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Bell's palsy: Study calls for rethink of cause and treatment

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drugs widely prescribed to treat facial paralysis in Bell's palsy are ineffective and are based on false notions of the cause of the condition, according to Cochrane Researchers. They say research must now focus on discovering ...


Bell Labs breaks optical transmission record, 100 Petabit per second kilometer barrier

Technology / Telecom

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (27) | comments 0

Alcatel-Lucent today announced that scientists in Bell Labs, the company’s research arm, have set a new optical transmission record of more than 100 Petabits per second.kilometer (equivalent to 100 million Gigabits per second.kilometer). ...


Physicists Explain How Human Eyes Can Detect Quantum Effects

Physicists Explain How Human Eyes Can Detect Quantum Effects

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (46) | comments 19

(PhysOrg.com) -- By greatly amplifying one photon from an entangled photon pair, physicists have theoretically shown that human eyes can be used as detectors to observe quantum effects. Usually, detecting ...


Physicists make discovery in quantum mechanics

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Sep 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (27) | comments 49

(Santa Barbara, Calif.) -- Physicists at UC Santa Barbara have made an important advance in quantum mechanics using a superconducting electrical circuit. The finding is reported in this week's issue of the journal Nature.


Study evaluates use of corticosteroids and antiviral agents for treatment of Bell Palsy

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Among patients with Bell Palsy, a facial paralysis with unknown cause, treatment with corticosteroids is associated with a reduced risk of an unsatisfactory recovery, and treatment with a combination of corticosteroids and ...


Breeding Parasite-Resistant Plants

Parasite-resistant peppers green alternatives to chemical pesticides

Biology /

created Nov 12, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Root-knot nematodes are extreme parasites. These microscopic, omnipresent worms cause major damage to horticultural and field crops in sub-tropical regions, resulting in significant financial losses to growers ...


Polar dinosaurs may have taken shorter treks

Polar dinosaurs may have taken shorter treks

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 22, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Contrary to popular belief, polar dinosaurs may not have traveled nearly as far as originally thought when making their bi-annual migration.


Study of polar dinosaur migration questions whether dinosaurs were truly the first great migrators

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Oct 21, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Contrary to popular belief, polar dinosaurs may not have traveled nearly as far as originally thought when making their bi-annual migration.