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Stop Eating For Two: Obese Moms-to-be Should Gain Less Weight Than Cur
A new study suggests current guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy should be revised. Severely obese women should lose weight during pregnancy, while obese women who are pregnant should gain less weight than currently recommended, according to new research. The findings run counter to current recommendations developed by the Institute of Medicine in 1990 that suggest women should gain at least 15 pounds during pregnancy and places no upper limit on pregnancy weight gain. Smelly Sounds: One Person Out Of Every 1,000 Has Synesthesia
One person out of every thousand has synesthesia, a psychological phenomenon in which an individual can smell a sound or hear a color. Most of these people are not aware they are synesthetes: they think the way they experience the world is normal. The research field has grown from grapheme-color synesthesia to include other forms of synaesthesia in which flavors are evoked by music or words (lexical-gustatory synesthesia), space structures by time units, colours by music, etc. New Technology Shows Our Ancestors Ate ... Everything!
Using a powerful microscope and computer software, a team of scientists from Johns Hopkins, the University of Arkansas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute and elsewhere has developed a faster and more objective way to examine the surfaces of fossilized teeth, a practice used to figure out the diets of our early ancestors. Five exercises can reduce neck, shoulder pain of women office workers
Strength training exercises using dumbbells can reduce pain and improve function in the trapezius muscle among women suffering trapezius myalgia, a tenderness and tightness in the upper trapezius muscle. The results are the latest findings from an ongoing Danish study aimed at reducing repetitive strain injury caused by office work. New Way To Measure Ancient Ocean Temperatures Refined
A new thermometer measures seawater temperature dependent changes in the cell wall composition of archeabacteria. Climate reconstructions should always be based on comparisons of several types of parallel measurements to prevent unexpected scientific blunders, according to researchers. Determining the surface seawater temperatures in oceans and coastal waters is essential for the reconstruction of historic climate changes and changes in ocean currents. This information is, in turn, vital for perfecting current climate models. Oliver Sacks on Earworms, Stevie Wonder and the View From Mescaline Mo
Famed neurologist riffs about music and how the brain experiences it. It's all here in a longer version of the interview from the October issue of Wiredmagazine. Scientists Find Elusive Waves In Sun's Corona
Scientists for the first time have observed elusive oscillations in the sun's corona, known as Alfvén waves. The discovery is expected to give researchers more insight into the fundamental behavior of solar magnetic fields, eventually leading to a fuller understanding of how the sun affects Earth and the solar system. Mayo Clinic Researchers Use Ultrasound To Describe Subtle Heart Muscle
By using sound waves Mayo Clinic researchers have described subtle changes in the motion of the heart that are measurable by ultrasound and may improve understanding of heart function, and possibly be a noninvasive aid in predicting impending heart damage including heart attacks. The study could also contribute to optimal adjustment of cardiac pacemakers or perhaps better design of artificial hearts. New Study Doubles Survival To Hospital Discharge After Cardiac Arrest
A new seven-city study on the impact of new CPR techniques supports the widespread use of the American Heart Association's new 2005 CPR guidelines. Resuscitation science can seem esoteric to the public until it hits home when a loved one, colleague or neighbor experiences cardiac arrest. Survival rates are only five percent for those who experience a sudden cardiac arrest outside the hospital, a shockingly low national average. Oregon Study Confirms Health Benefits Of Cobblestone Walking For Older
A recently completed study by scientists at the Oregon Research Institute (ORI) in Eugene confirmed earlier findings from a pilot study that walking on a cobblestone mat surface resulted in significant reductions in blood pressure and improvements in balance and physical performance among adults 60 and over. An article published in an early online publication of the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society summarizes the study results in a randomized trial.
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