Health
The Ottawa hospital emergency surgery study
Credit: The Ottawa Hospital Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa are tackling the often-overlooked issue of...
Researchers revolutionize brain-computer interfaces using silicon electronics
Credit: Photo courtesy of Ken Shepard New York, NY--July 10, 2017--Today, implanted electrode devices for stimulating the brain are extremely...
Phase II Ssudy: Radiotherapy dose increase to hypoxic NSCLC lesions
Credit: QuantIF - LITIS EA 4108 - FR CNRS 3638, Henri Becquerel Cancer Center, Rouen, France RESTON, Va. - Fluorine-18...
Medical trainees find meaning in written reflection
In a medical culture that values technical prowess and the ability to make complex clinical decisions, personal reflection can help...
Patients whose emergency surgery is delayed are at higher risk of death
Delays for emergency surgery were associated with a higher risk of death for patients in hospital -- and higher costs...
Reduced mastication results in the impairment of memory and learning function
Credit: Department of Cell Signaling,Department of Orthodontic Science?TMDU) Recently, frequency of mastication has dramatically decreased along with changes in dietary...
Malaria drug protects fetal mice from Zika virus, NIH-funded study finds
Hydroxychloroquine, a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat malaria and certain autoimmune diseases in pregnant women,...
Physicians’ losses can contribute to burnout
Physicians regularly encounter losses: not only the death of patients but also more ambiguous losses, including changes in professional roles,...
Researchers hope new biomarkers will lead to sports pitch-side test for brain injury
Researchers at the University of Birmingham have identified inflammatory biomarkers which indicate whether the brain has suffered injury. The team,...
A novel practical test for the function of HDL, the carrier of ‘good’ cholesterol
Credit: Kobe University High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) is known as "good" cholesterol, because HDL particles removes excess cholesterol from arterial...
Dissolvable device could make closing surgical incisions a cinch
Like many surgeons, Dr. Jason Spector is often faced with the challenge of securely closing the abdominal wall without injuring...
Lost in translation: To the untrained zebra finch ear, jazzy courtship songs fall flat
Zebra finches brought up without their fathers don't react to the singing of potential suitors in the same way that...
Disruptive technology for the treatment of hemophilia
An international team of hematologists including Guy Young, MD, of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has found that in patients with...
NEJM case reports show promise of cancer immunotherapy to treat rare lymphoma
Credit: University of Colorado Cancer Center Three case reports published in the New England Journal of Medicine demonstrate the promise...
Improving cardiac ICU outcomes through specialized 24/7 care
Around-the-clock care from senior physicians helped reduce major complications in cardiac surgery patients as compared to receiving care from resident...
Call for the creation of chief primary care medical officer in hospitals
When patients are admitted to the hospital, their connection to their primary care physician is often disrupted, leading to difficult...
High-speed whole-brain imaging improves understanding of brain disease
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - To fully understand brain function and dysfunction, it is important to be able to...
Sustainable amine production through hydrogenation of amides under mild conditions
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan--Amines are vital in nature; for example, amino acids -- the building blocks of proteins and...
Blood vessels are not designed to fight infection
Credit: Osaka University Most infections enter the body through organs that are in constant contact with the outside environment, such...
Detailed structure of the sweat gland revealed
Credit: Osaka University Osaka, Japan - The basic structure of human sweat glands consists of a coiled secretory region deep...
