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Coral and Anemones

Deep-sea researchers uncover several new species and thousands of fossilized coral samples

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created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) and an international team of collaborators have returned from a month-long deep-sea voyage to a marine reserve near Tasmania, Australia, that ...


Scientific submersible makes deep-sea discoveries

Scientists find new creatures of Australian deep (Update, Video)

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created Jan 18, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 10

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists said Sunday they had uncovered new marine animals in their search of previously unexplored Australian waters, along with a bizarre carnivorous sea squirt and ocean-dwelling spiders.





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Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings

Fracture zones endanger tombs in Valley of Kings

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 19, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Ancient choices made by Egyptians digging burial tombs may have led to today's problems with damage and curation of these precious archaeological treasures, but photography and detailed geological mapping ...


Risk of hip fracture in postmenopausal women rises steeply with age

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Among postmenopausal women, the risk of hip fractures increases steeply with age and is seven times higher in 70-year olds than in 50- year olds, according to a study in this week's PLoS Medicine.


Ancient climate secrets raised from ocean depths

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created Feb 01, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Scientists aboard the research vessel, Southern Surveyor, return to Hobart today with a collection of coral samples and photographs taken in the Southern Ocean at greater depths than ever before.


Risk of bone fractures associated with use of diabetes drug

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Research published this week in the open access journal, PLoS Medicine, suggests that there is an association between thiazolidinediones - a type of drug introduced in the 1990s to treat type 2 diabetes - and bone fractu ...


Diagnosis of cardiovascular disease associated with risk of subsequent hip fracture

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created Oct 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

A study that includes twins finds that the risk of hip fracture was significantly increased following a diagnosis of cardiovascular disease (CVD), with analysis also suggesting a genetic predisposition to the development ...


Stroke doubles patients' risk of hip or thigh fracture

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created Aug 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Stroke survivors have about twice the risk of breaking a hip or femur compared to those without stroke — and the risk is even greater for younger patients, women and those with recent strokes, Dutch researchers report in ...


Wrist fracture patients less likely to be evaluated for osteoporosis

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created Oct 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A study published in the October 2009 issue of the Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery suggests a disconnect between the way wrist-fracture patients and those with a spine or hip fracture are managed and evaluated. The s ...


Hip fracture rates decline in Canada

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created Aug 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Standardized rates of hip fracture have steadily declined in Canada since 1985, with a more rapid decline between 1996 and 2005 and a more marked decrease among individuals age 55 to 64 years, according to a report in the ...


Diabetes weakens your bones

Medicine & Health / Research

created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Current research suggests that the inflammatory molecule TNF-α may contribute to delayed bone fracture healing in diabetics. The related report by Alblowi et al, "High Levels of TNF-α Contribute to Accelerated ...


Study examines treatment and outcomes for nasal fractures

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Both minimally invasive and traditional open approaches can successfully repair nasal fractures, provided the procedure is matched to the individual fracture, according to a report in the September/October issue of Archives of ...



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