A life in pain -- new study examines the experiences of older people
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It's debilitating, isolating and can lead to severe depression — yet pain is widely accepted as something to be expected and regarded as 'normal' in later life. Now a new study from the University of Nottingham ...
This Year, Resolve Not to Kill Yourself With Poor Decisions
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- With the new year approaching, millions of people are expected to ring in 2009 by making resolutions to improve their lives. A Duke University researcher says the consequences of some personal decisions provide ...
Italy's geologic history becomes a personal tale in Walter Alvarez's new book
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Italy's mountains, from the Apennines to the Alps, have fascinated University of California, Berkeley, geologist Walter Alvarez for more than 35 years, resulting in a new book, "The Mountains of Saint Francis," that traces ...
Honeybees as plant 'bodyguards'
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Dec 22, 2008 |
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Honeybees are important to plants for reasons that go beyond pollination, according to a new study published in the December 23rd issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. The insects' buzz also d ...
Study finds we are better able to detect racial tension in members of our racial group
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2008 |
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In March of 2008, in a speech addressing contemporary racial tensions in America, then-Senator Barack Obama suggested that there is a "chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races." Could this be true? Is it more ...
When it's not just baby weight
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Body image is a tricky thing for many women. Like looking into a funhouse mirror, the way they perceive their bodies can make them think they're thinner or more obese than they actually are. Researchers led by Temple University's ...
Study on cytotoxicity of carbon nanotubes
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Owing to the novel properties of carbon nanotubes (CBNs), a series of problems associated with in vitro toxicity assessments of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have appeared in many literatures. In order to properly evaluate the ...
Next NASA Moon Mission Completes Major Milestone
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed thermal vacuum testing, which simulates the extreme hot, cold and airless conditions of space LRO will experience after ...
Economist: 'Blending wall' stands in way of ethanol growth
Dec 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ethanol production opened the door to the renewable fuels industry. The industry now must get past an imposing wall of federal regulations and market conditions if it hopes to grow, said a Purdue University ...
SNPs of ABC transporter genes linked to lung cancer risk
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Individuals with particular variants of certain genes involved in metabolizing the most potent carcinogen found in cigarette smoke have an increased risk of developing lung cancer. That is the conclusion of a new study published ...
Eligibility criteria contribute to racial disparities in hospice use
Dec 22, 2008 |
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A new study finds that hospice services—care that is provided by physicians, visiting nurses, chaplains, home health aides, social workers and counselors—have restrictions that reduce usage by many patients who are most in-need, ...
Redesigned protein accelerates blood clotting
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Researchers have made several, subtle changes in the structure of a key protein, dramatically increasing its ability to drive blood clotting, according to a study published in a December edition of the Journal of Thrombosis an ...
Potential autoimmunity-inducing cells found in healthy adults
Dec 22, 2008 |
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It's not just patients with autoimmune diseases like lupus and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that have self-attacking immune cells—healthy people have them too, according to a new report in the Journal of Experimental Medicine. In hea ...
Study shows optimal dose management of warfarin improves anticoagulation control
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have determined the optimal dose-management strategy to derive maximal benefit from warfarin therapy and improve patient outcomes. Results of the study appear online ...
Who are you kidding? Overweight or obese moms who underestimate their weight status are more likely to over-gain during
Dec 22, 2008 |
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The research was carried out by a team of researchers led by Sharon Herring, MD, MPH, an Assistant Professor of Medicine and Public Health at Temple University. She said, "Compared to normal weight women who accurately assessed ...
