News tagged with power stroke
Resilin springs simplify the control of crustacean limb movements
Animals can simplify the brain control of their limb movements by moving a joint with just one muscle that operates against a spring made of the almost perfect elastic substance called resilin. This principle is analysed ...
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Smartphone training helps people with memory impairment regain independence
The treatment for moderate-to-severe memory impairment could one day include a prescription for a smartphone.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Neurons from stem cells could replace mice in botulinum test
(PhysOrg.com) -- Using lab-grown human neurons, researchers from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have devised an effective assay for detecting botulinum neurotoxin, the agent widely used to cosmetically smooth the wrinkles ...
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Warfarin and aspirin are similar in heart failure treatment
In the largest and longest head-to-head comparison of two anti-clotting medications, warfarin and aspirin were similar in preventing deaths and strokes in heart failure patients with normal heart rhythm, according to late-breaking ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Feb 03, 2012 |
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Discovery of 'bioelectric' arteries opens path to heart disease treatment
Bionic eyes and limbs made television's six million dollar man an icon, but new research suggests our existing biological structure already exhibits a valuable electrical property. Scientists have found that ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Ferroelectric switching discovered for first time in soft biological tissue
The heart's inner workings are mysterious, perhaps even more so with a new finding. Engineers at the University of Washington have discovered an electrical property in arteries not seen before in mammalian ...
Jan 30, 2012 |
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Elevated risk factors linked to major cardiovascular disease events across a lifetime
In one of the largest-ever analyses of lifetime risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD), researchers have found that middle-aged adults who have one or more elevated traditional risk factors for CVD, such as high blood pressure, ...
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jan 26, 2012 |
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New fluorescent dyes highlight neuronal activity
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have created a new generation of fast-acting fluorescent dyes that optically highlight electrical activity in neuronal membranes. The ...
Jan 25, 2012 |
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New imaging techniques prove valuable tools to assess stroke risk
(Medical Xpress) -- Vanderbilt radiologists are rolling out powerful new imaging techniques that provide clearer pictures of the delicate ebb and flow of blood through brain tissue in patients at risk for stroke.
Medicine & Health / Cardiology
Jan 23, 2012 |
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Powerful fungal infection drug amphotericin kills yeast by simply binding ergosterol
With one simple experiment, University of Illinois chemists have debunked a widely held misconception about an often-prescribed drug.
Jan 16, 2012 |
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Why humans choose running over walking
Other than Olympic race walkers, people generally find it more comfortable to run than walk when they start moving at around 2 meters per second – about 4.5 miles per hour.
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