to what extent confessions may influence eyewitness testimony. An astonishing 60 percent of volunteers who had identified a suspect from a line up flip-flopped when a different man confessed. Even those who had been very sure of their original identification experienced a steep drop in confidence.
Health Tip: Preventing Athlete's Foot
Title: Health Tip: Preventing Athlete's Foot
Category: Health News
Created: 1/28/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/28/2009
Scientists are working on software that will enable robots to learn. It won't be long, they say, before personal robots are part of our lives.
Proton Pump Inhibitors Increase Risk Of Heart Attacks For Patients On Common Cardiac Drug, Study Shows
Patients taking the common cardiac drug clopidogrel following a heart attack are at a significantly higher risk of a recurrence if they are also taking widely used acid-lowering medications called proton pump inhibitors, a new study has found.
New Questions Raised About Controversial Plastics Chemical Bisphenol A
A new study challenges common assumptions about the chemical bisphenol A (BPA), by showing that in some people, surprisingly high levels remain in the body even after fasting for as long as 24 hours. The finding suggests that BPA exposure may come from non-food sources, or that BPA is not rapidly metabolized, or both. Controversy around BPA is mounting.
Witness For The Prosecution? The Effect Of Confessions On Eyewitness Testimony
What is it with false confession? A new study in Psychological Science indicates to what extent confessions may influence eyewitness testimony. An astonishing 60 percent of volunteers who had identified a suspect from a line up flip-flopped when a different man confessed. Even those who had been very sure of their original identification experienced a steep drop in confidence.
Health Tip: Preventing Athlete's Foot
Title: Health Tip: Preventing Athlete's Foot
Category: Health News
Created: 1/28/2009 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/28/2009
