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Wednesday, November 14, 2012

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

Reflexology: Ancient foot massage technique may ease cancer symptoms

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 02:49 PM PST

A new study offers the strongest evidence yet that reflexology -- a type of specialized foot massage practiced since the age of pharaohs -- can help cancer patients manage their symptoms and perform daily tasks.

Injectable sponge delivers drugs, cells, and structure

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 10:43 AM PST

Bioengineers have developed a gel-based sponge that can be molded to any shape, loaded with drugs or stem cells, compressed to a fraction of its size, and delivered via injection. Once inside the body, it pops back to its original shape and gradually releases its cargo, before safely degrading.

Choreographing light: Scientists control light patterns called 'caustics' and make coherent images

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 05:36 AM PST

Researchers have found a way to control "caustics", the patterns that appear when light hits a water surface or any transparent material. Thanks to an elaborate algorithm, they can shape a transparent object so that it reflects an organized and coherent image.

Men and women battle for ideal height: Evidence of an intralocus sexual conflict currently raging in human DNA

Posted: 13 Nov 2012 05:35 AM PST

A battle about the ideal height would appear to be raging in men's and women's genes. A researcher in Sweden has shown that this conflict is leading to a difference in reproductive success between men and women of varying height.

Robots enable scar-free hysterectomies for some women

Posted: 12 Nov 2012 10:56 AM PST

The precision and three-dimensional view provided by robots can enable essentially scar-free surgery for some women needing hysterectomies, physicians report.
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