When to get your bone density measured -- that is the question
A new study provides doctors with guidelines on when to repeat bone mineral density (BMD) tests for their patients. International clinical guidelines on the matter are hazy, with different practices followed in different countries. For a serious condition like osteoporosis, affecting millions...Radioactive progenies of thoron can be measured accurately, thanks to the PTB
This release is available in German . Approximately one fourth of our annual radiation exposure we absorb by breathing within our own four walls. A relevant radiation source here is thoron, an isotope of the noble gas radon, which so far has been very difficult to measure. Researchers of t...Individuals Distraction can Be Measured by a Computer Based Test
A psychologist at the University College London has designed a computer based test that may reveal how easily an individual can be distracted. Professor Nilli Lavie claims that her scientific test can be used as another assessment tool during the recruitment process, and may be beneficial ...Severity of heart failure in elderly can be measured with a seven-point system
Seven pointers that are fairly easy is gaining credibility in assisting the treatment of elderly patients who have suffered heart failure. //Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have suggested that by simply counting the number of health factors to a patient's advant...Absorption Of Carbon Nanotube Measured In Worms Revolutionize Cancer Research
Researchers from the University of Michigan have discovered how to measure the absorption of multi-walled carbon nanoparticles into worms and cancer cells. // Carbon nanotubes were discovered in 1991, and have a great value in several areas, including pharmacology and for hydrogen storage in fuel c...Response to chemotherapy could be measured by Prostate-Specific Antigen Doubling Time
Researchers from the department of urology in a hospital in Switzerland who investigated whether chemotherapeutic response to hormone-refractory prostate cancer could be measured via changes in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) found that prostate cancer doubling time may be an auxiliary marker of r...Regular Yoga Practice Is Associated With Mindful Eating
... whether yoga in fact increases mindfulness and mindful eating, Kristal and colleagues developed a Mindful Eating Questionnaire, a 28-item survey that measured a variety of factors: disinhibition - eating even when full; awareness - being aware of how food looks, tastes and smells; exte...Study Shows Brain Fitness can Save Medicare Billions
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University of Michigan researchers have discovered how to measure the absorption of multi-walled carbon nanoparticles into worms and cancer cells, a breakthrough that will revolutionize scientists' understanding of how the particles impact the living environment. A team led by U-M chemical engin...AGU journal highlights -- Aug. 6, 2009
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EVANSTON, Ill. --- For more than 15 years, carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been the flagship material of nanotechnology. Researchers have conceived applications for nanotubes ranging from microelectronic devices to cancer therapy. Their atomic structure should, in theory, give them mechanical and ele...Phosphorescence lifetime measured using the SPEX phosphorimeter
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