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Breathing problems during sleep associated with calories burned at rest

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 15, 2008 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Individuals with sleep-related breathing disorders appear to burn more calories when resting as their conditions become more severe, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Su ...


New 'trick' allows HIV to overcome a barrier to infection

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created Sep 04, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Researchers have discovered a new 'trick' that allows HIV to overtake resting T cells that are normally highly resistant to HIV infection, according to a report in the September 5th issue of the journal Cell. The binding of the ...


Scientists identify protein that enhances long-term memory by controlling rest intervals

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

As most good students realize, repeated studying produces good memory. Those who study a lot realize, further, that what they learn tends to be preserved longer in memory if they space out learning sessions between rest intervals. ...


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Jurassic Park from a Swiss lake?

Biology / Evolution

created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Ecological changes caused by humans affect natural biodiversity. For example, the eutrophication of Greifensee and Lake Constance in the 1970s and 1980s led to genetic changes in a species of water flea which ...


Resting heart rate can predict heart attacks in women

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A simple measurement of resting pulse predicts coronary events in women independently of physical activity and common risk factors, such as smoking and alcohol consumption, finds a study published on bmj.com today.