News tagged with circulatory problems

Health staff and relatives underestimate chronic pain experienced by nursing home residents

Relatives and healthcare staff find it hard to diagnose pain levels in nursing home residents accurately, especially if they are cognitively impaired with illnesses such as dementia or unable to speak, according to a study ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Athletic frogs have faster-changing genomes

Physically fit frogs have faster-changing genomes, says a new study of poison frogs from Central and South America.

Biology / Evolution

created Apr 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Reproductive problems, death in animals exposed to fracking

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new report has found dozens of cases of illness, death and reproductive issues in cows, horses, goats, llamas, chickens, dogs, cats, fish and other wildlife, and humans. It says these conditions could be ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 2

Sometimes the quickest path is not a straight line

Sometimes the fastest pathway from point A to point B is not a straight line: for example, if you’re underwater and contending with strong and shifting currents. But figuring out the best route in such ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

The heart of the plant

Food prices are soaring at the same time as the Earth's population is nearing 9 billion. As a result the need for increased crop yields is extremely important. New research led by Carnegie's Wolf Frommer into the system by ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Ten years of research on nano materials

In the past decade numerous projects on the risks associated with nanomaterials have been initiated and carried out. In general, they dealt with the subject of how nanomaterials could be used without representing ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

As gravity wanes and pressures gain, it's pain and bane for the brain

In space, the old movie slogan declares, "no one can hear you scream." On the other hand, you might look like it, with puffy face, swollen eyes and distended neck veins. This is what happens when, screaming ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Study finds much different work histories for disability rejects, beneficiaries

Male disability applicants rejected for federal benefits tend to have lower earnings and labor force participation rates over the decade prior to applying for federal disability benefits, a new study finds.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created May 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Genetically modified fungus could fight malaria

In a cramped London laboratory filled with test tubes, bacteria and mosquitoes, scientists are trying to engineer a new weapon in the battle against malaria: a mutant fungus.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

To better detect heart transplant rejections, scientists test for traces of donor's genome

Heart transplant recipients and their physicians are likely more concerned with the function of the donated organ than with the donor's DNA sequences that tag along in the new, healthy tissue. However, researchers at the ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Mar 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A cardiac use for stem cells

It's one of the most vexing problems in medical science: How can you mend a broken heart?

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0


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