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- Mine-hunting software helping doctors to identify rare cells in human cancer
- Is chivalry the norm for insects?
- Hold the phone for vital signs: Researchers turn a smart phone into a medical monitor
- Hypothetically tweaking: Research shows questions can influence behavior, promote bias
- Labour or conservative? It's all in the eye of the beholder, UK facial research finds
- Lungfish provides insight to life on land: 'Humans are just modified fish'
| Mine-hunting software helping doctors to identify rare cells in human cancer Posted: 06 Oct 2011 12:33 PM PDT Medical researchers are demonstrating new software developed for finding and recognizing undersea mines can help doctors identify cancer-related cells. The problem that physicians encounter in analyzing human cell images is similar to the Navy's challenge of finding undersea mines. Doctors must sift through hundreds of microscopic images containing millions of cells. To pinpoint specific cells, they use automated image analysis software called FARSIGHT, or Fluorescence Association Rules for Quantitative Insight.  |
| Is chivalry the norm for insects? Posted: 06 Oct 2011 09:54 AM PDT The long-standing consensus of why insects stick together after mating has been turned on its head. This study shows that, contrary to previous thinking, females benefit from this arrangement just as much as males. Instead of dominating their female partners through bullying and aggressive behavior, males were revealed to be protective, even laying their lives on the line when their mates faced danger.  |
| Hold the phone for vital signs: Researchers turn a smart phone into a medical monitor Posted: 06 Oct 2011 08:36 AM PDT Researchers are turning smartphones into sophisticated medical monitors able to capture and transmit vital physiological data. The team has already developed an app that measures heart rate, heart rhythm, respiration rate, and blood oxygen saturation using the phone's built-in video camera.  |
| Hypothetically tweaking: Research shows questions can influence behavior, promote bias Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:48 AM PDT Hypothetically speaking, if someone told you that a hypothetical question could influence your judgments or behavior, would you believe them?  |
| Labour or conservative? It's all in the eye of the beholder, UK facial research finds Posted: 06 Oct 2011 06:48 AM PDT Scientists in the UK have uncovered specific facial characteristics which make Members of Parliament look like they belong to one of the two major political parties in Britain.  |
| Lungfish provides insight to life on land: 'Humans are just modified fish' Posted: 04 Oct 2011 03:01 PM PDT A study into the muscle development of several different fish has given insights into the genetic leap that set the scene for the evolution of hind legs in terrestrial animals. This innovation gave rise to the tetrapods -- four-legged creatures, and our distant ancestors -- that made the first small steps on land some 400 million years ago.  |
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