Great (taste) expectations: Study shows brain anticipates taste, shifts gears
As the prism of our senses, the human brain has ways of refracting sensory input in defiance of reality. This is seen, for example, in the placebo effect, when simple sugar pills or inert salves taken by unwitting subjects are seen to ease pain or have some other beneficial physiological effect. How the brain processes this faked input and prompts the body to respond is largely a mystery o...Grape expectations for healthier wine
A new technique that uses ozone to preserve grapes could help prevent allergies and boost healthy compounds at the same time, reports Jennifer Rohn in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. The same technique could be used in the wine-making process to produce healthier wines without the added sulphites that can cause asthma and other conditions in some people. Mass-marketed g...Thomson lends perspective to stem cell expectations
Outlining some of the remaining challenges for stem cell researchers, University o...Catalyst International profit exceeds expectations
Specific figures were not provided, but Catalyst said it completed the quarter by exceeding expectations in license sales, services business, and overall profitability, continuing a trend in increas...New report says Wisconsin R&D spending exceeding expectations
In 2002, the state ranked 20 "You'd be hard-pressed to find an industry...Submissions to the Gov.s Business Plan Contest Exceed Expectations
Madison, Wis. The first The mission of the first-ever statewide contest is to encourage entrepreneurs in the creation, start-up and early growth stag...Elderly Population’s Sedentary Lifestyle Is Dependant On Their Expectations From Lif
Elderly population of ages 65 years and above may have a sedentary lifestyle if they perceive that their life ahead to be less active//. It is known through earlier studies that fewer than 40 percent of adults aged 65 and above have a regular exercise routine, which can extend their years of independent life. A new UCLA study found that seniors with the lowest expectations f...Most Women Have Unrealistic Expectations From Screening Mammography
A recent conducted at University of Michigan Health Systems in Ann Arbor, Michigan has found that most women have greater expectations of doom from their screening //mammography for breast cancer. The report added that more often than not these expectations were unusually high or unrealistic. A survey was administered to women who came to an outpatient clinic for screening mammography. T...Registrations in NHS Dental Register Falls Short of Expectations
Despite lofty claims of sprucing up dental care in United Kingdom, and a munificent grant of £45 million for the purpose, nearly 33% of children// still don’t figure anywhere on the NHS dental list. The year ending 31st March saw a steep fall in the NHS registrations, down by a 42000 enrollments. This, notwithstanding the strategies, designed to increase NHS registrations with incenti...Grape Expectations for Healthier Wine
A new technique that uses ozone to preserve grapes could help prevent allergies and boost healthy compounds at the same time//, reports Jennifer Rohn in Chemistry & Industry, the magazine of the SCI. The same technique could be used in the wine-making process to produce healthier wines without the added sulphites that can cause asthma and other conditions in some people. Mass-marketed...Harry Potter Final Book - Prediction and Expectations
J.K. Rowling's seventh and final installment of the Harry Potter series will hit bookstores this month and there is no shortage of anticipation among Harry Potter fans. Kansas State University's Philip Nel and Karin Westman are no exceptions. Nel, associate professor of English, is the author of "J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter Novels: A Reader's Guide"; and Westman, an associate profe...