A tiltable head could improve the ability of undulating robots to navigate disaster debris
Search and rescue missions have followed each of the devastating earthquakes that hit Haiti, New Zealand and Japan during the past 18 months.
May 9, 2011
Search and rescue missions have followed each of the devastating earthquakes that hit Haiti, New Zealand and Japan during the past 18 months.
May 9, 2011
Parsley is usually used as a decorative accent to a scrumptious meal, but don't set it aside just yet.
May 9, 2011
A key step in the processing of HIV within cells appears to affect how effectively the immune system's killer T cells can recognize and destroy infected cells.
May 9, 2011
Every time consumers spend money on a purchase, they are giving up other consumption down the road.
May 9, 2011
Knowing how long a good experience will last makes it better, but being aware of the duration of an unpleasant event makes it worse, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
May 9, 2011
Researchers from the Basque nanoscience research center CIC nanoGUNE and Neaspec GmbH (Germany) have developed an instrument that allows for recording infrared…
May 9, 2011
Seven out of ten hospital nurses who took part in a Canadian study used the dorsogluteal (DG) buttock site to administer intramuscular injections - despite the…
May 9, 2011
Overall, roughly half of U.S. children taken to hospital emergency departments (EDs) for a head injury receive a head CT scan, often to ease worried parents' concerns.
May 8, 2011
New York, N.Y. (May 9, 2011) -- In the first comprehensive study of autism prevalence using a total population sample, an international team of investigators…
May 8, 2011
CHICAGO, IL (May 8, 2011) -- Research being presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) shows that screening individuals for hepatitis C based on age instead of conventional risk factors may help increase detection rates as well as prevent liver disease.
May 8, 2011
CHICAGO, IL (May 8, 2011) -- Research being presented at Digestive Disease Week® (DDW) offers further evidence that diet affects gastrointestinal illnesses…
May 8, 2011
While children of all ethnicities can contract Kawasaki disease (KD), a study led by researchers at the Kawasaki Disease Research Center at the University of…
May 6, 2011
Over the past decades, researchers seeking to understand molecular mechanisms underlying various diseases, notably cancer, have taken advantage of DNA…
May 6, 2011
NEW YORK -- Green roofs like the one atop a Con Edison building in Long Island City, Queens can be a cost-effective way to keep water from running into sewer systems and causing overflows, Columbia University researchers have found.
May 6, 2011