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Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes Technology / Energy 11 hours ago \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 15 High-flying kites tethered to generators could supply as much as 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 100,000 homes, according to researchers from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. ...

No-nose bicycle saddles improve penile sensation and erectile function in bicycling police officers Medicine & Health / Health 10 hours ago \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 An innovative study appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine examined, for the first time, if noseless bicycle saddles would be an effective intervention for alleviating deleterious health effects, ...

Arrival method, slow response often delay stroke care Medicine & Health / Health 10 hours ago \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Most stroke patients can't recall when their symptoms started or do not arrive at the hospital in a timely manner, so they cannot be considered for time-dependent therapies such as the clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen ...

Deep mystery: why sea turtles plumb the depths General Science / Biology 9 hours ago \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers say they have figured out why sea turtles that normally feed and breed in shallow water or on land will, very rarely, go deep sea diving: the reptiles are on reconnaissance.

PSA screening may be biased against obese men, leading to more aggressive cancers Medicine & Health / Cancer 9 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Testing men for elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood -- the gold standard screening test for prostate cancer -- may be biased against obese men, whose PSA levels tend to be deceptively low. And ...

Common infertility treatments are unlikely to improve fertility Medicine & Health / Research 10 hours ago \| User rating: not rated yet \| User comments: 2 Long established medical interventions to help couples with infertility problems do not seem to improve fertility, according to a study published on bmj.com today. These findings challenge current practice in the UK and national ...

California eyes cattails to combat climate change Space & Earth science / Environment 9 hours ago \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (AP) -- On one side of the gravel road are hundreds of acres of corn. On the other is a different crop that scientists hope will enable farmers to rebuild sinking islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, ...

Researchers study diet and autism Medicine & Health / Other 23 hours ago \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have embarked on one of the first double-blind, clinical studies to determine whether gluten and dairy products play a role in autistic behavior as parents ...

Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak Aug. 12 Space & Earth science / Space Exploration 24 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The annual Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky throughout Colorado and will peak during the early morning hours of Aug. 12, according to an astronomy expert at the University of Colorado ...

Computer scientist aims for a better-networked military Technology / Computer Sciences 24 hours ago \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Patrick Crowley, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a one-year, $499,765 grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ...

Reporters booted from conference for hacking Technology / Other 9 hours ago \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet (AP) -- With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public WiFi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room.

Scientists replicate diseases in the lab with new stem cell lines General Science / Biology 24 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A set of new stem cell lines will make it possible for researchers to explore ten different genetic disorders—including muscular dystrophy, juvenile diabetes, and Parkinson's disease—in a variety of cell and tissue types ...

TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study Medicine & Health / Other 23 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The University of Houston department of health and human performance is launching an international effort to recruit 500 participants for a study promoting healthy dietary habits and physical activity. The study will take ...

Google believes $1B investment in AOL is crumbling Technology / Internet 9 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (AP) -- In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring.

'Silencing' HIV with small bits of RNA Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS 24 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers have shown that they can effectively tackle HIV-1 with small bits of gene-silencing RNA by delivering them directly to infected T cells, the major targets of the virus. While earlier studies had shown such a strategy ...

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Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes Technology / Energy 11 hours ago \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 20 vote(s) \| User comments: 15 High-flying kites tethered to generators could supply as much as 100 megawatts of electricity, enough to power 100,000 homes, according to researchers from the Delft University of Technology in The Netherlands. ...

No-nose bicycle saddles improve penile sensation and erectile function in bicycling police officers Medicine & Health / Health 10 hours ago \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 An innovative study appearing in the August issue of The Journal of Sexual Medicine examined, for the first time, if noseless bicycle saddles would be an effective intervention for alleviating deleterious health effects, ...

Arrival method, slow response often delay stroke care Medicine & Health / Health 10 hours ago \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet Most stroke patients can't recall when their symptoms started or do not arrive at the hospital in a timely manner, so they cannot be considered for time-dependent therapies such as the clot-busting drug tissue plasminogen ...

Deep mystery: why sea turtles plumb the depths General Science / Biology 9 hours ago \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 14 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers say they have figured out why sea turtles that normally feed and breed in shallow water or on land will, very rarely, go deep sea diving: the reptiles are on reconnaissance.

PSA screening may be biased against obese men, leading to more aggressive cancers Medicine & Health / Cancer 9 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Testing men for elevated levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood -- the gold standard screening test for prostate cancer -- may be biased against obese men, whose PSA levels tend to be deceptively low. And ...

Common infertility treatments are unlikely to improve fertility Medicine & Health / Research 10 hours ago \| User rating: not rated yet \| User comments: 2 Long established medical interventions to help couples with infertility problems do not seem to improve fertility, according to a study published on bmj.com today. These findings challenge current practice in the UK and national ...

California eyes cattails to combat climate change Space & Earth science / Environment 9 hours ago \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (AP) -- On one side of the gravel road are hundreds of acres of corn. On the other is a different crop that scientists hope will enable farmers to rebuild sinking islands in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, ...

Researchers study diet and autism Medicine & Health / Other 23 hours ago \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 9 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston have embarked on one of the first double-blind, clinical studies to determine whether gluten and dairy products play a role in autistic behavior as parents ...

Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak Aug. 12 Space & Earth science / Space Exploration 24 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The annual Perseid meteor shower will be visible in the night sky throughout Colorado and will peak during the early morning hours of Aug. 12, according to an astronomy expert at the University of Colorado ...

Computer scientist aims for a better-networked military Technology / Computer Sciences 24 hours ago \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) \| No comments yet Patrick Crowley, Ph.D., assistant professor of computer science and engineering at Washington University in St. Louis, has received a one-year, $499,765 grant from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) ...

Reporters booted from conference for hacking Technology / Other 9 hours ago \| User rating: not rated yet \| No comments yet (AP) -- With thousands of hackers milling around the Black Hat convention here, and widespread snooping on the public WiFi network, one place was supposed to be off limits: the press room.

Scientists replicate diseases in the lab with new stem cell lines General Science / Biology 24 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet A set of new stem cell lines will make it possible for researchers to explore ten different genetic disorders—including muscular dystrophy, juvenile diabetes, and Parkinson's disease—in a variety of cell and tissue types ...

TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study Medicine & Health / Other 23 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet The University of Houston department of health and human performance is launching an international effort to recruit 500 participants for a study promoting healthy dietary habits and physical activity. The study will take ...

Google believes $1B investment in AOL is crumbling Technology / Internet 9 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet (AP) -- In an assessment that could lead to a substantial charge against its future profits, Google Inc. believes its $1 billion investment in advertising partner AOL is souring.

'Silencing' HIV with small bits of RNA Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS 24 hours ago \| User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) \| No comments yet Researchers have shown that they can effectively tackle HIV-1 with small bits of gene-silencing RNA by delivering them directly to infected T cells, the major targets of the virus. While earlier studies had shown such a strategy ...

Kites could provide electricity for 100,000 homes

No-nose bicycle saddles improve penile sensation and erectile function in bicycling police officers

Arrival method, slow response often delay stroke care

Deep mystery: why sea turtles plumb the depths

PSA screening may be biased against obese men, leading to more aggressive cancers

Common infertility treatments are unlikely to improve fertility

California eyes cattails to combat climate change

Researchers study diet and autism

Perseid Meteor Shower To Peak Aug. 12

Computer scientist aims for a better-networked military

Reporters booted from conference for hacking

Scientists replicate diseases in the lab with new stem cell lines

TORC at UH turns to virtual world of Second Life for new study

Google believes $1B investment in AOL is crumbling

'Silencing' HIV with small bits of RNA

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