The logic and scope of this new study perhaps offer lessons for researchers in every field: “Disgust and the Politics of Sex: Exposure to a Disgusting Odorant Increases Politically Conservative Views on Sex and Decreases Support for Gay Marriage,” Thomas G. Adams, Patrick A. Stewart [pictured here], John C. Blanchar, PLoS ONE, 9(5), May 5, 2014, e95572. […]
Tag: vomit
Newborns Spit Up. Some Do it More than Others.
This new study explains that some newborns spit up more than others do: “Do Newborn Infants of Ethiopian Origin Spit Up More than Other Newborn Infants?” Vered Nir, Erez Nadir, Mulunesh Mekonen and Michael Feldman, Israeli Medical Association Journal, vol. 15, January 2013, pp. 9-12. The authors write: “Infants of Ethiopian origin spit up more […]
The Value of Vomit (for Rollers)
Vomit is, for the birds, of fearful value, suggests this study: “Rollers smell the fear of nestlings,” D. Parejo, L. Amo, J. Rodríguez and J.M. Avilés, Biology Letters, epub 2012. The authors, at EEZA, CSIC, Almería, Spain, report: “Some bird species produce chemical compounds when threatened, such as nestlings of the Eurasian roller Coracias garrulus [pictured […]
The BARF scale. You know… for kids!
A new study presents and evaluates a way for nauseated children to indicate their level of medical distress (thanks to investigator Neil Gaiman for bringing it to our attention): “Development and Validation of a Pictorial Nausea Rating Scale for Children,” Amy L. Baxter [pictured below], Mehernoor F. Watcha, William Valentine Baxter, Traci Leong and Matthew M. Wyatt, […]
Vomit video, new from NASA
Inspired by Mary Roach’s new book “Packing for Mars,” Alan Boyle, on Cosmic Log, essays some thoughts about a NASA-produced video: about half of all astronauts get the final frontier’s version of motion sickness in zero gravity. So it’s virtually guaranteed that some barf bags will be going into the trash. NASA researchers want to […]