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Conjoined twins in marathon separation surgery (Update)
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(AP) -- Twin Bangladeshi girls joined at the top of their heads were in good condition Tuesday but were not yet separated after 24 hours of complicated surgery, hospital officials said.
Over 1,000 fish species 'threatened with extinction'
Nov 03, 2009 |
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More than 1,000 freshwater fish species are threatened with extinction, reflecting the strain on global water resources, an updated global "Red List" of endangered species showed Tuesday.
Mending meniscals in children, improving diagnosis and recovery
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The meniscus is a rubber-like, crescent moon-shaped cartilage cushion that sits between the leg and thigh bone. Each knee has two menisci: one on the inside of the knee joint and one on the outside. In recent years, more ...
Solving Teapot Effect
Nov 02, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from France have worked out why teapots dribble at low flow rates, and how to stop them. The effect is called the "teapot effect", and solving it could finally put an ...
Heart patients running the red light on traffic restrictions
Oct 27, 2009 |
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More than half of patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) don't get any counselling on their ability to drive after angioplasty - and this could be putting lives in danger, Dr. Ravi Bajaj told the 2009 Canadian Cardiovascular ...
Slipper-shaped blood cells
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Red blood cells, which make up 45 percent of blood, normally take the shape of circular cushions with a dimple on either side. But they can sometimes deform into an asymmetrical slipper shape. A team of physicists ...
Doppler Ultrasound Helps Scientists Understand Fescue Toxicosis
Oct 21, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Doppler technology -- the very same technology used by meteorologists to track thunderstorms -- is being used by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists to better understand the rate ...
NASA technology key component of new diagnostic aid from DynaDx
Oct 20, 2009 |
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NASA technology will now be available to the medical community to help in the diagnosis and prediction of syndromes that affect the brain, such as stroke, dementia, and traumatic brain injury.
Study: Added oxygen during stroke reduces brain tissue damage
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Scientists have countered findings of previous clinical trials by showing that giving supplemental oxygen to animals during a stroke can reduce damage to brain tissue surrounding the clot.
Study predicts Australian seabed response to climate change
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- CSIRO scientists have produced the first preliminary predictions of the potential impact of climate change on the Australian seabed.
Some Canadian rivers at risk of drying up
Oct 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Some Canadian rivers are at risk of drying up as impacts of climate change intersect with growing water demand from the country's cities, industries and agriculture, a new WWF report has found.
Neurologists Investigate Possible New Underlying Cause of MS
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Neurologists at the University at Buffalo are beginning a research study that could overturn the prevailing wisdom on the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS). The researchers will test the possibility that ...
Intelligent Traffic System Predicts Future Traffic Flow on Multiple Roads
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In urban areas, there’s almost always more than one way to get somewhere, but often it’s difficult to predict which road will be fastest. In an attempt to improve traffic flow and decrease ...
Early warning system could keep lights on
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at The University of Manchester are developing 'early warning systems' that could prevent power blackouts in the UK.
The Medical Minute: New treatment of brain aneurysms
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center recently became only the third hospital in Pennsylvania and one of only about 30 institutions in the country to offer a new minimally invasive treatment for brain ...
