News tagged with mild conditions


Ruthenium in a Clinch

Chemistry /

created Oct 13, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (21) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Amines are needed for the production of pharmaceuticals, fine chemicals, agrochemicals, plastics, dyes, pigments, and additives. Most important are compounds with a terminal amino group (–NH2), known as primary ...





Search results for mild conditions


Freezing: a phenomenon that 'jumps'

Freezing: a phenomenon that 'jumps'

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created 3 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The freezing of suspensions of particles is not always a uniform phenomenon; in certain conditions it leads to a modification of the redistribution of particles and the growth of crystals.


Lack of Social Engagement Is a Risk Factor for Self-Neglect in Older Adults

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created 3 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Seniors who neglect themselves, risking their own health and safety, tend to be individuals with limited social networks and little social engagement, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center.


Ghostly 'Spokes' Puff Out From Saturn's Ring's

Ghostly 'Spokes' Puff Out From Saturn's Ring's (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 3 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Massive, bright clouds of tiny ice particles hover above the darkened rings of Saturn in an image captured by the Cassini spacecraft on Sept. 22, 2009, around the time of Saturn's equinox. ...


Heart Disease a 'Silent Killer' in Patients With Severe Mental Illness

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 3 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A large new study confirms that people with severe mental disorders -- such as schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders -- are 25 percent to 40 percent more prone to die from heart disease than people without mental illness ...


Researchers create compound that boosts anti-inflammatory fat levels

Medicine & Health / Research

created 4 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

UC Irvine pharmacology researchers have discovered a way to boost levels of a natural body fat that helps decrease inflammation, pointing to possible new treatments for allergies, illnesses and injuries related to the immune ...


Analyzing structural brain changes in Alzheimer's disease

Analyzing structural brain changes in Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 4 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

In a study that promises to improve diagnosis and monitoring of Alzheimer's disease, scientists at the University of California, San Diego have developed a fast and accurate method for quantifying subtle, ...


Taking a Bite of Antarctic Ice

Taking a Bite of Antarctic Ice

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 4 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Scientists with NASA’s IceBite project are heading this week for University Valley, a hanging valley perched more than 1600 feet (more than 1 mile) above sea level in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys. Their ...


Text message reminders can encourage healthy action

Medicine & Health / Health

created 4 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People who received daily text messages reminding them to apply sunscreen were nearly twice as likely to use it as those who did not receive such messages, a new study led by a UC Davis Health System dermatologist has found. ...


Antioxidant found in vegetables has implications for treating cystic fibrosis

Medicine & Health / Research

created 4 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a dietary antioxidant found in such vegetables as broccoli and cauliflower protects cells from damage caused by chemicals generated during the ...


Study links genetic variation to individual empathy, stress levels

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created 5 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers have discovered a genetic variation that may contribute to how empathetic a human is, and how that person reacts to stress. In the first study of its kind, a variation in the hormone/neurotransmitter oxytocin's ...



List of search results for mild conditions

more news »