News tagged with toenail clippings
Arsenic and Old Toenails: New research highlights environmental exposure to toxin
Feb 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists from Leicester and Nottingham have devised a method for identifying levels of exposure to environmental arsenic - by testing toenail clippings.
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Hybrid bluegrasses analyzed for use in transition zone
Nov 04, 2009 |
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The transition zone can be one of the most challenging places to maintain high-quality turfgrass; changeable growing conditions in these regions often prove too hot for some grasses and too cold for others. Finding turfgrass ...
Nanoparticle treatment for burns curbs infection, reduces inflammation
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Treating second-degree burns with a nanoemulsion lotion sharply curbs bacterial growth and reduces inflammation that otherwise can jeopardize recovery, University of Michigan scientists have shown in initial laboratory studies.
For peat's sake: Alternative growing media
Sep 04, 2009 |
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Peat, or semi-decayed vegetation matter, has been used by commercial growers and amateur gardeners since the middle of the 20th century. Peat is added to potting soil to help retain moisture and provide additional ...
Humidity key to healthy nails suggests new research
Aug 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Maintaining normal humidity around you could be the key to attractive and healthy fingernails, according to new research from The University of Manchester.
Review: Evernote tops Yahoo for online note-taking
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Like many people, I often find myself with a dozen open browser tabs and countless bookmarks as I plan trips or comb through reviews for a new gadget.
What do toad toes show? Plenty, says ASU biologist
Jun 22, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Brian Sullivan has been clipping toes from toads since the early 1980s. It’s not some type of strange hobby, and he releases the toads back into their habitat along the Agua Fria River north ...
You're not Superman: Despite major medical advances, recovery times for regular folks take time
May 01, 2009 |
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You fall off your bike and break your collarbone, and your doctor tells you to stay off the bike for six to eight weeks. Lance Armstrong falls and breaks his collarbone in multiple places, and he's back in the saddle in ...
Cells get two chances, not just one, to fix their mistakes
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Cells have two chances to fix the same mistake in their protein-making process instead of just one - a so-called proofreading step - that had previously been identified, according to new research.
Nanoemulsion potent against superbugs that kill cystic fibrosis patients
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Feb 04, 2009 |
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University of Michigan scientists report highly encouraging evidence that a super-fine oil-and-water emulsion, already shown to kill many other microbes, may be able to quell the ravaging, often drug-resistant ...
Counting kangaroo rats from space
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Sep 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Carrizo Plain National Monument in south-central California is the largest single native grassland remaining in the state. One of its denizens is a small creature known as the giant kangaroo ...
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