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Preparing for a journey to Mars: Crew locked for 105 days in simulator
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 05, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- On 31 March, a crew of six, including a French pilot and a German engineer, will embark on a 105-day simulated Mars mission. They will enter a special facility at the Institute of Biomedical ...
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Nanoscale changes in collagen are a tipoff to bone health
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Using a technique that provides detailed images of nanoscale structures, researchers at the University of Michigan and Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital have discovered changes in the collagen component of bone ...
Bacterial protein mimics its host to disable a key enzyme (w/ Video)
Dec 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Bacteria use all sorts of cunning to trick hosts into doing their bidding. One con in their bag of tricks: the molecular mimic. In this ruse, bacteria or their agents look for all purposes like some native ...
Astronaut balancing act: Training to help explorers adapt to a return to gravity
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 09, 2009 |
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Astronauts returning from challenging long-duration missions face one more challenge when they get back to Earth - standing up and walking.
Undergrad researchers lay groundwork for drug addiction remedy
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Sarah Steele and Langtian "Ren" Yuan were both self-admittedly inexperienced Duke freshmen in the spring of 2006. But then they followed helpful directions of an assistant chemistry professor, added their own patience and ...
MSU researcher studies effects of experimental depression medication
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A Michigan State University researcher is leading a clinical trial on an experimental medication he hopes will give doctors another weapon in the fight against depression and prove to be more effective among ...
Study simulated car crashes involving pregnant women
Dec 02, 2009 |
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Although states are not required to report fetal deaths in accident data, between 300 and 1,000 unborn babies die in car accidents each year. This accident fatality rate is about four times the rate for victims ...
New device implanted by surgeons help paralyzed patients breathe easier
Nov 25, 2009 |
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Physicians at UT Southwestern Medical Center soon will begin implanting a new device designed to improve breathing in patients with upper spinal-cord injuries or other diseases that keep them from breathing independently.
Stable plaque or heart attack plaque? Researcher builds new MEMS sensor to tell which is which
Nov 23, 2009 |
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University of Sourthern California biomedical engineer and cardiologist Tzung "John" Hsiai hopes to develop a new tool to help clinicians distinguish cardiac emergencies requiring immediate surgery from chronic ...
Patient research to benefit from cutting edge heart scanner
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A state-of-the-art chest scanner, the first of its kind in the UK, will allow doctors and researchers to spot heart problems that were previously undetectable.
Study of testosterone in older men
Nov 12, 2009 |
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Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center announced today that it will participate in a large national study of the effectiveness of testosterone as a treatment for anemia, cardiovascular disease, ...
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