Jumping for joy... and stronger bones
Aug 28, 2008 |
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High impact activities such as jumping and skipping that can easily be incorporated into warm-ups before sports and physical education classes, have been shown to benefit bone health in adolescents.
Unexpected large monkey population discovered
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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A Wildlife Conservation Society report reveals surprisingly large populations of two globally threatened primates in a protected area in Cambodia.
Tiny 3-D ultrasound probe guides catheter procedures
Aug 28, 2008 |
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An ultrasound probe small enough to ride along at the tip of a catheter can provide physicians with clearer real-time images of soft tissue without the risks associated with conventional x-ray catheter guidance.
Variation of normal protein could be key to resistance to common cancer drug
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego (UC SD) in La Jolla have found evidence explaining why a common chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, may not always work for every cancer patient. ...
HIV patients at greater risk for bone fractures
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 28, 2008 |
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HIV-infected patients have a higher prevalence of fractures than non HIV-infected patients, across both genders and critical fracture sites according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of ...
UC team studies link between Parkinson's disease and depression
Aug 28, 2008 |
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A patient who receives a diagnosis of Parkinson's disease might become depressed, and understandably so. But does the depression then exacerbate the progression of Parkinson's?
New giant clam species offers window into human past
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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Researchers report the discovery of the first new living species of giant clam in two decades, according to a report to be published online on August 28th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. While fossil eviden ...
Scientists discover new link in pathway to cancer: hope for drug design
Aug 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Manchester scientists have identified an exciting connection between a cell’s extracellular environment and the activity of a signalling pathway molecule that controls the development of organs ...
Risk of repeat attacks in heart patients causes concern for doctors
Aug 28, 2008 |
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An international study, led by the University of Edinburgh, raises concerns that some patients may not be receiving the optimum medical treatment and follow-up care because doctors are misjudging the risk of a further heart ...
Common treatment to delay labor decreases preterm infants' risk for cerebral palsy
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Intravenous magnesium sulfate supplementation before preterm delivery cuts the risk for handicapping cerebral palsy in half, according to research led by University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) obstetrician Dwight Rouse, ...
Bitter-tasting nectar and floral odors optimize outcrossing for plants
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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Animals "personally" bring their gametes together – seeking out sexual partners, mating, fertilizing, and reproducing. Plants, however, are sessile organisms and require the help of a third party, the pollinator, ...
Crystals improve understanding of volcanic eruption triggers
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 28, 2008 |
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Scientists have exploited crystals from lavas to unravel the records of volcanic eruptions. The team, from Durham University and the University of Leeds, studied crystal formation from a volcano, in Santorini, ...
What does your MP really believe?
Aug 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- MPs tend to 'toe the party line' on parliamentary votes, but when it comes to expressing their private opinions, Dan Bailey and Guy Nason, statisticians from the University of Bristol, have looked at just ...
Research Ethics Committees identify and correct problems in applications to do cancer trials
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Researchers running cancer trials are often critical of the Research Ethics Committee (REC) process they have to go through to get their trials approved, complaining that it's too complex, burdensome and sometimes unreasonable. ...
Saving lives through smarter hurricane evacuations
Technology / Computer Sciences
Aug 28, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hundreds of lives and hundreds of millions of dollars could potentially be saved if emergency managers could make better and more timely critical decisions when faced with an approaching hurricane. Now, an ...
