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Household appliance get “smart”

By Daily Free Press Admin January 21, 2013

If walls could talk, what would they say? What about appliances? With the rapidly developing technological field, this concept may soon become a reality. Although household appliances may not be able...

Do you have U-shaped happiness?

By Daily Free Press Admin December 11, 2012

Darwinian theory suggests that humans are evolutionarily evolved from primates and share many bodily structures and functions with them.  A new study suggests that human emotions may be connected to primates...

Science Tuesday: Drunk defense

By Daily Free Press Admin December 3, 2012

It is not unheard of for someone to walk down Commonwealth Avenue late on a weekend night and see a student or local stumble or fall because of intoxication. However, a study published in the December...

Bananas may replace potatoes due to global warming

By Daily Free Press Admin November 26, 2012

Delegates from about 200 countries gathered in Doha, Qatar yesterday, kicking off the latest international conference to discuss global warming, its implications and solutions for it.  As the international...

Performing under pressure

By Daily Free Press Admin November 13, 2012

Scientists are using an online test to study how people cope with pressure in sports and everday life.   Everyone has sunken into a stress response when expected to perform, minutes before a test...

Science Tuesday: Objectively measuring consciousness

By Daily Free Press Admin November 6, 2012

One of the most subjective analyses — that of measuring a person’s consciousness — is now moving toward greater objectivity in differentiating between patients in vegetative and minimally conscious...

Science Tuesday: Take back control of your brain

By Daily Free Press Admin October 29, 2012

For students looking for a way to focus their minds while studying, researchers at the Strong Foundation have an answer. Their website, Brain Shift Radio, launched after three decades of research on music-based...

The Secrets of a Smile

By Daily Free Press Admin October 23, 2012

A study on smiling shows how perceptions of power and status influence one’s likelihood to mimic smiles. The eyes may be “the window to the soul,” but a smile can reveal a lot about a person, whether...

Cells that change themselves

By Daily Free Press Admin October 15, 2012

The recent announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine winners, John B. Gurdon and Shinya Yamanaka, has stirred emotions in the Boston University scientific community. Gurdon and Yamanaka,...

Learning while you snooze: New research suggests people can learn while asleep

By Daily Free Press Admin September 24, 2012

The ability to learn during the hours of sleep might seem like only a dream to college students, but a new study suggests that learning during sleep is actually possible. The study, published in Nature...

Losing pounds won’t gain you longevity

By Daily Free Press Admin September 18, 2012

A low-calorie diet can improve your overall health, immunity and metabolism. It may even help you squeeze into an outfit you’ve wanted to wear for years. But, according to a recent study, reducing...

Detecting drug deception: Researchers look into the effectiveness of anti-malarial drugs

By Daily Free Press Admin September 11, 2012

A new device developed by a Boston University professor and research team can determine whether or not an antimalarial drug will work. The buzzing of a mosquito is never a welcomed sound. In developed...

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