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Pioneering research will assess the effects of obesity on bone development

Researchers from the University of Sheffield are conducting ground-breaking research to determine how body weight and hormones affect bone health from childhood to adulthood.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Brains of addicts are inherently abnormal: study (Update)

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC) at the University of Cambridge have identified a brain abnormality which is found in drug-dependent individuals as well as their ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Clot-busting drugs appear safe for treating 'wake-up' stroke patients

Clot-busting drugs may be safe for patients who wake up experiencing stroke symptoms, according to preliminary research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2012.

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Microscopy reveals 'atomic antenna' behavior in graphene

Atomic-level defects in graphene could be a path forward to smaller and faster electronic devices, according to a study led by researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (11) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Routine follow-up scans can detect head and neck cancer recurrences earlier

Routine use of positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) scans in head and neck cancer patient follow-up can detect local recurrences before they become clinically apparent and may improve the outcome of subsequent ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CT scans for dizziness in the ER: Worth the cost?

Performing CT scans in the emergency department for patients experiencing dizziness may not be worth the expense – an important finding from Henry Ford Hospital researchers as hospitals across the country look for ways ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Erlotinib dose-adjusted for smoking status effective as first treatment for head and neck cancer

Head and neck cancers respond well to the anti-cancer drug erlotinib when it is administered before surgery and a stronger dose is given to patients who smoke, according to a study presented at the Multidisciplinary Head ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CAMH discovery identifies potential target for anti-craving medications

Scientists at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have identified a potential target for the development of anti-craving medications for people with addictions to stimulants such as methamphetamine.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hacking the SEM: Crystal phase detection for nanoscale samples

(PhysOrg.com) -- Custom modifications of equipment are an honored tradition of the research lab. In a recent paper, two materials scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology describe how ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Tiny baby leaves Los Angeles hospital amid fanfare

(AP) -- One of the world's smallest surviving babies was discharged Friday from the hospital where she spent nearly five months in an incubator - but not before getting the Hollywood treatment.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jan 21, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A baby crystal is born

Lead sulfide (PbS) forms when an equal number of lead and sulfur atoms exchange electrons and bond together in cubic crystals. Now scientists have determined that a structure comprising 32 lead-sulfur pairs is the smallest ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

The world's smallest magnetic data storage unit

Scientists from IBM and the German Center for Free-Electron Laser Science (CFEL) have built the world's smallest magnetic data storage unit. It uses just twelve atoms per bit, the basic unit of information, ...

Physics / General Physics

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (21) | comments 24 | with audio podcast

OU researchers to test 'quad porosity simulation' model for shale gas reservoirs

A University of Oklahoma interdisciplinary research team will field test a newly developed 'quad porosity model' for shale gas reservoirs in the next few months. The three-year, $1.5 million project was funded by the Research ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A breakthrough in superlens development: Cheap, simple lens to let us see a single virus

A superlens would let you see a virus in a drop of blood and open the door to better and cheaper electronics. It might, says Durdu Guney, make ultra-high-resolution microscopes as commonplace as cameras in ...

Physics / Optics & Photonics

created Jan 09, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (28) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Team uses high-tech optical technique to pull sound from 125 year old recordings

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory have succeeded in using 3D optical scanning technology to effectively lift the voices from 125 year old recordings created by researchers ...

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast weblog