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Could arthritis wonder drugs provide clues for all disease?

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Jul 18, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (19) | comments 1

Drugs that have helped treat millions of rheumatoid arthritis sufferers may hold the key to many more medical conditions, including atherosclerosis – a leading cause of heart disease – says the researcher who jointly invented ...





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Scientists map speed of climate change

Space & Earth / Environment

created 14 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (12) | comments 12

New study finds that the average ecosystem will need to shift about a quarter mile per year to keep pace with global climate change.


Researchers find new patterns in H1N1 deaths

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 20 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Brazilian researchers have performed the first-ever autopsy study to examine the precise causes of death in victims of the H1N1 swine flu.


New study finds catch shares improve consistency, not health, of fisheries

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Catch share programs result in more consistent and predictable fisheries but do not necessarily improve ecological conditions, according to a new study published online this week by the journal Proceedings of the National ...


Study redefines placebo effect as part of effective treatment

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers used the placebo effect to successfully treat psoriasis patients with one quarter to one half of their usual dose of a widely used steroid medication, according to an early study published online today in the ...


Why don't robins get fat?

Why don't robins get fat?

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research by the School of Biosciences is shedding light on the reasons why the European robin doesn’t get fat -even though they are feeding for much longer.


Graphite oxide at high pressure opens a road to new amazing nano-materials

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- New results by scientists at Umeľ University, Sweden, show that not only water but also alcohol solvents can be inserted to expand the structure of graphite oxide under high pressure conditions. The ...


Temp workers not stuck in jobs and earn more than regular employees

Other Sciences / Economics

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 1.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rather than being trapped in dead-end jobs, many people hired by temporary help agencies actually earn higher hourly wages and are better educated than permanent employees, and move quickly between temporary ...


Researchers Identify Tuberculosis Strain That Thrives on Antibiotic

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have identified a strain of antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis that thrives in the presence of rifampin, a front-line drug in the treatment of tuberculosis. The bacterium was identified in a patient ...


Senate Democrats clear hurdle on health care bill (AP)

Health Care bill clears key Senate test

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (5) | comments 6

(AP) -- Landmark health care legislation backed by President Barack Obama passed its sternest Senate test in the pre-dawn hours early Monday, overcoming Republican delaying tactics on a 60-40 vote that all ...


What's in health care proposals for 5 Americans (AP)

What's in health care proposals for 5 Americans

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 8

(AP) -- As Congress gets closer to a final health care bill, many Americans want to know: What's in it for me?



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