Thursday, December 29, 2005

hearing Earbud Headphones May Cause Hearing Loss. [Slashdot] 9:52:19 AM    comment

gender Women Now Outnumber Men Online. [Slashdot] 9:48:00 AM    comment

health Hyperbaric oxygen treatments mobilize stem cells. According to a study to be published in the American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulation Physiology, a typical course of hyperbaric oxygen treatments increases by eight-fold the number of stem cells circulating in a patient's body. Stem cells, also called progenitor cells are crucial to injury repair. The study currently appears on-line and is scheduled for publication in the April 2006 edition of the American Journal. [Science Blog -] 9:44:27 AM    comment