Chemotherapy has been proven an effective treatment for cancer. It is able to suppress the spread of cancer cells throughout a patient’s body by targeting and killing cells that divide rapidly. Unfortunately, the treatment also affects cells that divide rapidly under normal circumstances, such as cells in the digestive tract, bone marrow and hair follicles. [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News, Technology on September 2nd, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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A new species of microbe is flourishing in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico. Studies say it may help increase the cleanup speed of the massive oil spill caused by a drilling rig explosion last April.
Scientists discovered the new microbe while studying the underwater dispersion of the millions of gallons of oil that have [...]
Filed under: Environment, News on September 1st, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Obesity, high blood pressure and high blood sugar levels. These are just some of the factors that underlie metabolic syndrome. One in five people are said to be affected by this medical condition, and prevalence tends to increase with age.
A person with metabolic syndrome runs a higher risk of developing a heart problem or [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News on August 31st, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Over the last few years, New York has been experiencing an influx of bikers. No, the ones that travel at break-neck speeds on the highway, but simple bicycle riders. While the NYC Department of Transportation has already taken steps to design safer, better-performing streets for motorists, pedestrians and bicycle riders, Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to [...]
Filed under: Community, Environment, News on August 30th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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The Roosevelt Union Free School District has been making changes by bringing the fun back into learning for its students. Led by Robert-Wayne Harris, the district superintendent, the district has been promoting a return of interest in school.
Mr. Harris does this by making a point: “When you do the right thing, you get rewarded, and [...]
As covered by the journal “Nature,” a worldwide consortium of researchers has made a breakthrough by identifying biomarkers for heart disease. In the reported study, the consortium has identified 59 novel regions of the heart genome that are involved in lipid metabolism.
Lipid concentrations in the blood are one of the key risk factors for [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News on August 28th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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About thirty years ago, in Israel, Dr. Shaul Eger, a physiologist specializing in animal husbandry, turned to his roots to cure an otherwise fatal heart arrhythmia. The cure he found was inspired by the Jewish doctor Assaf Harofeh, or Assaf the Physician who wrote that olive oil kept mental illness and an array of other [...]
Filed under: Healthcare, News on August 27th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Rechargeable lithium ion batteries are used to power a great number of gadgets. From digital cameras to cars, the ion storage packs are praised for their efficient energy dispensation and slow loss of charge when not in use. Now, they can be made more efficient, and affordable according to research from the US Department of [...]
Filed under: News, Technology on August 26th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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The latest contribution towards the development of clean energy was unveiled in Scotland earlier in the month. Weighing 1430 tons and sizing up at nearly 75 feet tall, the AK1000 is described as the largest tidal power turbine. Its developer, the Atlantis Resources Corporation, says that the device’s 60 foot rotors can generate one megawatt [...]
Filed under: Environment, News, Technology on August 25th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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A recent report from the American Red Cross, named Social Media in Disasters and Emergencies, finds that in the event of a large-scale emergency, such as the onset of a natural disaster or an accident, one in five web users would try to contact an emergency responder through digital media channels.
From July 22 to 23, [...]
Filed under: Community, News, Technology on August 24th, 2010 @ 7:00 am
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Chemotherapy has been proven an effective treatment for cancer.
A new species of microbe is flourishing in the depths of the Gulf of Mexico.