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Ancient remains put teeth into Barker hypothesis
Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter life spans.
“Prehistoric remains are providing strong, physical evidence that people who acquired tooth enamel defects while in the womb or early...
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Female athletes injured more than male athletes
Cause: Many athlete training programs based on research using male athletes
Female athletes experience dramatically higher rates of specific musculoskeletal injuries and medical conditions compared to male athletes, according to exercise physiologist Vicki Harber in the Faculty of Physical Education and...
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First evidence that blueberry juice improves memory in older adults
Scientists are reporting the first evidence from human research that blueberries — one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants and other so-called phytochemicals — improve memory. They said the study establishes a basis for comprehensive human clinical trials to determine whether blueberries...
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Ancient human teeth are telling secrets that may relate to modern-day health: Some stressful events that occurred early in development are linked to shorter life spans.
“Prehistoric remains are providing strong, physical evidence that people who acquired tooth enamel defects while in the womb or early childhood tended to die earlier, even if they survived to...
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01 31st, 2010 |
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The study, published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, shows that hip fractures in grandfathers are linked to low bone density and reduced bone size in their grandsons.
“This is the first time this risk factor for low bone mass has been demonstrated across two generations,” says associate professor Mattias Lorentzon, who led the research...
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01 27th, 2010 |
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Wearing cushioned running shoes may have changed the way in which many of us run, new research suggests.
Using slow-motion footage, scientists have discovered that experienced barefoot runners land very differently from runners who wear shoes.
The researchers showed that runners who have trained barefoot tend to strike the ground with their forefoot or mid-foot, rather than...
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01 25th, 2010 |
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Preventing deadly ruptures of the blood vessels in the brain is the aim of a new Mayo Clinic project to help radiologists detect aneurysms with far greater speed and accuracy. The new method uses analytics technology developed by the Mayo and IBM collaboration, Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center and has proven a 95 percent accuracy rate in detecting aneurysms,...
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Cause: Many athlete training programs based on research using male athletes
Female athletes experience dramatically higher rates of specific musculoskeletal injuries and medical conditions compared to male athletes, according to exercise physiologist Vicki Harber in the Faculty of Physical Education and Recreation at the University of Alberta.
According to her paper, depending...
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A routine fly ball? Researchers at Brown tested the three theories explaining how outfielders judge fly balls. It turns out to be a matter of optical acceleration cancellation. Credit: David Silverman/Brown University
[Brown University] — Faced with a fly ball soaring deep into center field during the 1954 World Series, New York Giants center fielder Willie Mays turned his...
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Scientists are reporting the first evidence from human research that blueberries — one of the richest sources of healthful antioxidants and other so-called phytochemicals — improve memory. They said the study establishes a basis for comprehensive human clinical trials to determine whether blueberries really deserve their growing reputation as a memory enhancer. A report on...
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A blood test for diagnosing schizophrenia — the most serious form of mental illness — could be available this year, according to an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS’ weekly newsmagazine. The disorder, with symptoms that can include hallucinations and delusional thoughts, affects more than two million people in the United States and...
