Thirst Plants Text for Help

NEW YORK (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- House plants look good, brighten a room, produce oxygen, purify indoor air, eliminate noxious gases and reduce carbon monoxide levels. So why do so many of us forget to water them? Now, there may be a solution to solve that problem. Thirsty plants can now let you know they need water.

Baby Treadmill

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Down syndrome affects one in every 800 babies. It's a genetic condition that causes delays in intellectual and physical development. Researchers have now developed a treadmill for Down's babies to help them walk earlier than ever before.

Mini Fetal Monitor Saves Lives

BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Every mother-to-be wants to deliver a healthy baby, and doctors use large ultrasound monitors to check on the health of their unborn babies. A new cell-phone-sized device keeps watch on unborn babies around the clock.

Digital Evidence

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- A good fingerprint at a crime scene isn't always the smoking gun for solving crimes. Thanks to new technology, crime solving is going digital.

Alternative to Open Heart Surgery

(Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Chances are you know someone who has had heart problems. In fact, one in five people over the age of 55 has a problem with their mitral valve. A new alternative to open heart surgery can get their blood flowing again.

Detecting Asthma

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Asthma makes breathing difficult for more than 22 million Americans. There's no cure, but new research is looking at asthma patients in a whole new way.

Fixing Damaged Knees

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More than 15 million Americans have osteoarthritis in their knees, and about 600,000 of them could be helped by a partial knee replacement. A new way to fix arthritic knees that uses robots and computers is helping patients walk out of the hospital the same day of surgery.

More Weight=Longer Hospital Stays

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Ivanhoe newswire) -- The numbers on our nation's scales are going up. A recent study puts Mississippi at the top of the list with the highest rate of adult obesity in the country. New research shows how extra weight is adding up to longer hospital stays.

Global Warming Causes Severe Storms

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- As new storm forecasts hit home, areas already prone to severe weather need to be on the lookout for more storms. The latest forecast says global warming spells bad news for those areas.

Clam Cleanup

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Many of our streams and rivers are contaminated with pollutants like pesticides, lead, arsenic and PCBs. It's a problem that's costly to clean up. Scientists are using a new, inexpensive way to fix the problem.

Engineering Students Rock!

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Skills from mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and computer science come together to form a cool kind of class that's a hit with students.

Chemistry of Cooking

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- You love to cook, but have you whipped up some disasters? Even the best recipes can sometimes go terribly wrong. A nationally recognized scientist and chef says knowing a little chemistry could help.

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