Archive: 08/27/2007
Early treatment can reverse heart damage
University of Minnesota researchers have discovered that treating people who have early cardiovascular abnormalities, but show no symptoms of cardiovascular disease, can slow progression and even reverse damage to the heart ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Infection contributes to the high rates of oropharyngeal cancers
Though the overall incidence of head and neck cancers has fallen in the United States, the rate of oropharyngeal (chiefly, tonsil and base of tongue) cancers is stagnant and appears to be rising is certain populations and ...
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Study strengthens case for daily calcium pill
A landmark study by University of Western Sydney researchers has found people over 50 who take calcium supplements suffer fewer fractures and enjoy a better quality of life.
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Methamphetamine study suggests increased risk for HIV transmission
New findings that one in 20 North Carolina men who have sex with men (MSM) reported using crystal methamphetamine during the previous month suggests increased risk for spreading HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Aug 27, 2007 |
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MIT probes secret to bone's strength
Scientists and engineers are eager to understand the secret behind bone’s lightweight toughness so they can mimic it in the design of new materials, but previous studies have revealed a number of different strength mechanisms ...
Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Astronomers pioneer new method for probing exotic matter
Using European and Japanese/NASA X-ray satellites, astronomers have seen Einstein’s predicted distortion of space-time around three neutron stars, and in doing so they have pioneered a groundbreaking technique ...
Aug 27, 2007 |
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New study may explain Vioxx side-effects
Vioxx and related pain medications were taken off the market in 2004 because they caused dangerous heart problems in some people. A group of scientists, led by Timothy Hla at the University of Connecticut, may now have figured ...
Medicine & Health / Medications
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Carbon nanotubes' electronic properties optimized for future applications
While researching the unique electrical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), researchers have demonstrated the nanotubes’ ability to capture and store one electron per 32 carbon atoms in ...
Aug 27, 2007 |
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China hatches 150 African ostriches
Breeders have successfully hatched one batch of African ostriches in the County of Nileke, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Biology /
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Professors envision advanced global travel
Nanotechnology and GPS positioning holds the key to making worldwide transportation a simpler affair, two professors from New Zealand have suggested.
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Troubled teens no match for real role-models
Suspension and outdoor sports are not a cure all for boys with behavioural problems, according to new research.
Aug 27, 2007 |
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Smoking increases risks for head and neck cancers
Smoking significantly increases the risk for head and neck cancers for both men and women, regardless of the anatomic site. Published in the October 1, 2007 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer ...
Aug 27, 2007 |
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