If you tuned in to fencing early Saturday morning -- and you should, because it's awesome -- you caught a glimpse of the early leader in best uniforms. As modeled by American Nicole Ross, the already menacing fencing masks took on a layer of patriotism with the addition of the American flag*...
Researchers from Austria have determined that patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their doctors differ on perception of RA disease activity. The study now available in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and published by Wiley, reports that RA...
At the first day of women's gymnastics Olympic Trials in San Jose on Friday night, Jordyn Wieber showed why she is the world all-around champion. Wieber was strong in every routine on the way to a first-place finish after day one.
Gabrielle Douglas is just 0.3 of a point behind Wieber, with...
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Let's hold off on the re-coronation of Tiger Woods for a little bit.
It's OK to feel a touch let down at Woods' performance on...
A shipment of 1,700 children's shoes containing three times the acceptable levels of lead was stopped last week by Customs officers at the Port of Seattle. The shoes, which were on their way from China, were headed to a local distributor, and would have ended up on store shelves. More »Post...
NEWARK -- When NBC's Pierre McGuire asked Jeff Carter after Game 2 about whether or not the Los Angeles Kings' plan was to shoot low stick side on Martin Brodeur, his response was, with a smile, "I can't tell you too much, he might be watching this."
While Carter may not be jumping to divulge...
Jarret Stoll takes out Alexei Ponikarovsky with a glove soaked in ether.
No. 1 Star: Jonathan Quick, Los Angeles Kings
In a stark reversal of Wednesday's series opener, most of the action tonight was on the wrong side of Quick's blueline, but the Kings' backstop kept it on the right side of...
Boffins in Edinburgh, Scotland have discovered that a single mutated gene in male mice can inhibit the last stages of sperm development, thus inducing infertility. As a result, we are that much closer to hormone-free, reversible, and surgery-free male contraception. More »
The discovery of a gene that enables sperm to mature may lead to the development of a non-hormonal male contraceptive, according to new research in mice, led by the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, that was published in the journal PLoS Genetics on 24 May. Currently, the only male...
While we often think of memory as a way of preserving the essential idea of who we are, little thought is given to the importance of forgetting to our wellbeing, whether what we forget belongs in the "horrible memories department" or just reflects the minutia of day-to-day living. Despite the...
The way we use our hands may determine how emotions are organized in our brains, according to a recent study published in PLoS ONE by psychologists Geoffrey Brookshire and Daniel Casasanto of The New School for Social Research in New York. Motivation, the drive to approach or withdraw from...
The US Navy's Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) is the last line of defense against inbound rocket and missile attacks. When it detects inbound threats, it automatically unleashes a torrent of armor-piercing rounds. And, not content to let the Navy have all the fun, the US Army is currently...
Henrik Lundqvist does a spot-on Donald Sutherland from "Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
No. 1 Star: Adam Henrique, New Jersey Devils
The Devils' Calder-nominated rookie scored the first and last goals in a 3-2 Game 7 win over the Florida Panthers. Henrique's 1st goal came 1:29 into the...
Photographs of children with Down syndrome elicit less positive attitudes than photographs of typically developing children do, reports new research published in the open access journal PLoS ONE. This effect was strongest for photographs of children with features that are "strongly typical" of...
Epilepsy affects 50 million people worldwide, but in a third of these cases, medication cannot keep seizures from occurring. One solution is to shoot a short pulse of electricity to the brain to stamp out the seizure just as it begins to erupt. But brain implants designed to do this have run...
Scientists at the University of Southampton have discovered a new process that controls the ability of arteries to regulate blood pressure. Arteries are able to control blood pressure by relaxing and constricting. In healthy people, the ability of arteries to relax or constrict is kept in...
No. 1 Star: Kyle Turris, Ottawa Senators
Turris had his best game as a member of the Senators Sunday, registering 4 points in a 5-1 win over the half-hearted New York Islanders. With the victory, the Senators officially punched their ticket to the playoffs.*Turris scored twice and assisted on...
In a finding that may challenge popular notions of body fat and health, researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have shown how fat cells can protect the body against diabetes. The results may lead to a new therapeutic strategy for preventing and treating type 2 diabetes and...
An important step towards developing a rapid, inexpensive diagnostic method for autism has been taken by Uppsala University, among other universities. Through advanced mass spectrometry the researchers managed to capture promising biomarkers from a tiny blood sample. The study has just been...