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Wireless power could cut cord for patients with implanted heart pumps

Mechanical pumps to give failing hearts a boost were originally developed as temporary measures for patients awaiting a heart transplant. But as the technology has improved, these ventricular assist devices ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 5 | with audio podcast

Not so bird-brained: Clever crows recognise faces

Humans who dismiss birds as featherweights may revise their opinion when learning of crows which not only can identify the face of someone who is a danger but also teach others about the threat.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 29, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Beetle explorers name new species for Roosevelt

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new species of a rugged darkling beetle that thrives in an arid region of the Chihuahuan Desert is being named in honor of Theodore Roosevelt on the 100th anniversary of a speech he gave ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 22, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Standing tall is key for success in 2011

Show enthusiasm, ask questions and bring copies of a resume. These are just a handful of the most common interview tips for job seekers, but a person's posture may also be a deciding factor for whether they land a coveted ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Cheney's 5 heart attacks unusual, shows good care

(AP) -- Surviving five heart attacks makes former Vice President Dick Cheney pretty unusual - showing that he has good medical care as well as a particularly aggressive form of heart disease.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 4

US doing 'scientific research' to boost interrogations

An elite US interrogation unit will conduct "scientific research" to find better ways of questioning top suspected terrorists, US intelligence director Dennis Blair said Wednesday.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 03, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 11

President's opinion of Kanye West sparks debate

(AP) -- President Barack Obama's candid thoughts about Kanye West are provoking a debate over standards of journalism in the Twitter age.

Technology / Internet

created Sep 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Entomologists name 'diving beetle' for Comedy Central's Stephen Colbert

"What has six legs and is way cooler than a spider?" asks a riddle on the cover of a birthday card sent to Stephen Colbert by entomologists Quentin Wheeler at Arizona State University and Kelly Miller at the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Whirligig beetle gets rock 'n' roll legendary name

An unusual new species of whirligig beetle from India is being named Orectochilus orbisonorum in honor of the late rock ‘n’ roll legend Roy Orbison and his widow Barbara.

Biology /

created Jan 28, 2008 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Herbal remedy useful for heart failure, review finds

Adding another twist to the ongoing debate over the value of an herbal treatment for patients with heart failure, a new review of existing research suggests that hawthorn extract “significantly” improves symptoms.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 23, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0


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