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Study shows optimal dose management of warfarin improves anticoagulation control

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 22, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have determined the optimal dose-management strategy to derive maximal benefit from warfarin therapy and improve patient outcomes. Results of the study appear online ...


Manchester scientists create bedtime 3D fun

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 26, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Manchester has teamed up with Manchester based licensed textile company Character World and brand management firm Brand 360 to produce an innovative range of 3D Spider-Man duvet covers and ...


Genetics for personalized coronary heart disease treatment

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 11, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Identifying a single, common variation in a person's genetic information improves prediction of his or her risk of a heart attack or other heart disease events and thus, choice of the best treatment accordingly, said researchers ...


Ecologists Say Metabolism Accounts for Why Natural Selection Favors Only Some Species

Biology /

created Nov 03, 2008 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (11) | comments 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- Why are some species of plants and animals favored by natural selection? And why does natural selection not favor other species similarly?


4 in 10 parents wrong on whether their child is under or overweight

Medicine & Health / Health

created Oct 19, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

[B]More than 4 in 10 parents with underweight and overweight children mistakenly believe their children are in the average weight range, according to University of Melbourne research[/B] More than four in 10 parents wit ...


Origin of Alps-size Antarctic mountain range unknown

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 15, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (8) | comments 0

A U.S.-led, multinational team of scientists this month will investigate one of the Earth's last major unexplored places, using sophisticated airborne radar and ground-based seismologic tools to virtually peel away more than ...


Female Wolf Spider Eating a Male

In spiders, size matters: Small males are more often meals

Biology /

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Female spiders are voracious predators and consume a wide range of prey, which sometimes includes their mates. A number of hypotheses have been proposed for why females eat males before or after mating. Researchers ...


New research suggests Burmese pythons will find little suitable habitat outside South Florida

Biology /

created Aug 13, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Burmese Pythons – one of the largest snakes in the world – may have chosen Florida as a vacation destination, but are unlikely to expand further, according to a study released August 13 by researchers at the City University ...


Summer heat too hot for you? What is comfortable?

Biology /

created Jul 29, 2008 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Extreme heat or cold is not only uncomfortable, it can be deadly—causing proteins to unravel and malfunction. For many years now, scientists have understood the molecular mechanisms that enable animals to sense dangerous ...


Scientists test system to forecast flash floods along Colorado's front range

Scientists test system to forecast flash floods along Colorado's front range

Technology / Other

created Jul 22, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

People living near vulnerable creeks and rivers along Colorado's Front Range may soon get advance notice of potentially deadly floods, thanks to a new forecasting system being tested this summer by the National ...


High levels of urinary albumin in the normal range predict hypertension

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 25, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Healthy individuals with higher levels of albumin excretion, even levels considered normal, are at increased risk of developing hypertension (high blood pressure), according to a study appearing in the October 2008 issue ...



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