Mar 21 2011

Radiation Worrying You? Take a Vitamin

Tag: Astronauts,Medicine,NASA,Nuclear ScienceIrene Klotz @ 6:40 pm
With astronauts facing risks from radiation on long-duration space missions, NASA has recommended a simple solution.

Mar 21 2011

Radiation Worrying You? Take a Vitamin

Tag: Astronauts,Medicine,NASA,Nuclear ScienceIrene Klotz @ 6:40 pm
With astronauts facing risks from radiation on long-duration space missions, NASA has recommended a simple solution.

Mar 17 2011

Salt Grain-Sized Cameras Can Travel Inside Body

Cameras have shrunk over time, but they've never been this small.

Mar 08 2011

Mapping the ‘Diabetes Belt’

Tag: CDC,Diabetes,Health,MedicineDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 11:10 pm
The Deep South and Appalachia have the highest rates of diabetes of anywhere in the nation.

Mar 04 2011

Surgeon Prints New Kidney on Stage

Tag: Baking,Beach,Medicine,Parks and ForestsDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:44 pm
At the TED conference in Long Beach, Calif., surgeon Anthony Atala used a special machine that printed a three-dimensional kidney.

Feb 16 2011

A Cure for Baldness?

Tag: Hair,MedicineIrene Klotz @ 10:05 pm
This accidental discovery could one day give Rogaine a run for its money.

Jan 31 2011

Super Bowl Can Take a Toll on Your Ticker

If you think you'll have a heart attack if your team loses, you might just be right.

Jan 25 2011

American Life Span Gains Shrinking

Tag: Health,Health and Illness,Healthcare System,Medicine,Modern Medicine,Women's HealthDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 7:01 pm
Life expectancy is still rising, but not nearly at the same pace as other wealthy nations due to high rates of smoking and obesity.

Jan 06 2011

Antibiotic May Provide Relief for Irritable Bowel

Tag: Antibiotics,Bacteria,MedicineDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:25 pm
The treatment offers hope for patients coping with a vexing condition that has few therapeutic options.

Dec 29 2010

World’s Largest Plants Database Assembled

Tag: Biodiversity,Gardening,Medicine,Plants,Rice and Grains,RosesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 3:43 pm
The extensive catalog was created to help conservationists, drug designers and others avoid confusion over plant names.

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