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Concussions linked to suppressed brain functioning years later

(PhysOrg.com) -- Word is spreading, on the sidelines, in the locker rooms, and in the media, that an athlete whose bell has been rung - that is, suffered a concussion - may have experienced an injury that could take a more ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1




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Soybean compounds enhances effects of cancer radiotherapy

A Wayne State University researcher has shown that compounds found in soybeans can make radiation treatment of lung cancer tumors more effective while helping to preserve normal tissue.

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Apple has solar designs, wins patents

(PhysOrg.com) -- Apple recently won patents with the US Patent and Trademark office. These patents focus on ideas for using solar technology for laptops, smartphones and tablets. One such patent involves using ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (11) | comments 6 | with audio podcast report

Carnegie Mellon develops iPhone app that predicts when bus will arrive

Everybody who waits at a bus stop wants to know one thing: Where's the bus? Thanks to Tiramisu, a new iPhone application developed at Carnegie Mellon University, transit riders in Pittsburgh will soon be able to get the answer ...

Technology / Software

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Australia begins selling pollution tax

Australia's Prime Minister Julia Gillard began Monday the mammoth task of selling a bold new tax on carbon emissions to sceptical voters, in a battle that could make or break her fragile rule.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jul 11, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 20

Soy increases effectiveness of radiation at killing lung cancer, study shows

A component in soybeans increases radiation's ability to kill lung cancer cells, according to a Wayne State University study published in the April 2011 issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official monthly journal ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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Soy increases radiation's ability to kill lung cancer cells, study shows

A component in soybeans increases radiation's ability to kill lung cancer cells, according to a study published in the April issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology, the official monthly journal of the International Associ ...

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created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Not putting the clocks back this weekend will improve health, says expert

Mayer Hillman, Senior Fellow Emeritus at the Policy Studies Institute, argues that the effect of doing so would be to increase the number of 'accessible' daylight hours and thus encourage more outdoor activity throughout ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Children's brain development is linked to physical fitness

Researchers have found an association between physical fitness and the brain in 9- and 10-year-old children: Those who are more fit tend to have a bigger hippocampus and perform better on a test of memory than their less-fit ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Virus 'explorers' probe inner workings of the brain (w/ Video)

Imagine an exceedingly complex circuit board. Wires often split -- seemingly at random -- and connect in strange and unexpected ways.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 28, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Experts: CT scans pose risks, need more regulation

(AP) -- From long-term cancer risks to radiation overdose mistakes, CT scans pose a growing danger to the American public and need more regulation to improve their safety, imaging experts write in a leading medical journal.

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