A fear is (apparently) laid to rest: Does using chopsticks cause disease? The answer is in this report: “Use of chopsticks for eating and Helicobacter pylori infection,” W. K. Leung., J. Y. Sung., T. K. W. Ling., K. L. K. Siu and A. F. B. Cheng, Dig Dis Sci 44, 1999, pp. 1173-6. See co-author […]
Category: Research News
Research — on any and all subjects — that makes people LAUGH, then THINK.
Forensic-chemical analysis of duct tape
J.J. Schmitz, R.A. Pribush, R.P. Walson, Chemistry Department, Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, ?A Forensic-Chemical Analysis of Duct Tape? Such was the most-publicized presentation at the SCANNING 2004 Conference, which was held on April 28, 2004. For bare details, see here.
Nothing But
The world’s vast collection of research journals contain many reports about positive results that turn out, later, to be simply not so. A small number of journals work hard to publish results that are, from the beginning, apparently not so. Here are two such journals. The Journal of Negative Results website is here. The Journal […]
Difficult To Say
There are recent new claims about what words, in various langauges, are most difficult to translate. See details here. (Thanks to investigator David Kessler for bringing this to our attention.)
For Sandcastlers
Even sandcastles seem to suggest something about science. Read a Bournemouth University press release about it here. Thanks to Jonathan Newton for bringing this to our attention.
Bugs Count
If you count bugs in Britain, please file your information. Do it the Big Bug Count headquarters,here. If necessary, use the Big Bug Count Splatometer, a copy of which can be obtained here. For advanced bug-splat identification, see Mark Hosteteler’s Ig Nobel Prize-winning book, here.
Dental Teaching and Chewing Gum
We have just learned about a simple new dental investigation, which was presented to the world thus: “Evaluation of CDs and Chewing Gum in Teaching Dental Anatomy,” Kenneth L. Allen, New York University, USA D.L. Galvis, New York University, USA R.V. KATZ, New York University, USA Methods: One group (N=26) received a 50 minute standard […]
It’s Dangerous to Worry?
Worrying about the cost of medical care appears to increase the risk of dying after a cardiac procedure, a study finds. So begins a May 17, 2004 report in HealthDay by Ed Edelson. Read the report here. Thanks to investigator Kristine Danowski for bringing this to our attention.
How to Lay an Egg
How does a hen lay an egg? Read about it here. Thanks to investigator Mark Dionne for bringing this to our attention.
Clean Sex
There is a relationship between housecleaning and sex, according to recent research, according to a report in The Mirror. read about it here.