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The bionic arm is the future of prosthetics, and it's here today

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 07, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Alberta Health Services' Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital is pioneering a major advancement in upper-limb amputation surgery and rehabilitation with the Canadian debut of the Targeted Muscle Reinnervation ...





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NASA puzzled why parachutes failed in rocket test

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created 9 hours ago | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

(AP) -- NASA still isn't sure why two parachutes failed during a test flight of its prototype moon rocket just over a month ago.


Web ad group launches privacy education campaign

Technology / Internet

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(AP) -- A group of leading Internet publishers and digital marketing services on Thursday launched an online campaign to educate consumers about how they are tracked and targeted for pitches on the Web.


Gene Therapy Hastens Healing Process in Chronic Leg Ulcers

Medicine & Health / Research

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(PhysOrg.com) -- Chronic wounds, including venous leg ulcers which are caused by poor circulation in the veins of the legs, are difficult and expensive to treat. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ...


Vitamin E extract could help tackle cancer tumours

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 12 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- An extract of vitamin E could have a key role to play in the treatment of cancerous tumours, according to newly-published research today.


Acculturation influences smoking cessation by Latino men

Medicine & Health / Health

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Latino men who are more adapted to U.S. culture are more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts, according to research by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center published ...


New data show breakthrough microRNA-targeted therapy holds promise as new treatment for hepatitis C

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created 14 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study published online in this week's Science shows that SPC3649, a breakthrough microRNA-targeted therapy developed by Santaris Pharma A/S, holds promise as a novel treatment for patients infected with the Hepatitis C viru ...


A greener way to get electricity from natural gas

A greener way to get electricity from natural gas

Technology / Energy

created 18 hours ago | popularity 3.2 / 5 (11) | comments 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new type of natural-gas electric power plant proposed by MIT researchers could provide electricity with zero carbon dioxide emissions to the atmosphere, at costs comparable to or less than ...


Grooving Down the Helix

Grooving down the helix: Researchers show how proteins slide along DNA to carry out vital biological processes

Biology / Biotechnology

created 20 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists has made a major step in understanding how molecules locate the genetic information in DNA that is necessary to carry out important biological processes.


High-risk women reluctant to take tamoxifen to prevent breast cancer, study finds

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created 20 hours ago | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Even when women at high-risk of breast cancer are well-informed about the risks and benefits of using the drug tamoxifen for prevention, only 6 percent said they were likely to take it.


Study explains how exercise helps patients with peripheral artery disease

Medicine & Health / Research

created 20 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Peripheral artery disease (PAD) affects 5 million individuals in the U.S. and is the leading cause of limb amputations. Doctors have long considered exercise to be the single best therapy for PAD, and now a new study helps ...



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