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Lose the fat: Targeting grease to curtail sewer overflows

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sewer overflows are a nasty business, posing dangers to human health and the environment. North Carolina State University is launching a new project with funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that targets ...


NASA Develops Algae Bioreactor as a Sustainable Energy Source

Chemistry / Other

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (6) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- As a clean energy alternative, NASA invented an algae photo-bioreactor that grows algae in municipal wastewater to produce biofuel and a variety of other products.


Medication improves health of patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In one of the few studies of the long-term effects of medication in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) disease, a team of researchers found the health and exercise capacity of PAH patients improved after ...


Why can't some people give up cocaine?

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Drug dependency is a recurrent but treatable kind of addiction. However, not all people who are drug dependent progress in the same way once they stop taking drugs. A new study shows that, in the case of cocaine, a high score ...


Treatment with folic acid, vitamin B12 associated with increased risk of cancer, death

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Patients with heart disease in Norway, a country with no fortification of foods with folic acid, had an associated increased risk of cancer and death from any cause if they had received treatment with folic acid and vitamin ...


Women can quit smoking and control weight gain

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many women don't quit smoking because they are afraid of gaining weight. That's because nicotine suppresses the appetite and boosts a smoker's metabolism.


Treating alcohol-use disorders and tuberculosis together

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The integration of alcohol screening, treatment and referral into primary care and other medical settings is not routinely done. Nor are there any studies evaluating the effectiveness of integrating care for alcohol use ...


Discovery leads to effective treatment of painful skin condition

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 10 hours ago | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers at Huntsman Cancer Institute, in collaboration with a worldwide group of physicians and scientists, have discovered a remarkable treatment for a rare, yet debilitating, skin condition.


Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

Stem cells alleviate tumor treatment side effects

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Human embryonic stem cells could help people with learning and memory deficits after radiation treatment for brain tumors, suggests a new UC Irvine study.


Laser therapy can aggravate skin cancer

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 20, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

High irradiances of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) should not be used over melanomas. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Cancer studied the pain relieving, anti-inflammatory 'cold laser', finding that it cau ...



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