Clinical Testing 2008: Artificial Cornea

Clinical Testing 2008: Artificial Cornea

Every year, in Germany alone, around 7000 people wait for a new cornea to save their eyesight. But donor corneas are in short supply. In an EU project, researchers have developed an artificial cornea…
The Sound Of Accuracy

The Sound Of Accuracy

Physiotherapy ultrasound machines are commonplace in medicine and sports injury treatment but if patients are treated with the incorrect level of ultrasonic power it could not only be less helpful,…
Appendix: Not So Useless?

Appendix: Not So Useless?

Duke University Medical Center researchers believe they have discovered why the appendix exists and what purpose it serves in modern humans. They think it is used to 'reboot' the digestive system and…
Do You Have The Biometrics Of A Terrorist?

Do You Have The Biometrics Of A Terrorist?

Computer and behavioral scientists at the University at Buffalo say they are working on a system to compute a numerical score that determines the likelihood that someone is about to commit a…
Would 'Default Options' Improve Health Care?

Would 'Default Options' Improve Health Care?

Most people who have tried to install new computer software are happy to know that a common set of default options is available. For many, they will work fine and customization is only required in a…
Fair Play Is A Human Concept, Says Study

Fair Play Is A Human Concept, Says Study

New research from the Max Planck Institute of Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig shows that, unlike humans, chimpanzees do not show a willingness to make fair offers and reject unfair ones. The…
Research: Why Is A Pathogen A Pathogen?

Research: Why Is A Pathogen A Pathogen?

That question may be answered as scientists study the recently mapped genetic makeup of a fungus that spawns the worst cereal grains disease known and also can produce toxins potentially fatal to…
To Cycads, Romance Is Hot And Smelly

To Cycads, Romance Is Hot And Smelly

University of Utah scientists discovered a strange method of reproduction in primitive plants named cycads: The plants heat up and emit a toxic odor to drive pollen-covered insects out of male cycad…