Leaf albedo engineering. Cross posted from Heliophage. Lets brighten this up… I wrote a little piece for Nature today today about a paper by Andy Ridgwell at Bristol and some of his colleagues on changing the albedo of crops. …
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Preliminary research suggests that use of the drug escitalopram provided some improvement in symptoms for older adults with generalized anxiety disorder, although the overall benefits were diminished because of nonadherence to the drug by some patients, according to a study in the Jan. 21 issue of JAMA.
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Children in Niger who received a daily nutritional supplement for three months had a lower rate of weight loss and a reduced risk of wasting compared to children who did not receive the supplementation, according to a study in the Jan. 21 issue of JAMA.
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Patients with abnormal diastolic function (when the heart is relaxed and expanded) in the left ventricle of the heart have a substantially lower maximum capacity for exercise, according to a study in the Jan. 21 issue of JAMA.
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Microbot motors fit to swim human arteries. A range of complex surgical operations necessary to treat stroke victims, confront hardened arteries or address blockages in the bloodstream are about to be made safer as researchers from the …
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Low-carb diet burns more excess liver fat than low-calorie diet. People on low-carbohydrate diets are more dependent on the oxidation of fat in the liver for energy than those on a low-calorie diet, researchers at UT Southwestern …
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Deadline Nears for Student Contest to Name NASA’s Next Mars Rover. NASA is issuing a last call to the nation’s youth for entries in a contest to name the agency’s next Mars rover. The naming contest, in partnership with Disney-Pixar’s …
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Bacterial pathogens and rising temperatures threaten coral health. Coral reefs around the world are in serious trouble from pollution, over-fishing, climate change and more. The last thing they need is an infection. …
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Blog Archive. Why a People Don’t Panic During a Plane Crash · Presidential Words · Can Your Brain Force You to Do Something You Don’t Want to Do? What is the Longest Sentence in English? Modern Environmentalism, or Which Would You …
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Bleeding hearts revealed with new scan. Images that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack have been captured by scientists, in a new study published today in the journal Radiology. …
More: continued here
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
All brands and product names are trademarked or registered trademarks of their respective companies
Copyright of syndicated content belongs to it’s respective author or news organization
Original content is Copyright © 2008
-
Channel 42
-
All Rights Reserved
Channel 42 is powered by Wordpress and a modified version of the High Tech theme
Part of the JD Web Publishing Network
-
Email:
