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Two-fold Higher Mortality From Cardiovascular Disease In Older People
A new study by Joshua Barzilay (Kaiser Permanente of Georgia and Emory University) and colleagues, published in the international open-access medical journal PLoS Medicine, finds that older people with diabetes are much more likely to die from cardiovascular disease than their non-diabetic peers. Sound Waves Can Trigger Earthquake Aftershocks
Using a novel device that simulates earthquakes in a laboratory setting, scientists have shown that seismic waves -- the sounds radiated from earthquakes -- can induce earthquake aftershocks, often long after a quake has subsided. Toads anticipate the timing and impact of their landings
Humans may not have a leg up on toads, at least not when it comes to jumping and landing, according to new research. Researchers shows that toads, like humans, are capable of anticipating when and how hard they're going to land after a jump and activating muscles important in absorbing impact accordingly. Pharmacists improve care of diabetics while cutting costs, research sh
The role of pharmacists hasn't received much attention in the debate on the cost of health care. But national and regional studies show that when pharmacists directly participate in patient care, they significantly reduce treatment costs and improve outcomes. Study Finds Obesity Has Effect On Disability, Not Life Expectancy, For
New research shows that obese adults who reach the age of 70 are at no greater risk of dying than their non-obese counterparts, but they do have a much greater probability of spending their remaining years disabled. Muskox Suffered Loss Of Genetic Diversity At Pleistocene/Holocene Tran
The tundra muskox, one of the few large northern mammals to have survived to thepresent day, saw its genetic diversity decrease greatly at the end of thePleistocene period, around 10,000 years ago. A study published in the openaccess journal BMC Evolutionary Biology reveals that the muskox (Ovibusmoschatus) was genetically much more diverse before the Pleistocene/Holocenetransition, the period that witnessed the extinction of other great mammals suchas the mammoth. Space Station Assembly: Elements: Zarya Control Module, Baikonur Cosmo
Background information about the Russian "launch complex where Sputnik 1, Earth's first artificial satellite, was launched. The rocket that lifted Yuri Gagarin, the first human in orbit, was also launched from Baikonur."Includes a photo and map of the Baikonur Cosmodrome, which celebrates its 50th anniversary in June 2005. From the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The Nobel Prize in Physics 1933
Profiles of Erwin Schrödinger (Austria) and Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (United Kingdom), who won the Nobel Prize for physics in 1933 for work on quantum mechanics, a "new productive forms of atomic theory."Includes biographies, Nobel lectures, and links to related resources. From the Nobel Foundation. India's Rocket Man Powers Up
India prepares for its first mission to the moon and the head of India's space program, Madhavan Nair, talks about the country's extraterrestrial self-sufficiency and international cooperation. By Scott Carney. Study Identifies Potential Drug Target For Huntington's Disease
An enzyme known to be critical for the repair of damaged cells and the maintenance of cellular energy may be a useful target for new strategies to treat Huntington's disease and other disorders characterized by low cellular energy levels. A research team from the MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease has discovered a novel inhibitor of Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP1) and found that PARP1 inhibitors can protect HD-affected cells from damage in laboratory assays.
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