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Dietary Protein And Bone Health Revisited
Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists first compared high-meat protein diets with low-meat protein diets. Now, they've compared animal-protein diets with vegetable-protein diets. This "sequel"study rocks the foundation, again, of a commonly held belief that high-protein diets can be bad for bones. [Ironic] An Italian pensioner committed suicide after his wife fell in
Recalling the end of Romeo and Juliet, the 70-year-old man, Ettore, who had sat by his wife's bedside for four months after she slipped into a coma following a heart attack, finally gave up hope and gassed himself in the garage of his family home.Less than a day later, his wife, Rossana, woke up in her hospital bed in Padua and immediately asked for him. Spread Of Plant Diseases By Insects Can Be Described By Equations That
Researchers from Penn State University and the University of Virginia show that the spread of diseases by insects can be described by equations similar to those that describe the force of gravity between planetary objects. Their findings are detailed in the September issue of the American Naturalist. Vitamin B12 Derivative Could Potentially Be Used To Treat Hypertension
Nitric oxide is a very important regulator of blood pressure and blood flow to the heart and other organs. Several drugs such as nitroglycerin and sodium nitroprusside act by providing NO, but each of these drugs have drawbacks. Investigators have developed a drug that releases NO directly, which is unlikely to be toxic because it is a vitamin B12 derivative. Sports Hernia Repair Surgery Plus Innovative Rehab Program Helps Athle
In recent years, sports hernias have sidelined many high-level athletes for months and, occasionally, prevented a return to competitive sports all together. New research shows that surgical repair of sports hernias using tension-free mesh, coupled with an innovative rehabilitation program, successfully returned athletes to competition in 93 percent of cases. Amputated Arm Moved to Groin
All jokes aside, a man in Spain loses his arm in a gutter mishap and doctors stitch it to his groin in order to save it. In Bodyhack. Findings Contradict Longstanding Bias Against The Use Of Morphine At T
A new report contradicts both public and professional bias against the use of morphine in the final stage of life for patients with breathing difficulties. Because large amounts of morphine slows breathing, doctors have traditionally avoided prescribing the drug to dying patients with breathing difficulties for fear it would shorten life. However, the author of this new case series suggests that some patients who receive an appropriate level of morphine live a little longer because their fear and struggle for breath are reduced. Not All Risk Is Created Equal
A camper who chases a grizzly but won't risk unprotected sex. A sky diver afraid to stand up to the boss. New research shows that not all risk is created equal and people show a mixture of both risky and non-risky behaviors. The survey also shows that men are significantly riskier than women overall. Obesity An Advantage In Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients, Study Finds
Despite significant improvements in dialysis treatments, currently over 20 percent of the 350,000 maintenance hemodialysis patients in the United States die each year. A study published in Hemodialysis International finds that this high mortality rate may be attributed to malnutrition. Center for Space Science and Applied Research, Chinese Academy of Scie
Background and news from this Chinese facility researching space science topics in areas such as space engineering technology, space physics, and weather exploration. Find overviews of research areas and projects, news about China's space program, such as the first successful moon photo captured by its lunar probe project (November 2007), and announcements of conferences. In Chinese and English (occasional translation errors).
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