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Gridiron Geekery Scores for NFL
Pro football goes long on high-tech upgrades like space-age pads and wireless headsets. The latest breakthroughs mean less pain and more gain for today's competitors. By Sam Jaffe for Wired magazine. Images Of Gases Escaping From Jupiter's Moon Io Produced
The first clear evidence of how gases from Jupiter's tiny moon's volcanoes can lead to the largest visible gas cloud in the solar system has been announced. Jupiter, the largest planet in the solar system, has a moon named Io that is just 100 km larger in radius than Earth's Moon. According to new research, there are over 100 active volcanic sites on Io making it the most active place for volcanic activity known anywhere. Hormone Therapy Does Not Improve Quality Of Life For Women, Finnish Tr
A postmenopausal hormone therapy trial conducted in Estonia indicates that hormone therapy does not improve women's quality of life. The group receiving hormones and the comparison group showed no differences in general quality of life. Only those women that experienced hot flashes and night-time sweating reported beneficial effects. Robots Wrote This
Machines replace nurses, personal assistants and bartenders. They're even becoming financial reporters. Is there anything robots can't do? Commentary by Momus. Hypnosis can relieve symptoms in children with respiratory diseases
Hypnosis has potential therapeutic value in children with respiratory disorders for alleviating symptoms such as habit cough or unexplained sensations of difficulty breathing and for lessening a child's discomfort during medical procedures. Save Up Your Energy Reserves For A Longer Life!
Research done in the last decade has suggested that limiting energy availability, for example, by dietary restriction, may extend the lifespan of different organisms. Now research from scientists at Elixir Pharmaceuticals provides a molecular sensor that supports this theory. Mayo Clinic Researchers Use Ultrasound To Describe Subtle Heart Muscle
By using sound waves Mayo Clinic researchers have described subtle changes in the motion of the heart that are measurable by ultrasound and may improve understanding of heart function, and possibly be a noninvasive aid in predicting impending heart damage including heart attacks. The study could also contribute to optimal adjustment of cardiac pacemakers or perhaps better design of artificial hearts. Server Farms Live Off Open Source
The most visited websites on the internet run on open source software. But while the sites are ratcheting up page views, the companies behind them are less gung-ho about releasing their own code. Joanna Glasner reports from the O'Reilly Open Source Convention in Portland, Oregon. Study Drives Stake Through Claims That Garlic Lowers
When it comes to lowering cholesterol levels, garlic stinks, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine. Marijuana Withdrawal Reported By Teens Seeking Treatment
By 12th grade, about 21 percent of high school students regularly use marijuana. A new study in today's edition of the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence shows that teens that use marijuana frequently also may face the same withdrawal symptoms that have been found to challenge adult marijuana users trying to quit.
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