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High blood pressure may lead to 'silent' strokes
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 27, 2009 |
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"Silent" strokes, which are strokes that don't result in any noticeable symptoms but cause brain damage, are common in people over 60, and especially in those with high blood pressure, according to a study published in the ...
10 percent of healthy people in study had injury from 'silent strokes'
Jun 27, 2008 |
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A recent study found that about 10 percent of the apparently healthy middle-aged participants with no symptoms of stroke were injured from "silent strokes," researchers report in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkage, but not lesions
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Two new studies show that commonly prescribed forms of postmenopausal hormone therapy may slightly accelerate the loss of brain tissue in women 65 and older beyond what normally occurs with aging.
'P.B. Winterbottom' finds a home at 2K Games
Aug 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Matt Korba and his pals are busy turning his interactive media thesis project from a rudimentary silent film-themed video-game prototype into a fleshed-out puzzler featuring over 80 levels that will ...
ASUS Introduces Silent Knight II CPU Cooler for Quad-Core Processors
Sep 05, 2007 |
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Catering to users who require a efficient way to keep CPU temperatures cool, ASUS today announced the Silent Knight II CPU cooler that utilizes 100% copper for its fins, base and heat pipes; and dynamic fan ...
High blood pressure may mask potentially deadly heart condition
Jul 10, 2007 |
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New research published in Psychophysiology finds a relationship between increased blood pressure and decreased pain perception in a variety of circumstances, including among individuals with heart disease. This phenomenon extend ...
Eating fish may prevent memory loss and stroke in old age
Aug 04, 2008 |
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Eating tuna and other types of fish may help lower the risk of cognitive decline and stroke in healthy older adults, according to a study published in the August 5, 2008, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the Am ...
Bottleneck in blood supply makes brain vulnerable to strokes
Jan 04, 2007 |
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A team of University of California, San Diego physicists and neuroscientists has discovered a bottleneck in the network of blood vessels in the brain that makes it vulnerable to strokes. The finding may explain the origin ...
Slightly abnormal blood test may point to a 'silent' form of hepatitis B
Apr 11, 2008 |
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Silence isn’t always golden. In the case of hepatitis B, people with a past — and seemingly resolved — infection often don’t know that they still have a silent form of the disorder. Now, new research suggests that slightly ...
Reading Tests that 'Misread' Some Children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 19, 2007 |
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Screening tests widely used to identify children with reading problems are being misapplied, landing students in the wrong instructional level and delaying treatment for their true difficulties, says new research ...
These shells don't clam up: Innovative technique to record human impact on coastal waters
Biology /
Dec 02, 2008 |
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With their sedentary lifestyles and filter-feeding habits, clams have been silent witnesses to the changes that humans have inflicted upon their waters. These clams are silent no more, as Dr. Ruth H. Carmichael ...
Introducing the Brabus High Voltage Car
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Ultimate High Voltage Concept electric car has been unveiled by Brabus at the Frankfurt Motor show in Germany. The sporty little car is a new model incorporating the Brabus Smart ED (Electric ...
Biologists Discover How 'Silent' Mutations Influence Protein Production
Apr 09, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists at the University of Pennsylvania have revealed a hidden code that determines the expression level of a gene, providing a way to distinguish efficient genes from inefficient ones. ...
New imaging technology reveals prevalence of 'silent' heart attacks
Apr 21, 2009 |
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So-called "silent" heart attacks may be much more common than previously believed, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
US rubber company disputes Liberia pollution study
Oct 30, 2009 |
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(AP) -- An American-owned rubber company is disputing claims by the Liberian government that the company's waste products are polluting creeks.
