News articles associated with
'Inderscience Publishers'
Functional boost for magnetic resonance imaging
— 19 Jan 2011 16:50 | HealthOver the last few years, researchers have used a type of brain scanning, known as functional magnetic resonance imaging fMRI, to help them map changes in blood flow in the brain and…
Speeding up E. coli detection
— 15 Jan 2011 15:21 | HealthA simple, automated method of tracking E. coli uses a laser to detect and monitor the microbe in potentially contaminated bodies of water or waterways. The technique described this…
Does it hurt?
— 11 Jan 2011 16:26 | HealthIt is well known that pain is a highly subjective experience. We each have a pain threshold, but this can vary depending on distractions and mood. A paper in the International Journal…
Filtering kitchen wastewater for plants
— 5 Jan 2011 17:27 | EnvironmentWater is a precious commodity, so finding ways to re-use waste water, especially in arid regions is essential to sustainability. Researchers in India have now carried out a study of…
Record time limit
— 3 Jan 2011 17:53 | HealthRunning and swimming records are broken again and again at almost every international athletics event. But, can human performance continue to improve indefinitely? Will runners continue…
The worm that turned on heavy metal
— 6 Dec 2010 17:39 | EnvironmentResearchers in South America have studied the viability of using earthworms to process hazardous material containing high concentrations of heavy metal for the bioremediation of old…
Gold and silver nano baubles
— 5 Dec 2010 17:43 | TechnologyThey might just be the smallest Christmas tree decorations ever. Tiny spherical particles of gold and silver that are more than 100 million times smaller than the gold and silver baubles…
Data mining depression
— 3 Dec 2010 17:20 | HealthCould information technology and data mining techniques be used to improve the diagnosis and treatment of depression? That's the question scientists in Australia hope to have answered…
The colour of medicine
— 16 Nov 2010 12:39 | HealthAccording to recent research the colour, shape, taste and even name of a tablet or pill can have an effect on how patients feel about their medication. Choose an appropriate combination…
Brain size and a trip to Disneyland
— 16 Nov 2010 12:36 | HealthEvidence from Disneyland suggests that human creativity may have evolved not in response to sexual selection as some scientists believe but as a way to help parents bond with their…