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Researchers find pet kidney injuries are similar to human kidney injuries

When evaluating early kidney injuries in people, doctors monitor blood level increases of creatinine, a waste product of muscle breakdown, to understand the severity of the injury. Creatinine is filtered by the kidneys, and ...

Biology / Other

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improving training efficiency in horses

It is well known that hard training can lead to degradation of muscle protein. A number of nutritional strategies have been developed to counter this but surprisingly there has to date been very little attention paid to the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Colorful leaves: New chlorophyll decomposition product found in Norway maple

(PhysOrg.com) -- Autumn is right around the corner in the northern hemisphere and the leaves are beginning to change color. The cause of this wonderful display of reds, yellows, and oranges is the decomposition ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 10, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers investigate muscle-building effect of protein beverages for athletes

Physical activity requires strong, healthy muscles. Fortunately, when people exercise on a regular basis, their muscles experience a continuous cycle of muscle breakdown (during exercise) and compensatory remodeling and growth ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researcher discovers antibiotic useful for localized treatment of bone wear

Total joint replacement surgeries can help relieve joint pain common in people with conditions like osteoarthritis. But sometimes, the debris from prosthetic joints leads to aseptic loosening, or disintegration of surrounding ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Yearly zoledronic acid at lower-than-standard doses increases bone density

A lower dose of zoledronic acid than currently recommended for prevention of bone fractures due to osteoporosis decreases bone resorption and increases bone density, and may be effective in reducing the risk of osteoporotic ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Molecular torch' between carbon nanotubes emits electroluminescence

(PhysOrg.com) -- A single molecule bridging a "broken" single-walled carbon nanotube (CNT) is barely visible through a powerful scanning electron microscope, but the precisely assembled system can act as a ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 6 | with audio podcast feature

Fujitsu develops technology to manufacture power-supply transistors on nearly any flat-surface material

Fujitsu Laboratories announced the development of a technology that enables the manufacture of power-supply transistors on nearly any flat surface, including glass, plastic, or copper. High breakdown-voltage ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Panasonic develops gallium nitride (GaN) power transistor on silicon with blocking-voltage-boosting structure

Panasonic today announced the development of a new technique to drastically increase the blocking voltage of Gallium Nitride (GaN) -based power switching transistor on silicon (Si) substrates. The blocking ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Dec 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Vacuum arcs spark new interest

Whenever two pieces of metal at different voltages are brought near each other, as when an appliance is plugged into a live socket, there is a chance there will be an arc between them. Most of the arcs people ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Atmospheric pressure plasma jet from a grounded electrode

Because they are portable and easy to operate at ambient temperatures, cold atmospheric pressure plasma jets (APPJs) should find innovative applications in biomedicine, materials science and fabrication industries. ...

Physics / Plasma Physics

created Aug 24, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Panasonic Develops High Power Gallium Nitride Transistor for Long-distance Millimeter-Wave Communication

Panasonic today announced the development of a high power Gallium Nitride (GaN) transistor for long-distance communication at millimeter-wave frequencies. A 25GHz wireless transceiver is fabricated using the ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created Jul 23, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Tour de France Stresses Riders' Bodies to the Limit

Glancing at the elevation profiles of the stages of the 2010 Tour de France is enough to tire a couch potato. The mountainous race is legendarily strenuous, but beyond short-term discomforts such as road rash ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Relationship breakdown - the real cost

Separation leaves men feeling isolated and women experiencing greater levels of poverty, according to a leading researcher at The University of Queensland (UQ).

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 07, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Fujitsu Develops Gallium-Nitride HEMT Amplifier Featuring World's Highest Output in the C-Ku Band

Fujitsu today announced the development of an amplifier based on gallium-nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) technology, which features an output of 12.9W - more than twice the output of ...

Technology / Semiconductors

created May 28, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0