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- Strobe glasses improve hockey players' performance
- New tech lets cholesterol-tracking smartphone users take lifesaving selfies
- Effects of migrations, 'closed holdings' on DNA of Alpine peoples
| Strobe glasses improve hockey players' performance Posted: 13 Dec 2013 05:11 PM PST Professional hockey players who trained with special eyewear that only allowed them to see action intermittently showed significant improvement in practice drills, according to a study with the NHL's Carolina Hurricanes. The eyewear features lenses that switch between transparent and opaque, producing stroboscopic visual conditions, much like a strobe light in your favorite dance club.  |
| New tech lets cholesterol-tracking smartphone users take lifesaving selfies Posted: 13 Dec 2013 01:11 PM PST With a new smartphone device, you can now take an accurate iPhone camera selfie that could save your life -- it reads your cholesterol level in about a minute.  |
| Effects of migrations, 'closed holdings' on DNA of Alpine peoples Posted: 12 Dec 2013 06:58 AM PST A genetic study sheds light on the history of the populations, indicating that the genetic make-up of human beings is a result of their biological evolution, which is also influenced by geographical and socio-cultural factors such as environmental features and marriage customs. This is the outcome of a study that reconstructed the genetic structure of the populations of the eastern Italian Alps on the basis of bio-molecular analyses.  |
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