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Oxygen: is the chemical element with the symbol O and atomic number 8. It is a member of the chalcogen group on the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other compounds.
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JAN 30, 2016
Cardiology
Cardiovascular disease affects millions of Americans every year, and its strongly linked to obesity. A new study from th
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 28, 2016
Videos
Most people would think of scuba divers as fit human beings with full access to their arms and legs for swimming purpose
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 27, 2016
Cardiology
Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) leads to lethal cardiac failure after oxygen depletion in the heart exceeds a “c
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 22, 2016
Immunology
Scientists discovered a process similar to apoptosis in T lymphocytes and natural killer (NK) cells when they attack int
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 20, 2016
Videos
Cocoa contains a molecule called theobromine, which dogs don't metabolize very well. That's why it's commonly known that
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 19, 2016
Chemistry & Physics
Plasticity is the ability of a material to permanently deform when strained. Researchers, thinking about future things l
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
JAN 17, 2016
Space & Astronomy
When the American Astronomical Society met recently in Florida, there was a great deal of attention surrounding a partic
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
JAN 14, 2016
Cardiology
The aortic valve regulates blood flow by opening and closing, and when it stops working an aortic valve replacement (AVR
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 12, 2016
Cardiology
For many pet owners, there is a special place in their hearts for their dog. This fondness may grow even more now that s
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
JAN 11, 2016
Videos
Our atmosphere has a lot of gas in it - nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and carbon dioxide, but it hasn't always had these gass
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 11, 2016
Plants & Animals
Who says that all forests have to exist on land? – An idea thought up by artist Jorge Bakker will give the world a
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 08, 2016
Plants & Animals
A great white shark has reportedly passed away in a Japanese aquarium barely three days after being taken into captivity
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
JAN 04, 2016
Plants & Animals
The idea that trees are capable of cooling the air around us isn’t new, but there isn’t really enough resear
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 31, 2015
Cardiology
Millions of Americans suffer from heart failure, a debilitating condition that develops when the heart loses its ability
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 30, 2015
Cardiology
Quick recognition of heart attack symptoms could make the difference between life and death for patients needing a percu
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 30, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
An effective treatment for Type 1 diabetes is to transplant new pancreatic islet cells into the patient. While this ther
...
DEC 28, 2015
Earth & The Environment
It took 100 million years for oxygen levels in the oceans and atmosphere to increase to the level that allowed the explo
...
Written By:
Futurity (futurity.org)
DEC 28, 2015
Neuroscience
There is an old saying that goes, “When you know better, you do better.” It’s true. When there is an a
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 26, 2015
Cardiology
Growth of heart tissue is beneficial when the human body is young and growing. Heart expansion that occurs once the hear
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
DEC 24, 2015
Neuroscience
At this time of year, the Christmas spirit is supposed to be all around us. In our homes with family and friends or even
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
DEC 23, 2015
Space & Astronomy
Following a recent spacewalk mission that was intended to fix the ‘mobile transporter’ system aboard the Int
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 19, 2015
Space & Astronomy
It was just this week that the European Space Agency (ESA) sent British astronaut Tim Peake to the International Space S
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
DEC 16, 2015
Clinical & Molecular DX
Our society is fascinated by youth and aging. But while some people are on a quest for the “magic” youth cre
...
DEC 11, 2015
Cardiology
Normally macrophages are called to a site of damage due to an infection or penetration of the skin, but scientists have
...
Written By:
Kara Marker