With Google Glass, innovation just got better, now offering a facial recognition app called MedRef. The app was created in a medical hackathon where it was programmed for medical purposes. One of the programmers Lance Nanek, who was part of the programmers' team, said that the hospitals would benefit with this app, as they have to deal with a lot of information about patients each day. In a report by Fox news, MedRef will help medical professionals ...

A new study has revealed that low IQ is connected to the risk of developing schizophrenia. In the remarkable new study, Dr. Andrew McIntosh and his colleagues at the University of Edinburgh provide new evidence that the genetic risk for schizophrenia is associated with lower IQ among people who do not develop this disorder. The authors analyzed data from 937 individuals in Scotland who first completed IQ testing in 1947, at age 11. Around ...

Researchers have claimed that consumers who make superstitious choices believe they will be effective in helping them achieve the desired outcome. According to authors Eric J. Hamerman (Tulane University) and Gita V. Johar (Columbia University), "Preference for lucky products (those associated with positive outcomes) increases when a strong desire for control is combined with lower perceived ability to exert control." Sports fans are well known for ...

While the middle of a coffee stain remains almost unsoiled, its edges become noticeably darker and thicker. This is called the "coffee ring effect", and it occurs because the coffee particles move toward the edge of the stain while the water in the liquid evaporates. At a microscopic level, this coffee ring effect can also be seen in liquids with particles of other materials such as plastic and wood Researchers from the Departments of Chemical Engineering ...

Artists associated with India's circus industry have expressed their distress over a ban on the use of wild animals. They are claiming that half of the circus companies have shut their operations. The recent hike in diesel prices and a power crisis has also taken a toll. Pavithran, a circus artist and in charge of Gemini Circus, said, "People have lost interest in the circus. Due to a ban on use of wild animals by the central government. Entertainment ...

Researchers have found in a study done on mice that breathing motor vehicle emissions triggers a change in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, altering its cardiovascular protective qualities so that it actually contributes to clogged arteries. In addition to changing HDL from "good" to "bad," the inhalation of emissions activates other components of oxidation, the early cell and tissue damage that causes inflammation, leading to hardening of the arteries, ...

New technology that promises to keep fruits, vegetables and cut flowers fresh for longer period, reducing the billions of dollars of loss incurred each year from wastage proposed by scientists. Nicolas Keller, Marie-Noelle Ducamp, Didier Robert and Valerie Keller explain that fruits, vegetables and flowers are still alive after harvest. They produce and release into the air ethylene gas, which fosters ripening and blooming. Ethylene is ...

A poll of celebs that ladies most like to copy was topped by the Duchess of Cambridge. In the survey conducted by online make-up store feelunique.com, a third of British girls said that Kate is the person, who most influences them when they buy beauty products, the Daily Star reported. The figures are the latest example of the "Kate Effect" that has transformed everything from sales of jeans to jewellery since she married Prince William in 2011. The ...

Scientists are reporting development of an "exceptionally" effective new retardant that appears safer and more environmentally friendly, amid concerns over the potential health effects of existing flame retardants for home furniture, fabrics and other material. Their report on the first-of-its-kind coating, ideal for the polyurethane foam in couches and bedding that causes many fire deaths, appears in iACS Macro Letters/i. Jaime Grunlan and colleagues ...

When new intelligent medicines are being developed, how cells regulate their own function by "accelerating and braking" is important basic knowledge, or when plant cells are tweaked to produce more bioenergy. In a study published by iNature Communications/i 14 May, researchers at Uppsala and Umea universities show a model of how cells' regulatory systems work. All living cells have a regulatory system similar to what can be found in today's smartphones. ...