News tagged with northwestern university


Predicting politics: Professors model prediction markets

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jan 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Political prediction markets -- in which participants buy and sell "contracts" based on who they think will win an election -- accurately predicted Barack Obama's 2008 victory. Now Northwestern University researchers have ...


Progress made in understanding causes and treatment of endometriosis

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Endometriosis is a poorly understood chronic disease characterized by infertility and chronic pelvic pain during intercourse. It affects between 5 to 10 million women in the U.S.


Exercise improves walking in peripheral arterial disease patients

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Jan 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Charles Meadows measured his life in footsteps. How far to walk to reach the milk in the grocery store? Could he make it to the dairy case before cramps knifed through his left leg, immobilizing him and leaving him breathless ...


Treadmill exercise improves walking endurance for patients with peripheral arterial disease

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), which can include symptoms such as pain in the legs, who participated in supervised treadmill exercise improved their walking endurance and quality of life, according to a ...


Synthetic HDL: A new weapon to fight cholesterol problems

Chemistry /

created Jan 09, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 4

Buttery Christmas cookies, eggnog, juicy beef roast, rich gravy and creamy New York-style cheesecake. Happy holiday food unfortunately can send blood cholesterol levels sky high.



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