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Study: Men at higher risk for mild memory loss than women

Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that occurs between normal aging and dementia, than women, according to a study published in the January 25, 2012, ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

White roofs to make for cooler Melbourne buildings

The research assesses the benefits of white roofs and aims to help residential, commercial and industrial building owners determine if white roofs are suitable for their buildings and guide them through the best materials ...

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines research on overuse of health care services

The overuse of health care services in the United States appears to be an understudied problem with research literature limited to a few services and rates of overuse varying widely, according to an article published in the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lease option increases rooftop solar's appeal, study says

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rooftop solar panels are attracting a new demographic of customers who are choosing to lease rather than buy, and enjoying the low upfront costs and immediate savings. 

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A big leap toward lowering the power consumption of microprocessors

The first systematic power profiles of microprocessors could help lower the energy consumption of both small cell phones and giant data centers, report computer science professors from The University of Texas ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (14) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Job-related injuries and illnesses estimated to cost nation $250 billion per year

In the first comprehensive review of its kind since 1992, a UC Davis researcher has estimated the national annual price tag of occupational injuries and illnesses at $250 billion, much higher than generally assumed.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Neurologically impaired children dependent on children's hospitals

Because of care advances, more infants and children with previously lethal health problems are surviving. Many, however, are left with lifelong neurologic impairment. A Children's Hospital Boston study of more than 25 million ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Kidney failure risk higher for liver transplant patients following policy change

Research from the University of Michigan Health System shows the risk for kidney failure among liver transplant recipients is higher following the implementation of Model of End Stage Liver Disease (MELD), a policy change ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australian airlines reject 'fat tax'

Calls for overweight passengers to pay a surcharge to fly with Australian airlines fell flat Thursday with the major carriers all rejecting the idea.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Best way to boost adult immunizations is through office-based action, study finds

Promoting immunizations as a part of routine office-based medical practice is needed to improve adult vaccination rates, a highly effective way to curb the spread of diseases across communities, prevent needless illness and ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Team lotteries motivate employees to participate in wellness programs

Corporate wellness programs are one way that employers can help improve the health of their employees and decrease spiraling health care costs. However, getting employees to participate in such programs can ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Coloradans can make money by losing weight

(AP) -- Insurance company Kaiser Permanente Colorado is offering cash to Coloradans to lose weight and keep it off.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

How to build doughnuts with Lego blocks

Scientists have uncovered how nature minimises energy costs in rings of liquids with an internal nanostructure made of two chemically discordant polymers joined with strong bonds, or di-blocks, deposited on ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds Early Start program could save US billions in health costs

A program for women at risk of substance abuse during pregnancy could save nearly $2 billion annually in health care costs if implemented nationwide, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published online in the American ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New York island to host Cornell science campus

A New York City island will host a high-tech science college run by Cornell University, Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Monday after choosing the winning bid.

Other Sciences / Other

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