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Research: Cost Effective Way To Keep Water out of Sewers

Research: Cost Effective Way To Keep Water out of Sewers

Posted by Umar on May 7, 2011 · View Comments

In a recent study, Columbian researchers have found that green roof is a cost effective way to keep water out of sewers. The Con Edison Green Roof, which is home to 21,000 plants on a quarter acre of The Learning Center, retains 30 percent of the rainwater that falls on it. The plants then release the water as vapor, the researchers said in the study. If New York City’s 1 billion square feet [...]
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Compared to Canadians, Immigrants Less Likely To Have Premature Babies in the first 5 Years

Compared to Canadians, Immigrants Less Likely To Have Premature Babies in the first 5 Years

Posted by Umar on April 29, 2011 · View Comments

A new study conducted by St. Michael’s Hospital indicates that in Canada, immigrants in their first 5 years are less likely to have premature babies than the native Canadians. “Living in poor neighborhoods has been linked with poor health outcomes, but this study shows that this is not always the case for new Canadians,” says Dr. Marcelo Urquia, epidemiologist at the Centre for Research [...]
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Discovery: Blocking the Abnormal Movement of a Protein Also Blocks the disease process

Discovery: Blocking the Abnormal Movement of a Protein Also Blocks the disease process

Posted by Umar on April 21, 2011 · View Comments

In a latest research at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Dr. Panday’s lab has found in fruit flies that blocking the abnormal movement of a protein made by a mutated gene called FUS also blocks the disease process. The research is available online in the Advanced Access section of the journal Human Molecular Genetics website, posted on April 12, 2011. It will be published in an upcoming [...]
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Study: Smokers Falsely Believe Some Cigarette Brands Are Less Harmful Than Others

Study: Smokers Falsely Believe Some Cigarette Brands Are Less Harmful Than Others

Posted by Umar on April 13, 2011 · View Comments

All cigarette brands present the same level of risk to smokers regardless of what their name says. But a new study published in the journal Addictionhas found that most smokers believe that cigarettes named ‘light’, ‘mild’, etc. are not as harmful as regular cigarettes. The study polled over 8000 smokers from Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the USA. Approximately one-fifth of those [...]
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Study: Avoiding Diabetes May reduce Cancer Risk

Study: Avoiding Diabetes May reduce Cancer Risk

Posted by Umar on April 4, 2011 · View Comments

The NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study has revealed a relationship between diabetes and cancer. The study suggests that diabetes presents lower risk of prostate cancer in men but raises the risk of other cancers in both men and women. Previous epidemiologic studies have shown an association between diabetes and an increased risk for cancers including colorectal, liver and pancreas, according to Gabriel [...]
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New Medical Techniques Will Help Detect Heart Defects in Newborns

New Medical Techniques Will Help Detect Heart Defects in Newborns

Posted by Umar on April 4, 2011 · View Comments

In Trondheim, scientists at the Medical Imaging Laboratory are getting closer to improved methods of ultrasound and magnetic resonance. One benefit that these new techniques would yield is the ability to find heart defects in newborn children. “Making the correct diagnosis is the greatest challenge facing paediatric cardiologists,” explains Siri-Ann Nyrnes, Consultant at the Paediatric [...]
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Scientists Working on Vaccine to Cure Asthma Resulting from House Dust Mite Allergies

Scientists Working on Vaccine to Cure Asthma Resulting from House Dust Mite Allergies

Posted by Humza on March 31, 2011 · View Comments

House dust mite allergies are a significant cause of asthma in many people. Now researchers in Monash University are working on a vaccine that will potentially cure patients in about 3 doses. Allergies to house dust mites is a leading cause of Asthma and the respiratory condition affects more than 2 million Australians and costs more than $600 million in health expenditure each year. Currently, people [...]
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Hormone Combination Increases Height in Turner Syndrome Girls

Hormone Combination Increases Height in Turner Syndrome Girls

Posted by Humza on March 31, 2011 · View Comments

A team of researchers that was led by Thomas Jefferson University, has concluded that low doses of estrogen increases the height and offers other advantages to girls suffering from Turner syndrome. This study was published in The New England Journal of Medicine. The study, which took more than 20 years to complete, will change the practice of treating girls with Turner syndrome, says the study’s [...]
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