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An elusive new scorpion species from California lives underground

Even in places as seemly well-studied as the national parks of North America, new species are still being discovered. Using ultraviolet light that cause scorpions to fluoresce a ghostly glow, researchers from ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 23, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Space storm tracked from sun to earth

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, a spacecraft far from Earth has turned and watched a solar storm engulf our planet. The movie, released today during a NASA press conference, has galvanized solar physicists, ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Aug 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

Study reveals grouper can help control lionfish invasion

Groupers may be able to limit the invasion of lionfish on Caribbean coral reefs, according to new research conducted by The University of Queensland (UQ).

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 06, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

For back, neck pain, artificial disc replacement has cost, outcome advantages over fusion surgery

When physical therapy and drugs fail to relieve back or neck pain, patients often turn to spinal fusion surgery as a last resort, but two new studies show that in certain situations, especially when several discs are involved, ...

Medicine & Health / Other

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

Drug reduces gum disease, risk of osteoporosis, heart disease in women

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research has shown that a federally approved pharmaceutical for treating periodontal disease also significantly reduces risk of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Mar 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Use of nitrates may increase bone strength

Preliminary research indicates that use of nitroglycerin ointment among postmenopausal women for 2 years was associated with a modest increase in bone mineral density and decrease in bone resorption (loss), according to a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Feb 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study finds injectable and oral birth control do not adversely affect glucose and insulin levels

Fasting glucose and insulin levels remain within normal range for women using injectable or oral contraception, with only slight increases among women using depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), commonly known as the ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 20, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Time ripe to move energy storage idea off drawing board

Need has caught up with Gerhard Welsch's ideas. Welsch, a professor of materials science and engineering at Case Western Reserve University, began patenting designs for a small, light, powerful and reliable capacitor in 2000.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 01, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Belly fat puts women at risk for osteoporosis

For years, it was believed that obese women were at lower risk for developing osteoporosis, and that excess body fat actually protected against bone loss. However, a study presented today at the annual meeting of the Radiological ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The pericyte becomes a player in Alzheimer's, other diseases

Cells in the brain called pericytes that have not been high on the list of targets for treating diseases like Alzheimer's may play a more crucial role in the development of neurodegenerative diseases than has been realized.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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