News tagged with physiological data


Time pressure enhances thrill of auctions, Internet auctions use this effect

Shopping is more than the rational exchange of goods against money. Emotions, however, do not only play a role when buying a red sports car or the fiftieth pair of shoes. At the stock exchange or during auctions, bidders ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Advanced maternal age not harmful for children in adulthood

(Medical Xpress)—Previously existing ideas on how advanced maternal age affects adult health of children have to be reconsidered. It had been thought that mothers delivering later in life have children ...

Health created Sep 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Altitude training: Study puts some data behind conventional wisdom

Altitude training is a popular technique among athletes preparing for a competition, especially expert runners. Much research has been conducted on how to do it, at what altitude to train, how to modify workouts and how long ...

Other created Jun 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New analysis of premature infants' heartbeats, breathing could be cues for leaving NICU

Late gestation is a busy time for babies getting ready for life outside the womb, particularly for functions critical to life such as breathing and maintaining an adequate heartbeat. These two functions are connected in mature ...

Health created Mar 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

iHeal: A mobile device for preventing and treating drug use

Imagine a device combining sensors to measure physiological changes. Then imagine a smartphone with software applications designed to respond to your bodily changes in an attempt to change your behavior. That is the vision ...

Medical research created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0