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Chronic pain found to increase risk of falls in older adults

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chronic pain is experienced by as many as two out of three older adults. Now, a new study finds that pain may be more hazardous than previously thought, contributing to an increased risk of falls in adults over age 70. The ...


ET: Check your voicemail

ET: Check your voicemail

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Alien beings on faraway planets may not have noticed, but it’s been 35 years since human beings made the first deliberate effort to send them a message.


Diabetes surgery summit consensus lays foundation for new field of medicine

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Nov 24, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A first-of-its-kind consensus statement on diabetes surgery is published online today in the Annals of Surgery. The report illustrates the findings of the first international consensus conference -- Diabetes Surgery Summit ...


As robots become more common, Stanford experts consider the legal challenges

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- They already detect and defuse bombs, control traffic patterns and do some basic household chores. And scientists predict that pretty soon, robots will be using artificial intelligence to play a larger role ...


Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare

Medicine & Health / Health

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

In a new study, the amount of television viewed by many young children in child care settings doubles the previous estimates of early childhood screen time, with those in home-based settings watching significantly more on ...


Gene mismatch influences success of bone marrow transplants

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Nov 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A commonly inherited gene deletion can increase the likelihood of immune complications following bone marrow transplantation, an international team of researchers reports in the November 22 advance online issue of Nature Ge ...



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