SCAI and ACVP release consensus statement on cardiovascular catheterization laboratory economics
LAS VEGAS (May 19, 2019) - A newly released expert consensus statement provides recommendations for optimizing the financial operations of...
Eliminating extended work shifts improves sleep duration for senior resident physicians
Hours slept per week increased by 8 percent among pediatric resident physicians who worked a rapid cycling work roster Getting...
Mindfulness helps mothers with opioid use disorder combat depression
(Thomas Jefferson University) The discovery highlights alternative treatment options to pharmaceutical medications.
Just released: Proceedings from inaugural Medical Summit on Firearm Injury Prevention
Article published online by Journal of the American College of Surgeons reflects the consensus of 42 professional organizations on a...
Behold the Bili-ruler: A novel, low-cost device for screening neonatal hyperbilirubinemia
Study validates new, low-cost, non-invasive tool in screening newborn jaundice with high diagnostic accuracyCredit: Brigham and Women's Hospital Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia,...
Strawberry tree honey inhibits cell proliferation in colon cancer lines
Credit: Afrin, S. et al. Spanish and Italian researchers have proven that when honey from strawberry trees, a product typical...
Structural and functional mechanisms of a new class of bacterial sigma/anti-sigma factors revealed
Credit: FENG Yingang and LIU Yajun Transcription is the process of synthesizing messenger RNA by RNA polymerase based on the...
Scientists at DGIST develop polariton nano-laser operating at room temperature
Credit: ©DGIST A room temperature polariton nano-laser has been demonstrated, providing the crucial path of related research such as polariton...
SCAI releases multi-society endorsed consensus on the classification stages of cardiogenic shock
New classification system developed to describe five stages of shockAdapted from the SCAI Clinical Expert Consensus Statement on the Classification...
Hard carbon nanofiber aerogel becomes superelastic
Conductive and compressible carbon aerogels are admirable in a variety of applications. In recent decades, carbon aerogels have been widely...
Pyrrolizidine alkaloid levels in dried and deep-frozen spices and herbs too high
BfR Opinion No 017/2019 of 13 May 2019 The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) deals regularly with the...
Virulence factor of the influenza A virus mapped in real-time
Credit: Kanazawa University The influenza A viruses, which have instigated deadly pandemics in the past, still remain a major global...
Australian drivers ready to embrace phone restriction apps — if they can still talk
QUT road safety study investigates apps as practical way to stop deadly driving habit of texting & browsing Almost 70...
New Finnish study: Dietary cholesterol or egg consumption do not increase the risk of stroke
A new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows that a moderately high intake of dietary cholesterol or consumption...
Researchers receive $1.94 million to study connection between autism, microbiome
CORVALLIS, Ore. - An Oregon State University researcher is part of a $1.94 million grant to look for possible connections...
Waking ‘sleeping’ genes could help Prader-Willi syndrome
Credit: Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Australia New funding is enabling Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to develop new...
Synthesis of helical ladder polymers
Credit: Kanazawa University Ladder polymers -- molecules made of adjacent rings sharing two or more atoms -- are challenging to...
Key acid-activated protein channel identified
Newly characterized protein could contribute to acid-induced cell death caused by stroke, cancer and heart disease Johns Hopkins researchers have...
Epidemiology: Measures for cleaner air
Many measures have been introduced around the world with the aim of reducing outdoor air pollution and concomitantly improving public...
The healing power of a smile: A link between oral care and substance abuse recovery
A new study links the benefits of comprehensive oral care to the physical and emotional recovery of patients seeking treatment...
