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Unfolding 'nature's origami'

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Sometimes known as "nature's origami", the way that proteins fold is vital to ensuring they function correctly. But researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered this is a 'hit and miss' process, with proteins potentially ...


Probiotics may be able to help you keep slim

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 05, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Researchers from LIFE - Faculty of Life Sciences at University of Copenhagen are working on a promising research project that seems to indicate that probiotics have a slimming effect.


Prostate cancer gives a new outlook on life

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 05, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Men who have prostate cancer often feel quite healthy, but the diagnosis still gives them a whole new outlook on life. Once they have learned to live with their cancer, they choose to focus on valuable relationships and appreciate ...


Stem-cell sentry sounds the alarm to maintain balance between cancer and aging

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 15, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Like a sentry guarding the castle walls, a molecular messenger inside adult stem cells sounds the alarm when it senses hazards that could allow the invasion of an insidious enemy: Cancer. The alarm bell halts ...


Inner ear balance disorders common, associated with falls among older Americans

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created May 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

An estimated 35 percent of U.S. adults age 40 and older have vestibular dysfunction (inner ear balance disorders), and those who do may have a higher risk of falling, according to a report in the May 25 issue of Archives of ...


Research model may one day 'inoculate' elderly against slip-related falls

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Training people to avoid falls by repeatedly exposing them to unstable situations in the laboratory helped them to later maintain their balance on a slippery floor, according to new research from the Journal of Neurophysiology.


Eating less may not extend life

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

If you are a mouse on the chubby side, then eating less may help you live longer.


Wii Fit a promising tool for all ages

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

While some emerging technologies can create environments that require very little physical effort, one Kansas State University researcher thinks games like Nintendo's Wii Fit can help promote physical rather than sedentary ...


Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life

Balancing protein intake, not cutting calories, may be key to long life

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (13) | comments 5

Getting the correct balance of proteins in our diet may be more important for healthy ageing than reducing calories, new research funded by the Wellcome Trust and Research into Ageing suggests.


'Cyberloafing' at work no bad thing, study says

'Cyberloafing' at work no bad thing, study says

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Employees who cyberloaf - use the Internet at work for their own interest - may be doing their bosses a favour, a Massey study suggests.


Psychologist studies ways to improve soldiers' work-life relationship

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The U.S. military provides its members with policies to help balance their work and family commitments. But a researcher at Kansas State University has found that simply providing programs might not be enough to maintain ...


Fish guts explain marine carbon cycle mystery

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Research published today reveals the major influence of fish on maintaining the delicate pH balance of our oceans, vital for the health of coral reefs and other marine life.


Type 1 diabetes linked to immune response to wheat

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute and the University of Ottawa have discovered what may be an important clue to the cause of type 1 diabetes. Dr. Fraser Scott and his team tested 42 people with type 1 diabetes ...


Study in pregnant women suggests probiotics may help ward off obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

One year after giving birth, women were less likely to have the most dangerous kind of obesity if they had been given probiotics from the first trimester of pregnancy, found new research that suggests manipulating the balance ...


Program focused on body, mind and spirit helps women with breast cancer cope

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 15, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Pathfinders, a program designed to care for the whole person -- body, mind and spirit -- has been found to help women with terminal cancer cope and improved their quality of life, according to a study led by researchers in ...