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New evidence on the robustness of metabolic networks

Biology /

created Sep 04, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Biological systems are constantly evolving in ways that increase their fitness for survival amidst environmental fluctuations and internal errors. Now, in a study of cell metabolism, a Northwestern University research team ...





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Serious school failure turns out to be a real bummer for girls, but not boys

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Adolescent girls who had a serious school failure by the 12th grade -- being expelled, suspended or dropping out -- were significantly more likely to have suffered a serious bout of depression at the age ...


Heart failure patients with kidney dysfunction don't recover well after hospital discharge

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most heart failure patients who develop kidney failure in the hospital do not recover from it before going home and are at increased risk of either being re-hospitalized or dying within the year, according to a Henry Ford ...


Research: No evidence for 'too big to fail' policies

Research: No evidence for 'too big to fail' policies

Other Sciences / Economics

created Apr 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 2

The U.S. economy would be better served by letting failing firms file for bankruptcy rather than by bailing them out under presumptive federal policies that deem them to be "too big to fail," according to ...


FAA glitch causes widespread US air travel delays (AP)

Glitch snarls air traffic in latest woes for FAA

Technology / Other

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- For the second time in a little more than a year, a glitch at one of the two centers that handle flight plans for the nation's air travel system set off delays and cancellations for passengers around ...


New mathematical model more accurately diagnoses acute heart failure in emergency rooms

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at St. Michael's Hospital have developed the first mathematical model in cardiology and emergency medicine to more quickly and reliably diagnose acute heart failure (AHF) in emergency room patients. Research findings ...


Heart failure linked to gene variant affecting vitamin D activation

Medicine & Health / Genetics

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

Previous studies have shown a link between low vitamin D status and heart disease. Now a new study shows that patients with high blood pressure who possess a gene variant that affects an enzyme critical to normal vitamin ...


Abnormal cholesterol levels may raise risk of heart failure

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Even if you never have a heart attack, abnormal blood cholesterol levels may significantly raise your risk of heart failure, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart As ...


1 in 4 hospitalized heart failure patients with Medicare back in hospital within a month

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Almost a quarter of heart failure patients with Medicare are back in the hospital within a month after discharge, researchers report in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal of the American Heart Association.


Taking the juice for granted

Taking the juice for granted: Powering American cities in the new century

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Barring the occasional thunderstorm, most Americans take the electric current behind their power buttons for granted, and assume the juice will be there when they're ready to fire up an appliance or favorite ...


Statins may worsen symptoms in some cardiac patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 03, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Although statins are widely used to prevent heart attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular disorders, new research shows that the class of drugs may actually have negative effects on some cardiac patients. A new study presented ...



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