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Physically active have reduced risk of prostate cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Lifetime physically active men have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a new study from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden. The effect was observable in those who had been sitting for less ...


Confined electrons live longer

Confined electrons live longer

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Aug 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Electrons that are trapped in very small structures of only a few nanometer, demonstrate fascinating features. These could be useful for novel computers or semiconductor lasers. Researchers from the University ...


Study finds significant number of kids experience family homelessness

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new multisite study by UCLA and RAND Corp. researchers and colleagues has found that 7 percent of fifth-graders and their families have experienced homelessness at some point in their lives and that the occurrence is even ...


Scientists break light modulation speed record -- twice

Physics / General Physics

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Researchers have constructed a light-emitting transistor that has set a new record with a signal-processing modulation speed of 4.3 gigahertz, breaking the previous record of 1.7 gigahertz held by a light-emitting diode.


Association found between Parkinson's disease and pesticide exposure in French farm workers

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

June 04, 2009 - The cause of Parkinson's disease (PD), the second most frequent neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's disease, is unknown, but in most cases it is believed to involve a combination of environmental risk ...


Most polluted ecosystems recoverable, study says

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most polluted or damaged ecosystems worldwide can recover within a lifetime if societies commit to their cleanup or restoration, according to an analysis of 240 independent studies by researchers at the Yale School of Forestry ...


Assessing the real risk of heart disease in young people with low short-term risks

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Risk stratification has become central to strategies for the prevention of coronary heart disease, with the implication that priority is given to those at highest risk (ie, those with established heart disease). However, ...


Termite insecticide a potent greenhouse gas

Termite insecticide a potent greenhouse gas

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 21, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (5) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- An insecticide used to fumigate termite-infested buildings is a strong greenhouse gas that lives in the atmosphere nearly 10 times longer than previously thought, UC Irvine research has found.


Researchers find that healthy, younger adults could be at risk for heart disease

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Even younger adults who have few short-term risk factors for heart disease may have a higher risk of developing heart disease over their lifetimes, according to new findings by a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher.


Nearly half of US adults will develop painful knee osteoarthritis by age 85: study

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Sep 02, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Almost half of all U.S. adults and nearly two-thirds of obese adults will develop painful osteoarthritis of the knee by age 85, a study based at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill suggests.