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Everyone knows that calcium is good for your bones, so supplements containing the element are widely available and consumed by many. Now, the conclusions of a research show that these supplements significantly increase users' chances of suffering from a heart attack.
In past studies, experts determined that con... |
24 May 2012
10:07 GMT |
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When patients receive hip or knee prosthesis, they expect to be able to wear the medical devices for many years. However, failures occur relatively often, and this entails extra risks for elderly patients. Researchers in the US are currently working on a method of preventing that from happening. If chemical engineer... |
19 April 2012
08:18 GMT |
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Investigators have recently discovered five unusual telescopes in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The instruments, 3 to 5 inches long (80 to 140 millimeters), were fashioned out of cattle metatarsal bones, and were once thought to be a luxury item.
Five such instruments were discovered, and all were determined to date b... |
27 March 2012
05:23 GMT |
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Researchers who participated at the 2012 annual meeting of the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), in San Francisco, were the first to be told about a new method of successfully regenerating lost bone tissue. The approach requires the use of patients' own cartilages.
The work was carried out by experts with th... |
15 February 2012
11:01 GMT |
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A group of engineering researchers at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) announces the creation of a new investigation method aimed at gathering vast amounts of biochemical data from nanoscale bone samples. The innovation has numerous potential applications.Its main use will be in the fight against osteoporos... |
23 June 2011
04:59 GMT |
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A collaboration of British universities is currently working out a way of using bones that are as much as 100 years old to get a better understanding of the risks and opportunities associated with modern types of medical interventions, such as keyhole spinal surgery and artificial disc replacements.The Engineering an... |
28 February 2011
03:04 GMT |
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A Northwestern University researcher is studying a small marine creature called a chiton, to find out how to make better artificial teeth and bones.Derk Joester was very intrigued by the way that tiny creatures like oysters and clams, with squishy insides, can make rock hard shells and creatures with squishy insides ... |
14 January 2011
10:29 GMT |
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Healing bone fractures is today a lengthy process, that requires months of rest at home depending on the broken bone, and several months of recovery and physiotherapy afterwards. But what if healing a bone could take considerably less? Experts now create a material that could help do just that. Brown University assoc... |
13 December 2010
06:35 GMT |
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In addition to having a keen, motion-based vision, strong feet and sharp teeth, it would appear that Tyrannosaurs Rex also boasted the ability to run very fast, a lot more so than researchers first gave it credit for. The conclusion is based on a new study of the dinosaur's backside. Researchers determined that ... |
19 November 2010
09:49 GMT |
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Experts around the world are currently engaged in a research effort to determine better methods of installing prosthetics in their patients, while at the same time eliminating the risks of infection and rejection. Techniques to do so already exist, but they are dangerous. When a metal rod is inserted into the hand, f... |
10 November 2010
08:53 GMT |
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According to a new set of investigations, it would appear that astronauts and future space travelers are at increased risks of suffering bone health issues related to their stay in microgravity than their peers who remain “trapped” on Earth.The investigation raises serious problems for manned space explor... |
8 November 2010
08:55 GMT |
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Preventing the death message from a surface molecule on bacteria that determines bone cells to die could be the new treatment for bone diseases that are resistant to antibiotics, said a scientist at the Society for General Microbiology's autumn meeting, yesterday.The research carried out by Dr. Steve Kerrigan fr... |
7 September 2010
03:29 GMT |
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A new computer model, experimented on animals, shows why five to ten percent of bone fractures do not heal properly, and also how these cases can be treated and the healing process restarted.In bone fracture cases, 5 to 10 percent of the healing processes do not repair the bone and only lead to fractures that fail to... |
3 September 2010
10:58 GMT |
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New discoveries show that some of our earliest ancestors may have used tools. The data indicates that markings dating back more than 3.4 million years ago have been found on animal bones. The site is located within walking distance from the place where 'Lucy' was found. This is the name experts gave to a ho... |
12 August 2010
03:15 GMT |
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A team of experts funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) is currently working on developing a revolutionary “bottom-up” approach to healing complex fractures. The goal of the study is to develop methods of reconstructing intricate bone tissue, which may later grow to form hierarchical cortical... |
5 August 2010
11:23 GMT |
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Many people around the world suffer from a fairly common condition called osteoporosis. This translates in English into brittle bone disease, and the name of the condition implies that patients have very weak bones that are easily broken from efforts which would otherwise have been considered moderate. The affliction... |
4 May 2010
04:13 GMT |
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In a recent series of experiments, experts from the Stanford University School of Medicine in Palo Alto, California, determined that protein injections might promote the healing of bones. The study, which was conducted on unsuspecting lab mice, showed that shots containing Wnt proteins promoted the speed with which t... |
29 April 2010
05:02 GMT |
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Not two years ago, as they were digging around in a Siberian cave, researchers from the Russian Federation came across a bone fragment that appeared to belong to a human. Assuming that the remain was from a Neanderthalian ancestor, the team put the bone shard away for storage. They had every reason to do so. The area... |
25 March 2010
03:59 GMT |
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Experts have been recently able to demonstrate that beer actually has a number of good effects on the human body, including the fact that it promotes bone health. That is to say, the investigation has evidenced the fact that the fermented beverage is actually a major source of dietary silicone, which is one of the ke... |
8 February 2010
03:17 GMT |
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Since the beginning of time, people have always been amazed by the great capabilities that human bones possess. They are most definitely among the strongest materials out there today, being capable of extraordinary feats. But, as most of you already know, they can break from time to time. So what is it exactly that m... |
3 February 2010
09:45 GMT |
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Producing more and more accurate data on the human brain is the goal of all imaging methods used in hospitals today. Scanning the electrical activity of the cortex, or determining firing patterns within various areas of the brain are objectives that require complex medical procedures. In spite of recent advancements,... |
23 January 2010
05:49 GMT |
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Scientists were recently able to create a new method of producing glass nanofibers, one that relies on technology known as “laser spinning”. The group, made up of researchers from the University of Vigo, the Rutgers University, in the United States, and the Imperial College London, in the United Kingdom, ... |
19 December 2009
05:56 GMT |
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Experts at ETH Zurich have recently developed a new kind of biodegradable material that may constitute the basis of bone-fracture treatments in the future, experts announce. In a paper published in the latest issue of the scientific journal Nature Materials, its creators inform that the metallic glass could replace t... |
28 September 2009
08:20 GMT |
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While dinosaurs as Tyrannosaurus Rex are often considered to have been among the most brutal giant lizards to have ever walked the land, investigations have revealed over the years that some herbivores were not that bad at surviving, or at tearing their opponents to pieces themselves. University of Alberta Department... |
26 August 2009
03:04 GMT |
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The Burgess Shale Formation is one of the most well-preserved archaeological sites in the world. It features a wealth of fossils, from a world that disappeared some 500 million years ago, when the area of the Canadian Rocky Mountains where it's located was a seabed teeming with life. Despite thousands of millenn... |
21 August 2009
14:51 GMT |
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When surgeons in modern operating rooms are faced with shattered bones, they do not have too many repair options. The most widely used method of treating the damage is to attach the various fragments to each other using small screws, which are left there until most of the bone heals by itself. They are removed afterw... |
18 August 2009
02:27 GMT |
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Though it may seem a bit like a stretch, a new Spanish study has found that women who regularly drink moderate to low amounts of alcohol have stronger bones than those who rarely touch alcohol. The study, which was conducted on more than 1,700 women, is detailed in the latest issue of the respected journal Nutrition,... |
17 August 2009
06:59 GMT |
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According to a new study published in the July 26th issue of the journal Nature Materials, researchers from the Imperial College London (ICL) are one step closer to creating artificial replacement bones from stem cells, AlphaGalileo informs. Fractures or other types of bone damage could thus be repaired without any c... |
27 July 2009
07:00 GMT |
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In a paper published in Monday's issue of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Polish researchers formally describe a find that they've made public informally since last November, namely the fact that they were successful in identifying the earthly remains of Nicolaus Copernic... |
8 July 2009
02:31 GMT |
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New found archaeological proof seems to indicate the fact that music was an integrated part of the human culture as early as the time when the first modern humans colonized Europe, some 35,000 years ago. Recent finds placed the oldest known instruments less than 30,000 years ago, but the bird-bone and ivory flutes th... |
25 June 2009
02:37 GMT |
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At this point, replacing joints or hips in humans and their canine friends is a fairly complex procedure, and not because of the risks associated with the procedure itself, but on account of the fact that repeating this surgery can leave patients with life-long disabilities. And numerous procedures are necessary, bec... |
24 June 2009
15:01 GMT |
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A 60,000-year-old fossilized bone fragment, belonging to a young Neanderthal adult, has been dredged up from the bottom of the North Sea, researchers from the Netherlands have recently disclosed to the public. After a careful analysis of the isotopes found on and inside the bone, the scientists from Leiden concluded ... |
16 June 2009
07:11 GMT |
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The United Kingdom Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has recently awarded a number of top universities in the country more than £4 million ($6.3 million) in funding, for developing novel therapies to mend broken bones, as well as a number of other orthopedic problems. The money will... |
25 May 2009
08:48 GMT |
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Conditions such as arthritis or severe injuries from sports could soon be treated a lot more efficiently, and maybe even cured, by a new type of scaffolding devised by experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Cambridge University. Their new material is specifically designed to boost the growth of ... |
12 May 2009
15:01 GMT |
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Astronauts who spend tours of duty on the International Space Station (ISS) for the average of six months are at a very high risk of losing a high percentage of their bone mass, doctors have recently announced. According to the report, bone loss in those who have stood onboard the ISS can amount to anything between 1... |
27 January 2009
04:17 GMT |
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The importance of an active life and, most importantly, of sports can never be stressed enough. In light of the latest research, sports should become an integrated part of the lives of all teens, with parents being strongly encouraged to make sure this happens, as it’s been proven that the beneficial effects of... |
23 December 2008
10:38 GMT |
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Once, the Suklaphanta Wildlife Reserve in Nepal held one of the biggest populations of Siberian Tigers in the world. Now, the Siberian Tiger is on the list of countless endangered species around the world, with as little as 20 tigers in the respective reserve in 2005 and up to one third or less in 2008. There is no d... |
3 July 2008
05:37 GMT |
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Italian archaeologists have dug the fossil skeleton of a 4 million-year-old whale in the Tuscan countryside, a found that comes to shed a light on reconstructing the image of the prehistoric sea that once covered the peninsula. The 33-foot (10-meter) fossil, dated to the Pliocene epoch, was discovered in almost perfe... |
4 April 2007
04:16 GMT |
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