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- January 7, 2015
- 08:44 PM
- 116 views
French Fries without Fat, Anyone?
by Wiley Asia Blog in Wiley Asia Blog - Life Sciences
Imagine the world where what we call junk food could be oil free. Researchers explored the alternatives of oil for fried food. Colour, texture and flavor of fried foods that attract our appetite depends on “the amount of oil absorbed during frying”. To achieve the similar characteristics of fried food, researchers found out that glucose could be used as “a nonfat frying medium”.
To identify the results of this new fries, researchers analysed moisture content, microscop........ Read more »
Al-Khusaibi, M., Ahmad Tarmizi, A., & Niranjan, K. (2014) On the Possibility of Nonfat Frying using Molten Glucose. Journal of Food Science. DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12713
- December 31, 2014
- 01:48 PM
- 211 views
A surprising discovery about fast food portion sizes
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
Since the noticeable expansion of most of the worlds waistlines, people have come to lay the blame (amongst other things) almost squarely on fast food and ever increasing portion sizes. While the world and it’s leaders are dealing with this mysterious problem by trying to help push fast food chains in the direction of change, it might be surprising to know that according to new research, fast food portion sizes have changed little since 1996.... Read more »
Urban LE, Roberts SB, Fierstein JL, Gary CE and Lichtenstein AH. (2014) Temporal Trends in Fast-Food Restaurant Energy, Sodium, Saturated Fat and Trans Fat Content in the United States, 1996-2013. Preventing Chronic Disease . info:/http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140202
Urban LE, Roberts SB, Fierstein JL, Gary CE, Lichtenstein AH,. (2014) Sodium, Saturated Fat and Trans Fat Content Per 1,000 Kilocalories: Temporal Trends in Fast-Food Restaurants, United States, 2000-2013. Preventing Chronic Disease . info:/http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd11.140335
- December 28, 2014
- 02:12 PM
- 144 views
Insights into the scientific gatekeepers: A fight for the status quo?
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
A new study has found that well respected peer reviewed journals have rejected manuscripts that could discuss outstanding or breakthrough work. The researchers found that some manuscripts rejected by three leading medical journals went on to receive a large number of citations after publication in other journals. The study, which if course was peer reviewed itself, offered insight into the process that the typical researcher might not see.... Read more »
Siler K, Lee K, & Bero L. (2014) Measuring the effectiveness of scientific gatekeeping. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID: 25535380
- December 18, 2014
- 11:22 PM
- 178 views
Top 4 of 2014: Your Favourite Canine Science Posts
by Cobb & Hecht in Do You Believe In Dog?
As December rolls into its second half, and the days warm up - or cool down - depending on where you are situated on the globe, we wanted to say thank you for joining us in 2014 - we are continually blown away with the popular and supportive community we have around us at Do You Believe in Dog? here on the blog, on Facebook and also on Twitter. Taking our lead from Companion Animal Psychology, we decided to jump into some statistics (because hey, we are scientists!) to see wh........ Read more »
Scanlon Eileen. (2013) Scholarship in the digital age: Open educational resources, publication and public engagement. British Journal of Educational Technology, 45(1), 12-23. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12010
Stilgoe J., & J. Wilsdon. (2014) Why should we promote public engagement with science?. Public Understanding of Science, 23(1), 4-15. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0963662513518154
Wong-Parodi Gabrielle, & Strauss Benjamin H. (2014) Team science for science communication. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. PMID: 25225381
- December 8, 2014
- 06:50 PM
- 159 views
Don't miss out! Dogs Science from November
by Cobb & Hecht in Do You Believe In Dog?
Catch up! Participate! Plan your conferences for 2015! Check out all the latest in canine science from November here, thanks to the magic of Storify (if you don't see a beautiful array of handy snippets below, please click this link to view)[View the story "Do You Believe in Dog? [01-30 November 2014]" on Storify]Further reading: Cobb M., Paul McGreevy, Alan Lill & Pauleen Bennett (2014). The advent of canine performance science: Offering a sustainable future for working dogs, Behaviour........ Read more »
Bradshaw John W.S., & Rachel A. Casey. (2009) Dominance in domestic dogs—useful construct or bad habit?. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 4(3), 135-144. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2008.08.004
Gosling Samuel D., & Oliver P. John. (2003) A Dog's Got Personality: A Cross-Species Comparative Approach to Personality Judgments in Dogs and Humans. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 85(6), 1161-1169. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.85.6.1161
- December 4, 2014
- 04:30 PM
- 182 views
Finding the real cost of climate change
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
How much does global warming really cost the world? Determining the Social Cost of Carbon helps put a actual dollar value on the climate damages per ton of CO2 released, and is used by -- among others -- policymakers to help determine the costs and benefits of climate policies. Remember, even on a global scale, the bottom line will always be profit. But now a group of economists and lawyers urge several improvements to the government's Social Cost of Carbon figure that would impose a regular, tr........ Read more »
Pizer, W., Adler, M., Aldy, J., Anthoff, D., Cropper, M., Gillingham, K., Greenstone, M., Murray, B., Newell, R., Richels, R.... (2014) Using and improving the social cost of carbon. Science, 346(6214), 1189-1190. DOI: 10.1126/science.1259774
- November 25, 2014
- 05:17 PM
- 197 views
Blu-ray solar power
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
So here’s something you don’t see everyday. Blu-ray disks, you know the stuff we use for video games or DVDs also improve the performance of solar cells—suggesting a second use for unwanted discs—according to new research from Northwestern University. As surprising as this was, there is even better news, we know why they improve performance.... Read more »
Smith, A., Wang, C., Guo, D., Sun, C., & Huang, J. (2014) Repurposing Blu-ray movie discs as quasi-random nanoimprinting templates for photon management. Nature Communications, 5517. DOI: 10.1038/ncomms6517
- November 21, 2014
- 06:39 PM
- 215 views
Dogtober = Canine science in October
by Cobb & Hecht in Do You Believe In Dog?
What a BOOMING month for dogs and science October was! We've captured the links to all the latest blogs, research and news that caught out attention throughout Dog-tober.Thanks to Storify (click here if the you can't see the collection of links below) you can make sure you didn't miss out too.[View the story "Do You Believe in Dog? [01-31 October 2014]" on Storify] Further reading:Bradshaw J.W.S. & Nicola J. Rooney (2014). Why do adult dogs ‘play’?, Behavioural Processes, DOI: http:/........ Read more »
Bozkurt Alper, Barbara Sherman, Rita Brugarolas, Sean Mealin, John Majikes, Pu Yang, & Robert Loftin. (2014) Towards Cyber-Enhanced Working Dogs for Search and Rescue. IEEE Intelligent Systems, 1-1. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/mis.2014.77
- November 16, 2014
- 08:05 PM
- 174 views
Canine science catch up: 16-30 September 2014
by Cobb & Hecht in Do You Believe In Dog?
Gosh, it's been a busy ride since posting the excellent guest post by research, Cat Reeve, about her interesting detector dog research. So now it's time to play catch up, starting with the canine science related things that we noticed in the second half of September, captured with the help of Storify - did you miss any of these?[View the story "Do You Believe in Dog? [16 - 30 September 2014]" on Storify]Further reading (some of the abstracts from Canine Science Forum 2014 now available):We........ Read more »
Westgarth Carri, & Hayley E. Christian. (2014) How can we motivate owners to walk their dogs more?. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 9(6). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2014.09.023
Fehringer A. (2014) Stress in shelter dogs and the use of foster care to improve animal welfare. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 9(6). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2014.09.038
Horowitz Alexandra, & Hecht Julie . (2014) Categories and consequences of dog-human play: A citizen science approach. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 9(6). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2014.09.052
Browne Clare M., T. Mary Foster, & James S. McEwan. (2014) Dog training: Reinforcement timing and owner body language. Journal of Veterinary Behavior: Clinical Applications and Research, 9(6). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jveb.2014.09.059
- November 5, 2014
- 12:34 PM
- 215 views
What is the most instantly recognisable song?
by Henkjan Honing in Music Matters
Everyone knows a hook when they hear one, but scientists don’t know why. By playing the Hooked on Music game you are exploring the science of songs and helping us to unlock what makes music catchy.
Last weekend the preliminary outcome of the online game was announced in Manchester, UK at the MOSI, answering the question: What is the most instantly recognisable song? Interestingly, numerous media started to report on this. A small media hype?... Read more »
J.A. Burgoyne, D. Bountouridis, J. van Balen, & H. Honing. (2013) Hooked: A Game for Discovering What Makes Music Catchy. Proceedings of the 14th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference , 245-250. info:/
- October 31, 2014
- 06:37 AM
- 201 views
Mind Blowing Brain Cases: The Man With A Hole In His Head
by Elisabeth Buhl Thubron in United Academics
In this series neuroscientist Elisabeth Buhl Thubron takes a closer look at intriguing brain cases that revolutionised the field. Part I: The Man With A Whole In His Head... Read more »
Harlow JM. (1999) Passage of an iron rod through the head. 1848. The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences, 11(2), 281-3. PMID: 10334003
Ratiu P, Talos IF, Haker S, Lieberman D, & Everett P. (2004) The tale of Phineas Gage, digitally remastered. Journal of neurotrauma, 21(5), 637-43. PMID: 15165371
Van Horn JD, Irimia A, Torgerson CM, Chambers MC, Kikinis R, & Toga AW. (2012) Mapping connectivity damage in the case of Phineas Gage. PloS one, 7(5). PMID: 22616011
- October 27, 2014
- 12:30 PM
- 196 views
Exercise Fights Chronic Stress-Dependent Depression
by Agnese Mariotti in United Academics
It is known that physical exercise improves the symptoms of depression. Several hypotheses have been formulated to explain how this occurs, but no clear biochemical mechanism had so far been demonstrated.... Read more »
Agudelo LZ, Femenía T, Orhan F, Porsmyr-Palmertz M, Goiny M, Martinez-Redondo V, Correia JC, Izadi M, Bhat M, Schuppe-Koistinen I.... (2014) Skeletal Muscle PGC-1α1 Modulates Kynurenine Metabolism and Mediates Resilience to Stress-Induced Depression. Cell, 159(1), 33-45. PMID: 25259918
Wrann CD, White JP, Salogiannnis J, Laznik-Bogoslavski D, Wu J, Ma D, Lin JD, Greenberg ME, & Spiegelman BM. (2013) Exercise induces hippocampal BDNF through a PGC-1α/FNDC5 pathway. Cell metabolism, 18(5), 649-59. PMID: 24120943
- October 21, 2014
- 06:22 AM
- 220 views
An Om A Day Keeps The Doctor Away
by Chiara Civardi in United Academics
Several studies show how meditating positively influences our minds and bodies. Read which medicines could be partially substituted or helped by a regular meditation practice.... Read more »
Anderson JW, Liu C, & Kryscio RJ. (2008) Blood pressure response to transcendental meditation: a meta-analysis. American journal of hypertension, 21(3), 310-6. PMID: 18311126
Davidson, R., Kabat-Zinn, J., Schumacher, J., Rosenkranz, M., Muller, D., Santorelli, S., Urbanowski, F., Harrington, A., Bonus, K., & Sheridan, J. (2003) Alterations in Brain and Immune Function Produced by Mindfulness Meditation. Psychosomatic Medicine, 65(4), 564-570. DOI: 10.1097/01.PSY.0000077505.67574.E3
Delizonna, L., Williams, R., & Langer, E. (2009) The Effect of Mindfulness on Heart Rate Control. Journal of Adult Development, 16(2), 61-65. DOI: 10.1007/s10804-009-9050-6
Doherty, M., Hawkey, C., Goulder, M., Gibb, I., Hill, N., Aspley, S., & Reader, S. (2011) A randomised controlled trial of ibuprofen, paracetamol or a combination tablet of ibuprofen/paracetamol in community-derived people with knee pain. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 70(9), 1534-1541. DOI: 10.1136/ard.2011.154047
Epel E, Daubenmier J, Moskowitz JT, Folkman S, & Blackburn E. (2009) Can meditation slow rate of cellular aging? Cognitive stress, mindfulness, and telomeres. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 34-53. PMID: 19735238
Gaylord, S., Palsson, O., Garland, E., Faurot, K., Coble, R., Mann, J., Frey, W., Leniek, K., & Whitehead, W. (2011) Mindfulness Training Reduces the Severity of Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Women: Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial. The American Journal of Gastroenterology, 106(9), 1678-1688. DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.184
Hofmann SG, Sawyer AT, Witt AA, & Oh D. (2010) The effect of mindfulness-based therapy on anxiety and depression: A meta-analytic review. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 78(2), 169-83. PMID: 20350028
Kabat-Zinn J, Lipworth L, & Burney R. (1985) The clinical use of mindfulness meditation for the self-regulation of chronic pain. Journal of behavioral medicine, 8(2), 163-90. PMID: 3897551
Kabat-Zinn, J., Wheeler, E., Light, T., Skillings, A., Scharf, M., Cropley, T., Hosmer, D., & Bernhard, J. (1998) Influence of a Mindfulness Meditation-Based Stress Reduction Intervention on Rates of Skin Clearing in Patients With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis Undergoing Photo Therapy (UVB) and Photochemotherapy (PUVA). Psychosomatic Medicine, 60(5), 625-632. DOI: 10.1097/00006842-199809000-00020
Crane., B. (2002) Full catastrophe living; using the wisdom of your body and mind to face stress, pain and illness. Jon Kabat-Zinn, 1996 Publisher: Piatkus, London ISBN: 0-749-915-854. Spirituality and Health International, 3(2), 52-52. DOI: 10.1002/shi.88
Mills N, & Allen J. (2000) Mindfulness of movement as a coping strategy in multiple sclerosis. A pilot study. General hospital psychiatry, 22(6), 425-31. PMID: 11072058
Pbert L, Madison JM, Druker S, Olendzki N, Magner R, Reed G, Allison J, & Carmody J. (2012) Effect of mindfulness training on asthma quality of life and lung function: a randomised controlled trial. Thorax, 67(9), 769-76. PMID: 22544892
Rosenzweig S, Greeson JM, Reibel DK, Green JS, Jasser SA, & Beasley D. (2010) Mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic pain conditions: variation in treatment outcomes and role of home meditation practice. Journal of psychosomatic research, 68(1), 29-36. PMID: 20004298
Sullivan MJ, Wood L, Terry J, Brantley J, Charles A, McGee V, Johnson D, Krucoff MW, Rosenberg B, Bosworth HB.... (2009) The Support, Education, and Research in Chronic Heart Failure Study (SEARCH): a mindfulness-based psychoeducational intervention improves depression and clinical symptoms in patients with chronic heart failure. American heart journal, 157(1), 84-90. PMID: 19081401
- October 20, 2014
- 04:50 PM
- 287 views
A Venusian Mystery Explored Once More
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
Venus, the place where women are from... supposedly. To say Venus has a harsh climate would be an understatement, this is one of many reasons why we will never (or maybe not soon) see a "long lasting" Venus rover counterpart to our Mars rover missions. Still, the planet (much like all the other plants) can teach us a lot about not just our own origins, but the origins of the universe. Also like all our neighbor planets Venus is hiding something beneath its brilliant shroud of clouds, a mystery t........ Read more »
Harrington, E. et. Al. (2014) The puzzle of radar-bright highlands on venus: a high-spatial resolution study in Ovda regio. Geological Society of America. info:other/136-4
- October 20, 2014
- 12:12 PM
- 278 views
How a camera and quantum physics could improve phone security
by This Science is Crazy! in This Science Is Crazy!
New study uses mobile phone camera to detect light, using shot noise to generate true random numbers which researchers hope could be used for encryption in the future.... Read more »
Sanguinetti, B., Martin, A., Zbinden, H., & Gisin, N. (2014) Quantum Random Number Generation on a Mobile Phone. Physical Review X, 4(3). DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevX.4.031056
- October 18, 2014
- 09:34 AM
- 312 views
Merit’s Liquidity
by nooffensebut in The Unsilenced Science
The latest SAT and ACT data suggest that America’s cognitive elite have been enjoying new geographic mobility, but difficult economic times push them out of the elite strata, contrary to a prediction of The Bell Curve by Richard Herrnstein and Charles Murray.... Read more »
nooffensebut. (2014) Parents’ Income is a Poor Predictor of SAT Score. Open Differential Psychology, 1-19. info:other/
- October 15, 2014
- 02:22 PM
- 270 views
You can tell [my mood] by the way I walk
by Dr. Jekyll in Lunatic Laboratories
Ever see a guy walking down the street and know he’s depressed? Or how about someone happy, with a little bounce in their step? The way we walk says a lot and by some estimates roughly 90% of what we are telling people isn’t coming out our mouth, it’s all body language. Our walk says a lot about the kind of mood we are in, but in the question of what came first our mood or our walk, researchers have now shown that it works both ways.... Read more »
Michalak J, Rohde K, & Troje NF. (2014) How we walk affects what we remember: Gait modifications through biofeedback change negative affective memory bias. Journal of behavior therapy and experimental psychiatry, 121-125. PMID: 25310681
- October 15, 2014
- 08:34 AM
- 235 views
Biochemical 'Memory' Can Help Bacteria to Grow
by This Science is Crazy! in This Science Is Crazy!
A new study explores ‘memory’ in E. coli to see how it impacts on their ability to grow in environments with fluctuating food sources. Recent exposure to a food source can reduce and even practically eliminate the 'lag' phase of growth when the food is reintroduced.... Read more »
Lambert, G., & Kussell, E. (2014) Memory and Fitness Optimization of Bacteria under Fluctuating Environments. PLoS Genetics, 10(9). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1004556
- October 15, 2014
- 04:38 AM
- 235 views
How You Feel About People is Related to How You Feel About Cities
by Mark Rubin in Mark Rubin's Social Psychology Research Blog
There are numerous structural factors that influence people’s attitudes towards cities. However, these factors may be constituents of broader sociocultural “questions” that people ask about their cities. For example, residents’ concern about the transport and entertainment venues of a city might form part of a broader social psychological concern about the potential for the city to accommodate their need to meet friends and socialize with others. Alternatively, people might focus on a ........ Read more »
Rubin, M., & Morrison, T. (2014) Individual Differences in Individualism and Collectivism Predict Ratings of Virtual Cities’ Liveability and Environmental Quality. The Journal of General Psychology, 141(4), 348-372. DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2014.938721
- October 14, 2014
- 10:09 PM
- 165 views
Weight Bias and Physical Activity
by Abena Edugyan in Your Active Edge
Does seeing an overweight person being active reduce weight bias? ... Read more »
Dimmock, J., Hallett, B., & Grove, J. (2009) Attitudes Toward Overweight Individuals Among Fitness Center Employees: An Examination of Contextual Effects. Research Quarterly for Exercise , 80(3), 641-647. DOI: 10.5641/027013609X13088500159967
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