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Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius' artificial limbs give him clear, major advantage for sprint running

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

The artificial lower limbs of double-amputee Olympic hopeful Oscar Pistorius give him a clear and major advantage over his competition, taking 10 seconds or more off what his 400-meter race time would be if ...





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Serotonin Made in Breast Cancer Cells, Researchers Show

Serotonin Made in Breast Cancer Cells, Researchers Show

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Cincinnati have documented that the brain hormone serotonin is made in human breast cancer cells and functions abnormally, contributing to malignant growth.


Polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids boost the birth of new neurons

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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Universitat Autňnoma de Barcelona (UAB, Spain) researchers have confirmed that a diet rich in polyphenols and polyunsaturated fatty acids, patented as an LMN diet, helps boost the production of the brain's stem cells ...


Road rage: Fuel vapor heightens aggression

Medicine & Health / Research

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Outrageous prices may not be the only thing causing anger at the petrol pumps. A new study, published in the open access journal BMC Physiology, has shown that rats exposed to fumes from leaded and unleaded gasoline become ...


Rescuing male turkey chicks

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A novel approach to classify the gender of six-week-old turkey poults could save millions of male chicks from being killed shortly after birth, according to Dr. Gerald Steiner from the Dresden University of Technology in ...


Children who lack continuity with a regular health care provider miss needed services

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Low-income children who don't access health care from the same place or provider over the long term are significantly more likely to have unmet health care needs compared with those do, according to a new study published ...


Systems biology approach provides insulin resistance insights

Systems biology approach provides insulin resistance insights

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of California, San Diego recently offered the sharpest-yet picture of how core biochemical pathways in skeletal muscle cells and fat cells are altered in people who suffer from ...


Dutch researchers make breakthrough in bioethanol production from agricultural waste

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

With the introduction of a single bacterial gene into yeast, researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands achieved three improvements in bioethanol production from agricultural waste material: 'More ...


Carvedilol shown to have unique characteristics among beta blockers

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

In a new study, researchers report that a class of heart medications called beta-blockers can have a helpful, or harmful, effect on the heart, depending on their molecular activity.


Cassini's Big Sky: The View from the Center of Our Solar System

Cassini's Big Sky: The View from the Center of Our Solar System

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (15) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- When NASA's Cassini spacecraft began orbiting Saturn five years ago, a dozen highly-tuned science instruments set to work surveying, sniffing, analyzing and scrutinizing the Saturnian system.


Braking news: Particles from car brakes harm lung cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Real-life particles released by car brake pads can harm lung cells in vitro. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that heavy braking, as in an emergency stop, caused ...



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