How to control the unknown: Novel method for robotic manipulation
A simple, linear robot is easy to control. With known goals and a clear understanding of variables, a controller tells the robot the rules to...
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Rise of personal technology in criminal proceedings poses risks to individuals’ rights
Personal technology such as fitness trackers and smartphones that record users' daily activities are likely to be used increasingly in criminal investigations, raising questions about...
Science DMZ is focus of latest library of network training videos aimed at global audience
Credit: NSRC For members of the established research and education (R&E) networking community, attending conferences or sitting in on workshop sessions is the normal way...
The problem and potential solution of combining drugs
Chemotherapy and anti-nausea pills; Advil and multivitamins; blood pressure medication and anti-depressants - drugs can be combined in endless ways. Add in treatments such as...
Consumption of low-calorie sweeteners jumps by 200 percent in US children
WASHINGTON, DC (January 10, 2017)--About 25 percent of children and more than 41 percent of adults in the United States reported consuming foods and beverages...
Breast cancer screening associated with substantial overdiagnosis
1. Breast cancer screening associated with substantial overdiagnosis in Danish study Screening was not associated with a reduction in advanced tumors Abstract: http://annals.org/aim/article/doi/10...
January/February 2017 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
In this issue, the National Commission on Prevention Priorities publishes a much anticipated update to its 2006 ranking of clinical preventive services. The report uses...
Prostate cancer treatment rates drop, reflecting change in screening recommendations
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- As some national guidelines now recommend against routine prostate cancer screening, the overall rate of men receiving treatment for the disease...
Aggressive prostate cancer secrets revealed in landmark study
Credit: Monash University A landmark study, led by Monash University's Biomedicine Discovery Institute with the involvement of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, has revealed the...
New framework could help online addicts reduce their usage
Credit: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, NY - Research has shown that internet addicts do not always feel guilty about their usage, and in many cases, they...
Brain cell powerhouses appear good treatment target for stroke, TBI recovery
Credit: Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (Jan. 9, 2017) - Cell powerhouses are typically long and lean, but with brain injury such as stroke or trauma,...
What teeth reveal about the lives of modern humans
COLUMBUS, Ohio - When anthropologists of the future find our fossilized teeth, what will they be able to conclude about our lives? Debbie Guatelli-Steinberg has...
Model sheds light on inhibitory neurons’ computational role
Researchers at MIT's Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory have developed a new computational model of a neural circuit in the brain, which could shed...
New Midwestern University research suggests appendix may have important function
Credit: Brent Adrian, Senior Research Associate, Midwestern University The human appendix, a narrow pouch that projects off the cecum in the digestive system, has a...
Finding inspiration in the stars
Credit: Jakub Ostrowski Looking to the stars for inspiration, astrophysicist Lars Bildsten, director of UC Santa Barbara's Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, favors astrophysical problem..
