Japanese automobile major Toyota has added a new muscle model, capable of profiling changes in posture pre-collision of vehicle occupants, to its Total Human Model for Safety (Thums) Version 5 software application for virtual crash ...
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At the ongoing Techtextil, the Walter Reiners-Stiftung Foundation honoured three successful young engineers for research in textiles. The prize-winning papers included fabrication of fibre composites, a modelling approach of a parachute ...
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Swedish researchers have found that high consumption of milk may cause early death and does not prevent bone fractures. According to the research study published by the British Medical Journal, the high levels of lactose and galactose ...
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Older men with low levels of vitamin B-12 are at increased risk for bone fractures, a new study suggests. Researchers measured the levels of vitamin B-12 in 1,000 Swedish men with an average age of 75. They found that participants with ...
One year of exercise can ensure steady maintenance of bone density to help prevent fractures in older breast cancer survivors, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Jessica Dobek and Kerri Winters-Stone, both of the Oregon Health and Science ...
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Past research studies have confirmed the healthy benefits of consuming a traditional Mediterranean style diet. Researchers have demonstrated that this type of diet consisting of healthy quantities of extra virgin olive oil, nuts, seeds, ...
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MAX BioPharma has exclusively licensed the small molecule oxysterols from University of California, Los Angeles and Johns Hopkins University in the US. The pharmaceutical company has also received a Small Business Innovation Research ...
IlluminOss Medical, a US-based provider of minimally invasive orthopedic systems, has appointed Dirk Kuyper as the company's new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Prior to joining this company, Kuyper served as president and ...
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Health experts have urged food manufacturers to fortify more food with Vitamin D as the 19th century disease rickets returns to the UK. Rickets is caused by deficiency or impaired metabolism of vitamin D, phosphorus or calcium. Vitamin ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(K) approval to Cytomedix to use its Angel Concentrated Platelet Rich Plasma (cPRP) system to process a small sample of blood or a mixture of blood and bone marrow aspirate. ...
Tornier has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase OrthoHelix Surgical Designs for $135m. OrthoHelix is involved in developing specialty implantable screw and plate systems including MaxLock Extreme, featuring proprietary ...
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