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An end to sleep problems? Researchers discover enzyme behind effects of sleep deprivation

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

There is hope for those who miss one night too many or whose children keep them up at night. The unwelcome effects of a bad night's sleep - forgetfulness, impaired mental performance - can be dealt with by reducing the concentration ...


Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Hyperactivity associated with short sleep-time for young boys: study

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hyperactive boys don't get enough sleep, which can worsen their condition according to new research. Published in the November issue of Pediatrics, the study is the first to examine a larg ...


Insomnia prevalent among cancer patients who receive chemotherapy

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

Three quarters of cancer patients and survivors treated with chemotherapy suffer insomnia or sleep disorders that often become chronic conditions, hindering patients' ability to fully recover, according to scientists at the ...


Sandia CR5

Machine Converts CO2 into Gasoline, Diesel, and Jet Fuel

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (37) | comments 23

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at Sandia National Laboratories have built a machine that uses the sun's energy to convert carbon dioxide waste from power plants into transportation fuels such as gasoline, diesel, ...


Workers at the Statkraft Osmotic power plant prototype in Tofte

Harnessing the power of salt, Norway tries osmotic power

Technology / Energy

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

After wind, sun, currents and tides, a company is preparing to make clean electricity by harnessing another natural phenomenon, the energy-unleashing encounter of freshwater and seawater.


ORNL 'deep retrofits' can cut home energy bills in half

ORNL 'deep retrofits' can cut home energy bills in half

Technology / Energy

created Nov 25, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Oak Ridge National Laboratory has announced plans to conduct a series of deep energy retrofit research projects with the potential to improve the energy efficiency in selected homes by as ...


What a grind: Bruxism at night likely a sign of stress by day

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

You can practically track Steve Barkley's stress by the level of activity in his temporomandibular joint, or TMJ, the hinge joint that connects the lower jaw to the temporal bone of the skull and helps one chew, talk and ...


Is global warming unstoppable?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (43) | comments 61

In a provocative new study, a University of Utah scientist argues that rising carbon dioxide emissions - the major cause of global warming - cannot be stabilized unless the world's economy collapses or society builds the ...


Time-Tunneling for Climate Change Clues

Time-Tunneling for Climate Change Clues

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- If you look closely at individual plant species' responses in the past, you may find that the largest effects of high carbon dioxide (CO2) levels occurred decades ago, according to Agricultural ...


Diabetics show alarming increase in morbid obesity

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

A Loyola University Health System study has found that one out of five Type 2 diabetics is morbidly obese -- approximately 100 pounds or more overweight.



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