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Pressure (symbol: p or P) is the force per unit area applied in a direction perpendicular to the surface of an object. Gauge pressure is the pressure relative to the local atmospheric or ambient pressure.

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Can heart disease treatments combat AMD?

Medicine & Health / Research

created 21 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Can treatments that reduce risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD) also help combat age-related macular degeneration (AMD), an eye disease that affects millions of Americans? CVD and AMD share some risk factors-such as smoking, ...





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Electromagnetic fields as cutting tools

Technology / Engineering

created 14 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (8) | comments 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- The bodywork on motor vehicles must be sufficiently stable, but processing the high-strength steels involved -- for example punching holes in them -- can prove something of a challenge. A new steel-cutting ...


Dutch PhD student develops device to combat noise

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created 18 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 8

Johan Wesselink of the University of Twente, The Netherlands, has developed a device to actively combat noise nuisance. This invention curtails sound waves and vibrations by producing anti-noise. The researcher is confident ...


Heart failure linked to gene variant affecting vitamin D activation

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Previous studies have shown a link between low vitamin D status and heart disease. Now a new study shows that patients with high blood pressure who possess a gene variant that affects an enzyme critical to normal vitamin ...


Glucose intolerance in pregnancy associated with postpartum cardiovascular risk

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created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Women who have gestational glucose intolerance (a condition less severe than gestational diabetes) exhibit multiple cardiovascular risk factors as early as three months after birth, according to a new study accepted for publication ...


Outpatient disc treatment gives long-term back pain relief

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A randomized, controlled study comparing standard conservative therapy to a minimally invasive treatment called percutaneous disc decompression for painful herniated disc revealed that while both treatments help patients ...


Wide Disparities Found in Age of Hospitalization for Patients of Different Races

Wide Disparities Found in Age of Hospitalization for Patients of Different Races

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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from Yale School of Public Health shows that blacks are admitted to the hospital at a significantly younger age than their white peers for a host of preventable medical conditions, ...



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