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New supplement may help slow sight loss in elderly

Queen's University Belfast academics have helped develop an antioxidant supplement which may slow down sight loss in elderly people.

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jun 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0




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Clinical trial teaches binge eaters to toss away cravings

Of 190 million obese Americans, approximately 10-15 percent engage in harmful binge eating. During single sittings, these over-eaters consume large servings of high-caloric foods. Sufferers contend with weight gain and depression ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Russia sets its sights on the moon for 2020

Looks like Republican Presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich might have some competition if he wants to be the first to build a base on the Moon. Last week, the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos announced plans to ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 5

Shipwrecked: Women and children first?

Barely three months short of the centenary of the sinking of the Titanic, which went down on 15 April 1912, another shipwreck has galvanised the world’s attention. With tragic stories of loss, chaos and ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop gene therapy that could correct a common form of blindness

A new gene therapy method developed by University of Florida researchers has the potential to treat a common form of blindness that strikes both youngsters and adults. The technique works by replacing a malfunctioning gene ...

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created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Solutions for a nitrogen-soaked world

Nitrogen is both an essential nutrient and a pollutant, a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion and a fertilizer that feeds billions, a benefit and a hazard, depending on form, location, and quantity. Agriculture, industry ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 17, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Grapes may help prevent age-related blindness

Can eating grapes slow or help prevent the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a debilitating condition affecting millions of elderly people worldwide? Results from a new study published in Free Radical Biology an ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Light now in sight: Control of a 'blind' neuroreceptor with an optical switch

When nerve cells communicate with one another, specialized receptor molecules on their surfaces play a central role in relaying signals between them. A collaborative venture involving teams of chemists based at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

High-tech devices leave users vulnerable to spies

"You could now listen in 100 percent completely undetected" - that's the promise one company makes on its website to anyone who wants to eavesdrop on someone else's cellphone.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 05, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Discovering Autism: Homing in on the right label

When autism researchers arrived at Norristown State Hospital near Philadelphia a few years ago, they found a 63-year-old man who rambled on about Elvis Presley, compulsively rocked in his chair and patted the corridor walls.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests feelings of guilt may be a top factor in PTSD

A leading cause of post-traumatic stress disorder is guilt that troops experience because of moral dilemmas faced in combat, according to preliminary findings of a study of active-duty Marines.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 06, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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