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Nanospectrometer Aids in Identifying Nutrient Cycle

...e-series observations of chemical composition, and doubles as an electron microscope to allow researchers to overlay chemical and physical images. It opens up a whole world of studies, Nealson said. You can use this technology to look at things going on inside the cell. This is going to change the way that...

Snacking While Driving Doubles Accident Rates

...for a new study has found that eating at the wheel doubles the rates of accidents . Researchers at Brunel University carried out a study to see whether or not eating or drinking at the wheel has any effect on a person's reflexes while driving. They found they are nearly twice as likely to be taken by surpr...

Reason Behind Trouble Remembering in ADHD Kids Revealed

...osed with ADHD had incredible difficulty detecting doubles at all," news.com.au quoted lead researcher, PhD student Hannah Keage, as saying. "They just weren't able to select that information about the cards properly and hold it online in their head," she added. Tests of brain activity revealed that the brai...

Questions Raised Over Safety of In-vitro Fertilization

...one-in-5,000 risk of a deformity, even if the risk doubles through IVF it remains a remote possibility. But medics insist it cannot be entirely ignored. "The risks certainly aren't so big that we should not use this technology, but we should use it cautiously," says Professor William Ledger, professor of o...

Diabetic Womens Death Rate Shows No Decline

...ted properly for high cholesterol. Diabetes, which doubles the risk for heart disease, is occurring at younger ages than in previous generations, mainly because of increasing obesity. "Clearly, women with diabetes deserve much more attention than they receive," endocrinologist Ronald Goldberg of the Diabete...

Thrombosis Risk in Travel Lasting Over Four Hours is Higher: WHO

...loping venous thrombo-embolism (VTE) approximately doubles after travel of four hours or more. In a research study of global hazards of travel, the WHO, however, says that the absolute risk of developing VTE, if seated and immobile for more than four hours remains relatively low at about 1 in 6000. Acco...

The DNA That Spells Double Risk of Heart Attack

...one fifth of Britons carry a particular gene which doubles their chances of suffering a heart attack. The only saving grace could come in the form of making healthy lifestyle choices that may help cut down the risk. This finding could also assist in zeroing in on novel ways of treating or preventing a c...

New Vaccine to Control Blood Pressure

...blood pressure which affects a third of all adults doubles the risk of dying from heart disease or stroke and is blamed for 60,000 deaths a year in Britain. It is currently treated with pills with side effects and some patients simply stop taking them. The Swiss firm Cytos Biotechnology is also developing ...

Tips to Maintain a Healthy Prostate

...a father or brother with prostate cancer more than doubles a man's risk of developing this disease. Include more soy in your diet from sources such as tofu, soy nuts or soy flour or powders. Avoid tobacco and alcohol. Include in your diet selenium-rich foods such as wheat germ, tuna, herring and ot...

Prostate Cancer Claims More Life Than Breast Cancer

...evel is over 10 ng/mL, the risk of prostate cancer doubles to 50 percent. It is also possible to have prostate cancer with levels under 4 ng/mL, which is why many doctors will recommend the rectal exam as well. Prostrate cancer can be prevented by having a balanced diet with plenty of fruits and vegetable. ...

The DNA That Spells Double Risk of Heart Attack

...one fifth of Britons carry a particular gene which doubles their chances of suffering a heart attack. The only saving grace could come in the form of making healthy lifestyle choices that may help cut down the risk. This finding could also assist in zeroing in on novel ways of treating or preventing a c...

Teens can Perform CPR as Well as Adults and Should Be Taught from an Early Age

...ding chest compressions. Bystander CPR more than doubles the chance of survival for victims of sudden cardiac arrest. Chest compressions are thought to be the most important component of CPR, but they are physically demanding. The ‘Heartstart Schools’ training programme, developed by the British Heart F...

Sunburnt Holiday-makers Boost Their Chances of Fatal Skin Cancer

...re to the sun. And research has shown that sunburn doubles the risk of skin cancer. Dr Lesley Rhodes, a Cancer Research UK dermatologist, said: "Getting sunburnt increases the risk of skin cancer in general. But the kind of sunbathing binges that happen when people go to much hotter climates and bake on th...

Surgery, Radiation Treatment Double Life Expectancy for Prostate Cancer Patients

...e (prostatectomy) or radiation treatment more than doubles the life expectancy for these patients when compared with those receiving the conservative approach. Patients with the most aggressive non-metastatic prostate cancers (Gleason scores 8–10), if treated with prostatectomy or radiation, can expect to...

Robotic Therapy Helps Restore Hand Use After Stroke

...ge of 65 and the risk of having a stroke more than doubles each decade after the age of 55, according to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Source-Bio-Bio Tchnology SRM...

About One Third of Children Overweight in California

...ent higher than the rest of California, and nearly doubles the national rate, said the Blue Cross of California, a health insurance company Friday. About 80 percent of obese children will continue to be obese into adulthood, said the company, which has launched exercise programs to deliver messages about ...

The Odds Of Stopping Smoking

...ven bupropion, an antidepressant drug that roughly doubles a person’s chance of stopping smoking. "What we need now are some trials that make direct comparisons between varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy" says Lead Review Author Kate Cahill, who works in the Department of Primary Health Care at ...

Educate Teenagers About Sun Safety to Offset Skin Cancer Risk

...and even one severe sun burn before the age of 20, doubles the risk of skin cancer. The study, which tracked teens for two years, showed the distinct advantage of teens that have undergone sun-safety education, over those who didn’t in the use of sun protection devices. The project sought the co-operation ...

Surfing Safer Than Soccer: Study

...ise to most surfers that the injury rate more than doubles when surfing in larger surf (overhead) compared to smaller waves, as the energy of waves increases as it grows in height. In addition, a sea floor with a sandy bottom is much more forgiving upon impact than one covered with reefs or rocks," says Nath...

Sleep well for a trimmer body

...the team also said that putting an extra 10 pounds doubles a woman's risk of diabetes. According to Patel, there are several possible explanations for the findings. It could be that sleep deprivation causes the body to metabolise calories less efficiently. It may also be that a lower number of hours spent ...

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