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Research model may one day 'inoculate' elderly against slip-related falls
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Training people to avoid falls by repeatedly exposing them to unstable situations in the laboratory helped them to later maintain their balance on a slippery floor, according to new research from the Journal of Neurophysiology.
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Slippery stretching explains ocean floor formation
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2006 |
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For the first time, scientists have found regions of the earth’s crust which are stretching apart to form new sea floor; their findings are published in Nature yesterday (27 July).
Japan to use deep-sea probes to search for minerals
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Japan plans to deploy unmanned probes to scour the sea-floor around the resource-poor island nation for mineral deposits, a government-backed scientific organisation said Thursday.
Off-the-wall workout: Modified yoga poses help with stretching, balancing
Sep 18, 2009 |
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Many yoga classes use a wall as an occasional prop. But in Nancy McCaochan's classes, the wall is the star.
Senate panel OKs middle-of-the-road health plan
Oct 13, 2009 |
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(AP) -- With support from a lone Republican, a key Senate committee Tuesday approved a middle-of-the-road health care plan that moves President Barack Obama's goal of wider and affordable coverage a giant ...
Surviving mass extinction by leading a double life
Jul 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Drifting across the world's oceans are a group of unicellular marine microorganisms that are not only a crucial source of food for other marine life -- but their fossils, which are found in abundance, provide ...
Pelvic floor muscle exercises can help manage urinary incontinence in older women
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Researchers at Rush University Medical Center have found that a program of pelvic floor muscle exercises, combined with pelvic health education, can be an effective way to manage urinary incontinence in elderly women.
Arctic exploration finds large underwater mountain
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Joint U.S.-Canada exploration of the Arctic sea floor discovered an unusual underwater mountain and evidence that could boost the two countries' claims that their boundaries extend farther north. For the past two ...
Cross-country runabouts -- immune cells on the move
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In order to effectively fight pathogens, even at remote areas of the human body, immune cells have to move quickly and in a flexible manner.
Volcanic eruptions may split Africa: scientists
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Nov 03, 2009 |
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Volcanic activity may split the African continent in two owing to a recent geological crack in northeastern Ethiopia, researchers said on Tuesday.
Scientists discover water is sticky on a small scale
May 08, 2006 |
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When water vapor condenses in a nano-sized space between two surfaces, the liquid behaves more like solid ice than liquid water, even at room temperature. This solidification causes water to exert such a strong ...
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