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O, Pioneers! (Part 1): The motes in God's eye

March 2012 marks the fortieth anniversary of the launch of one of the most extraordinary spacecraft ever constructed - Pioneer 10 - the first true deep space probe. The story of the Voyager spacecraft is well ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 27, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Stem cell study aims to reduce amputations

UC Davis Vascular Center researchers have embarked on a highly anticipated study that involves using a patient's own stem cells to increase blood circulation to the lower leg with the hope of preventing amputation due to ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

MEMS thermal sensor detects pre-atherosclerotic lesions

A new study published in the Annals of Biomedical Engineering shows that a MEMS thermal sensor deployed by an angiogram catheter can detect the earliest stages of atherosclerosis. The MEMS thermal sensor used convective heat t ...

Technology / Engineering

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers develop method to identify fleetingly ordered structures from intrinsically disordered protein

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from The Scripps Research Institute and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) have developed a novel technique to observe previously unknown details of how folded structures ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Course correction needed for Alzheimer's therapies, experts warn

Misaligned research, medical challenges and harsh economics are thwarting efforts to slow the destructive course of Alzheimer's disease in the United States, according to a trio of nationally regarded Alzheimer's researchers ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jan 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers establish new rule to predict risk of stroke, death from surgery that prevents it

It's a medical Catch-22: carotid artery surgery can itself cause stroke, but so can asymptomatic carotid disease if left untreated.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 10, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients may not have to stop taking anti-platelets for some surgeries

Despite the common clinical practice among surgeons to discontinue their patients' anti-platelet therapy prior to surgery, a recent study of patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy (CEA) indicated that this practice may ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

First in man SESAME stent trial demonstrates 100 percent acute success rate

A new study revealed that the novel self-expanding super-elastic all-metal endoprosthesis stent (SESAME StentTM) used in patients undergoing angioplasty of degenerated saphenous vein graft (SVG) lesions has 100% acute success, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Nov 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New studies highlight obesity's impact on gastrointestinal health

The association between obesity and gastrointestinal-related cancers and coronary artery disease; the link between an overweight or obese body mass index and the severity of Crohn's disease; and whether inflammatory bowel ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Oct 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Friends, family detect early Alzheimer's signs better than traditional tests

Family members and close friends are more sensitive to early signs of Alzheimer's dementia than traditional screening tests, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 27, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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