Secrets of the sea yield stronger artificial bone
The next generation of artificial bone may rely on a few secrets from the sea. Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have harnessed the way seawater freezes to develop a porous, scaffolding-like material that is four times stronger than material currently used in synthetic bone. Although still in the investigational stages, var...Negative effects of caffeine are stronger on daytime sleep than on nocturnal sleep
A new study at the Université de Montréal has concluded that people drinking coffee to get through a night shift or a night of studying will strongly hurt their recovery sleep the next day. The study published in the current issue of Neuropsychopharmacology was conducted by Dr. Julie Carrier from the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal. Dr. Carrier runs the Chronobiology Labora...Natural polyester makes new sutures stronger, safer
With the help of a new type of suture based on MIT research, patients who get stitches may never need to have them removed. A biopolymer suture cleared last month by the FDA is made of materials that the human body produces naturally, so they can be safely absorbed once the wound is healed. They are also 30 percent stronger than sutures now used and very flexible, making them easier for su...Fiserv reports stronger earnings and revenues
The Brookfield-based global provider of information management systems and services has reported stronger earnings for the second quarter of 2006, and the company saw a double-digit percentage increase in total r...Third Wave reports another loss, stronger sales
Third Wave, which develops molecular diagnostic reagents for DNA and RNA analysis applications, reported that revenue rose by 15...Is Wisconsin's economy stronger, weaker, or just changing?
"Plant buyouts hit home: GM, Delphi workers take buyouts" "About 260 at Briggs & Stratton to retire to secure health deal" "Walworth County loses bid as Honda picks Indiana site for plant." But if you read these news stories,...Stronger Backing for Drug-Coated Stents
New research proves drug-coated stents effectively combat death, heart attack and repeat procedures in the real world.// A new study from researchers in the Netherlands indicates that patients in clinical trials of drug-coated stents represented a very select group of the total population. This new study takes a closer look at the effects of drug-coated stents on real-world patients, pa...Health Care Ties To Get Stronger Between India And Britain
The meeting between the Union Minister for Health and family welfare, Anbumani Ramadoss and Sue Hill, the visiting Chief Scientific Officer of the British Department of Health ended up with a positive note//, with both officials willing to extend mutual help and cooperation towards strengthening the health sector. The meeting lasted for more than an hour according to official report...Women Portray Stronger Immune Response As Compared to Men, Study Suggests
Stronger Immune response in women could be the reason why isolated women are less vulnerable to falling ill and death as compared to men, says a study// . The study is an eye-opener to the upcoming proof that there exist health differences in men and women and perhaps holds a clue to the reason why socially isolated men are prone to disease, as compared to isolated women. Prev...Mind is stronger than the muscle: power of brain over brawn
A new research suggests that thinking that you are strong and muscles are workings would actually make you soThis was revealed by a Hull University research team which asked 30 subjects to do biceps //curls and found their muscles worked more when they focused on what the muscles were doing. The method was to wire the subjects up to weight machines which monitored levels of electrical...Stronger Doses Fewer Administration for Breast Cancer
According to a research it was found that radiotherapy given in large dosage but in small amounts is very effective against breast cancer//. The researchers from UK and US said that 13 larger doses were found to be effective in the recurrence of cancer when compared to the conventional regime of 25 small doses. The findings were as a result of the 10-year trial which was funded by the Cancer Rese...Stronger Irrigation/Aspiration Cannula
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