Kidnapped senior needed IU-patented home security system
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Family and friends of a 75-year-old California grandmother beaten and kidnapped from her home last week might have known of the crime within moments if a device patented by an Indiana University researcher had been in use.
Patient consent forms should educate not intimidate
Dec 17, 2008 |
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It's time patient consent forms came back full circle to a tool for patient education, rather than the waiver of liability they have become. The original purpose of the consent forms was for a surgeon or doctor to inform ...
Gene Mutations Linked to Statin Resistance
Dec 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have identified genetic mutations that may help explain why some people don't respond very well to statins, drugs taken by millions of Americans to fight high ...
High blood sugar's impact on immune system holds clues to improving islet cell transplants
Dec 17, 2008 |
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A biological tit for tat may hold clues to improving the success of islet cell transplants intended to cure type 1 diabetes, according to a Medical College of Georgia scientist.
Migraines: Help for a common problem in children and teenagers
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Chocolate, excitement and the stress of Christmas: these are not just a headache for parents. They are also responsible for triggering migraines in many young people. Learning how to manage stress and avoid triggers are just ...
Strange travels: Unusual journey of transport phenomena in fractured materials
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Transport phenomena in highly heterogeneous media can be dramatically different from those in homogeneous media and therefore are of great fundamental and practical interest. Anomalous transport occurs in semiconductor physics, ...
New scientific knowledge on juvenile diabetes
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Finnish scientists have reported a breakthrough in the attempts to understand the development of type 1 diabetes. They discovered disturbances in lipid and amino acid metabolism in children who later progressed to type 1 ...
Lean muscle mass helps even obese patients battle cancer
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Lean muscle-mass may give even obese people an advantage in battling cancer, a University of Alberta study shows.
Researchers use satellites to measure inland floods
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Satellites that were designed to measure sea level over the world's oceans can serve a valuable purpose over land, a new study has found.
Primary cilium as cellular 'GPS system' crucial to wound repair
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Dec 17, 2008 |
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The primary cilium, the solitary, antenna-like structure that studs the outer surfaces of virtually all human cells, orient cells to move in the right direction and at the speed needed to heal wounds, much like a Global Positioning ...
Research links osteoporosis and 'bloodless' icefish
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists face the major challenge of understanding genetic and environmental risk factors underlying human diseases. Surprisingly, animal species in the wild have sometimes acquired the ...
Scientists Demonstrate Microscale System to Study Frustration in Buckled Monolayers of Microspheres
Dec 17, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of University of Pennsylvania physicists has demonstrated a simple system based on micron-sized spheres in water to study and control geometric frustration. Their research, published today in the ...
Women prefer prestige over dominance in mates
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2008 |
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A new study in the journal Personal Relationships reveals that women prefer mates who are recognized by their peers for their skills, abilities, and achievements, while not preferring men who use coercive tactics to subord ...
Stakeholders and public should use 20 specific health indicators
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Policymakers, the media, and the public should focus on 20 specific health indicators as "yardsticks" to measure the overall health and well-being of Americans, says a new report from the Institute of Medicine. By providing ...
Fears of promiscuity pose barrier to cervical cancer vaccinations
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The public's concerns about costs and increased promiscuity among teenagers appear to be hindering use of a vaccine against the human papilloma virus (HPV) to prevent life-threatening diseases, according to a study by researchers ...
