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Stent for life initiative

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Primary angioplasty (with stent implantation) is the most effective therapy for acute myocardial infarction (AMI), but it is not available to many patients, even though most European countries have sufficient resources (ie, ...


Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not

Life in the universe? Almost certainly. Intelligence? Maybe not

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 12, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (39) | comments 65

(PhysOrg.com) -- We are likely not alone in the universe, though it may feel like it, since life on other planets is probably dominated by microbes or other nonspeaking creatures, according to scientists who ...


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Second Life creates virtual world for businesses

Technology / Internet

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

Linden Lab on Wednesday announced it is adding a new dimension to Second Life online world to give businesses private places for virtual meetings.


A new era in search for 'sister Earths'?

A new era in search for 'sister Earths'?

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jul 25, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (54) | comments 5

Research presented at a recent astronomical conference is being hailed as ushering in a new era in the search for Earth-like planets by showing that they are more numerous than previously thought and that ...


Laser precision added to search for new Earths

'Astro-comb' helps search for Goldilocks planet

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Apr 02, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (25) | comments 1

Harvard scientists have unveiled a new laser-measuring device that they say will provide a critical advance in the resolution of current planet-finding techniques, making the discovery of Earth-sized planets ...


Songs raise awareness about aquatic invasive species

Space & Earth / Environment

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

A new initiative at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is using music to raise public awareness about aquatic invasive species in the state.


Bangladesh introduces new vaccine to prevent severe forms of child pneumonia and meningitis

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Today, Bangladesh introduces a new combination vaccine that will protect its children against five killer diseases in one injection, including, for the first time, the deadly bacterium Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) ...


Researchers Combine Technologies to Heal Patients, Virtually

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 05, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of Arkansas researchers seeking new ways to make health care more efficient and cost-effective have built a new kind of hospital: one that uses location aware systems, sensors, smart devices, radio-frequency ...


A little bit of spit reveals a lot about what lives in your mouth

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Feb 26, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Like it or not, your mouth is home to a thriving community of microbial life. More than 600 different species of bacteria reside in this "microbiome," yet everyone hosts a unique set of bugs, and this could have important ...


ITRAC on track and bridging gap between academic research and applied discovery

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

In a novel manner which gives new meaning to the word transformative, researchers from the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center are integrating some of the best practices of industry into the strengths of ...


Aspirin recommendation underscores need for physicians and patients to discuss benefits and risk

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The President of the American College of Preventive Medicine commended the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) today for its recommendations on aspirin use for primary prevention of heart attack and stroke, released ...


Fujitsu Laptop4Life

Fujitsu's 'Laptop4Life' program gives you a new laptop every 3 years

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Dec 01, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (54) | comments 13

(PhysOrg.com) -- Buy any LifeBook laptop from Fujitsu Siemens, and the company will provide you with a new laptop every three years until you die. The only requirements are that you need to buy a three-year ...


Study shows improved quality of life for older women on HRT

Medicine & Health / Health

created Aug 22, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New evidence published shows that hormone replacement therapy (HRT) can improve the health related quality of life of older women. HRT guidelines should be reviewed in light of this evidence, say the authors.


A man pictured next to solar panels in a village in Niger in 2004

400-bln-euro plan to pump African solar power to Europe

Technology / Energy

created Jul 13, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (19) | comments 5

Twelve European companies launched a 400-billion-euro (560-billion-dollar) initiative on Monday to plant huge solar farms in Africa and the Middle East to produce energy for Europe.


Apathy common in dementia patients with brain changes

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dementia patients with a certain type of changes in their brain's white matter are more likely to be apathetic than those who do not have these changes, reveals a patient study carried out by the Sahlgrenska Academy and Sahlgrenska ...