Category: Features
Children’s fruit drinks have “unacceptably high” sugar content
University of Liverpool and Action on Sugar have assessed the sugar content of over 200 fruit drinks marketed at children and have found them to be “unacceptably high.” The research, conducted by Professor Simon Capewell from the University’s Institute of […]
Lip reading technology spells out words when audio fails
A new lip-reading technology could help in solving crimes and provide communication assistance for people with hearing and speech impairments. The visual speech recognition technology, created by Dr Helen L. Bear and Prof Richard Harvey of UEA’s School of Computing […]
Tears could lead to more comfortable contact lenses
Stanford researchers are studying human tears to design better contact lenses. “As a student, I had to stop wearing lenses due to the increased discomfort,” said Saad Bhamla, a Stanford postdoctoral scholar in bioengineering who conducted the work as a […]
People can juggle multiple life changes
A new paper by researchers at UC Santa Barbara, however, suggests that people can handle multiple life changes at the same time. Michael Mrazek, director of research at UCSB’s Center for Mindfulness & Human Potential and lead author of the […]
AIDS vaccine to go under clinical trials
An emerging vaccine strategy involves immunizing people with a series of different engineered HIV proteins as immunogens to teach the immune system to produce broadly neutralizing antibodies against HIV. This strategy depends on the ability of the first immunogen to […]
Scientists find sleep-deprivation gene
Scientists found s gene—translin—that links sleep and eating habits in fruit flies. Spearheaded by researchers at Florida Atlantic University, findings from this study are published in the April 4 issue of Current Biology, which establishes that translin is an essential […]
Vitamin C cuts risk of cataract progression
A diet rich in vitamin C could cut risk of cataract progression by a third, suggests a study being published online today in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The research is also the first to show […]
High-protein diet can help adults sleep better
A high-protein diet not only helps overweight people to lose weight, it also helps them to get better sleep. “Most research looks at the effects of sleep on diet and weight control, and our research flipped that question to ask […]
Millennials admit to being narcissists
According to a study, millenials (adults born between 1980 and 1994, and also known as “Generation Y”) are more narcissistic than older generations. But the term feels too negative for them to identify with. “Millennials and older generations agree that […]
New test on prosthetics prevent cheating in sports
Researchers propose new guidelines for prosthetic legs to prevent competitive advantage in competitive sports. Research carried out at Bournemouth University, UK, investigates the use of lower-limb running prostheses (LLRPs) used in competitions by below-knee amputees. Due to significant controversy surrounding […]
