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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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COMPASS points to weight loss

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Obesity researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are recruiting families with overweight children for a study to help those kids, and their parents, lose weight. The two-year study, ...


Study shows a key protein helps control blood pressure

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created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

University of Iowa researchers have shown that a protein channel helps nerve sensors in blood vessels keep blood pressure in check. Without the protein channel, known as ASIC2, the sensors are unable to send the brain the ...


High-blood-pressure treatment for the over-80s too aggressive, warns expert

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created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

People over 80 years are being treated too aggressively for high blood pressure, warns an expert in an editorial in BMJ Clinical Evidence this week.


The number of 85-year-olds will increase by a third by 2020

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created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Health and social care provision needs to be put in place for a large increase (33%) in the 85 year old population in the UK by 2020, according to a study published today in the British Medical Journal.


Bacteria make the artificial blood vessels of the future

Bacteria make the artificial blood vessels of the future

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created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The cellulose produced by bacteria could be used for artificial blood vessels in the future as it carries a lower risk of blood clots than the synthetic materials currently used for bypass operations, reveals ...