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Surgery in patients with RA is often 'too little, too late'

A new study published by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons reveals that one of the most common conditions caused by Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is best treated surgically, sooner rather than later.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jun 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1




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Can Viagra treat childhood lymphatic disorder?

(Medical Xpress) -- A surprising potential therapy for severe, hard-to-treat malformations of the lymphatic system is now being studied at the Stanford School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital: researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Engineering safer drinking water in Africa

In the United States and other developed countries, fluoride is often added to drinking water and toothpaste to help strengthen teeth. But too much naturally occurring fluoride can have exactly the opposite effect.

Space & Earth / Environment

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Powering pacemakers with heartbeat vibrations

Sick hearts may help to keep themselves beating longer with a device that could harvest energy from heartbeat-induced chest cavity vibrations.

Physics / General Physics

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Gadget Watch: Control a PC with body motions

(AP) -- Don't trash your keyboard and mouse just yet. But three companies at the International Consumer Electronics Show demonstrated depth-sensing cameras that let you to control your computer by moving ...

Technology / Software

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Loss of planetary tilt could doom alien life

Although winter now grips much of the Northern Hemisphere, those who dislike the cold weather can rest assured that warmer months shall return. This familiar pattern of spring, summer, fall and winter does ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (13) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

An inside look at face transplantation

In March 2011, a surgical team at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) performed the first full face transplantation (FFT) in the United States and went on to complete a total of three FFTs this year. Now, in ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

People with DFNA2 hearing loss show increased touch sensitivity

People with a certain form of inherited hearing loss have increased sensitivity to low frequency vibration, according to a study by Professor Thomas Jentsch of the Leibniz-Institut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP)/Max ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

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

Pressure prepares lobsters for long-distance delivery

Autumn is the prime season for catching lobsters in the cold waters off New England, and the red shellfish will soon find its way into many winter feasts, from office holiday parties to Christmas dinners and ...

Chemistry / Other

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Researchers demonstrate earthquake friction effect at the nanoscale

(PhysOrg.com) -- Earthquakes are some of the most daunting natural disasters that scientists try to analyze. Though the earth's major fault lines are well known, there is little scientists can do to predict ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

LRO camera team releases high resolution global topographic map of moon

(PhysOrg.com) -- The science team that oversees the imaging system on board NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has released the highest resolution near-global topographic map of the moon ever created.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 17, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1 | with audio podcast


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