Electrocardiogram recording by patients boosts atrial fibrillation…
Credit: ESC Congress 2017/ ESC © Barcelona, Spain – 29 Aug 2017: Electrocardiogram (ECG) recording by patients with remote analysis by professionals identifies more atrial...
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Research offers new hope for understanding deadly infections
LOS ANGELES — Research published today in the journal, Nature Communications, provides new insights into the evolution of Mucorales fungi, which cause a fatal infection...
Cowbird moms choosy when selecting foster parents for their young
Credit: Photo by Loren Merrill; Inset photo by Scott Chiavacci CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — Brown-headed cowbirds are unconventional mothers. Rather than building nests and nurturing their...
Genetic diversity crucial to Florida scrub-jay’s survival
Credit: Louise E Hunt Ithaca, NY-Legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold once advised: "To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent tinkering." For...
New handheld spectral analyzer uses power of smartphone to detect…
Credit: Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have developed technology that enables a smartphone to...
Liver cancer patients can start with lower dose of chemotherapy and…
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA – Patients with the most common type of liver cancer who are taking the chemotherapy drug sorafenib can begin their treatment...
Hospital design and innovative cleaning can protect patients from resistant bacteria
Hospitals should design premises and adapt their infection control routines to a society that no longer has effective antibiotics, and that is vulnerable to fast-spreading...