Archive: 10/05/2009
Filming photons, one million times a second
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have created a CMOS (semiconductor) camera capable of filming individual photons one million times a second. The breakthrough will impact on all the most advanced areas ...
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Scientists Study Holstein Milk Production, Fertility
(PhysOrg.com) -- Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have discovered why Holsteins—bred to produce more milk—are less fertile than before breeding efforts were stepped up to increase dairy production: ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Alternative medicine use increasing for patients suffering with chronic rhinosinusitis
A new study suggests that a growing segment of patients are turning to complementary and alternative medical therapies to help treat the symptoms of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS).
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The Athenians: Another warning from history?
(PhysOrg.com) -- The collapse of Greek democracy 2,400 years ago occurred in circumstances so similar to our own it could be read as a dark and often ignored lesson from the past, a new study suggests. ...
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Scientists Use Inkjet Printer to Manipulate Genes in New Ways
(PhysOrg.com) -- With recent advances in biochemistry, researchers can control the circuitry in a developing cell, thereby influencing cells to develop into specific phenotypes. Taking a step forward in this ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Smoking during pregnancy a cause of social inequality in stillbirths
(PhysOrg.com) -- Tackling smoking during pregnancy may help to reduce socio-economic inequalities in stillbirths and infant deaths by as much as 30-40 per cent, according to a new Oxford University-led study ...
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Intensive care units poorly equipped to care for the dying
Almost half of the patients who die in intensive care units die within 24 hours, but the environment is not equipped to provide good end-of-life care. Most relatives are nevertheless happy with the care given, shows a thesis ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Minimally invasive procedure effective for treating snoring
Radiofrequency ablation, a procedure that uses heat to shrink the tissue of the soft palate, is an effective and minimally invasive procedure that can be used to treat patients who snore.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Prostate cancer gives a new outlook on life
Men who have prostate cancer often feel quite healthy, but the diagnosis still gives them a whole new outlook on life. Once they have learned to live with their cancer, they choose to focus on valuable relationships and appreciate ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Fruit juices contain more vitamin C than their labels indicate
A team of pharmacists from the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) has established that the levels of vitamin C in many fruit juices and soft drinks are far higher than those indicated on their labels ...
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Death by light: Nanoparticles as agents for the photodynamic killing of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
(PhysOrg.com) -- The increasing antibiotic resistance of bacteria is a serious problem of our time. Hospital germs in particular have developed strains against which practically every current antibiotic is ineffective. In ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Ahead of the Bell: Brocade shares jump
(AP) -- Shares of Brocade Communications Systems Inc. jumped in premarket trading Monday after a report the network gear and data storage company is up for sale.
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England first as game live on Internet, in cinemas
England's World Cup qualifier against Ukraine on Saturday is to make history by being the team's first international to be shown live in cinemas and on the Internet but not on TV, media group Perform said.
Oct 05, 2009 |
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Vonage releases calling app for iPhone, BlackBerry
(AP) -- Vonage Holdings Corp., a pioneer in Internet-based home phone service, is launching applications for the iPhone and BlackBerry that undercut the international calling rates of major wireless carriers.
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The 2009 Ig Nobel prizewinners
(PhysOrg.com) -- The Ig Nobels are a highlight of the scientific calendar and award research that makes people laugh as well as think. The awards were presented last week at Harvard University in the U.S, ...
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