Half of Scots ‘not confident’ in giving CPR, study finds
Credit: University of Edinburgh Half of the Scottish adult population do not feel confident administering CPR - and more than a fifth do not know...
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Diverse tropical forests grow fast despite widespread phosphorus limitation
Credit: STRI Archives Accepted ecological theory says that poor soils limit the productivity of tropical forests, but adding nutrients as fertilizer rarely increases tree growth,...
Birth of new neurons in the human hippocampus ends in childhood
Credit: Alvarez-Buylla lab / UCSF One of the liveliest debates in neuroscience over the past half century surrounds whether the human brain renews itself by...
Instability of wildlife trade does not encourage trappers to conserve natural habitats
Much of the global wildlife trade originates in nations with rich biodiversity and high levels of poverty as the act of trapping and trading local...
Two new species of stone centipedes found hiding in larch forests in China
Credit: Dr Huiqin Ma Scientists described two species of previously unknown stone centipedes from China. Now housed at the Hengshui University, China, where all members...
Slow-release hydrogel aids immunotherapy for cancer
Credit: Hartgerink Research Group/Rice University An immunotherapy drug embedded in a slow-release hydrogel invented at Rice University in collaboration with the University of Texas Health...
Treating hypothyroidism to stop a stubborn surgical complication
ANN ARBOR, Michigan -- Researchers at the University of Michigan have discovered a link between low thyroid hormone levels and wound healing complications. The retrospective...
What influences older adults’ preferences for care?
We all know that family and friends are important, and that the people close to us have a big impact on our health. Now, a...
New research discovers genetic defect linked to African Americans with heart failure
Credit: © University of South Florida TAMPA, Fla. (March 7, 2018) -- Heart failure is more common, develops earlier and results in higher rates of...
Montana State University to host ‘Healthcare at a Crossroads’ conference April 6
Health care will be the focus April 6 at the second annual policy conference hosted by the Montana State University Initiative for Regulation and Applied...
Marker involved in lymphatic system connected to heart failure
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have found a new marker in the blood that is associated with an increased risk of heart failure. Surprisingly,...
High-resolution brain imaging provides clues about memory loss in older adults
Credit: Zachariah Reagh As we get older, it's not uncommon to experience "senior moments," in which we forget where we parked our car or call...
The brain’s immune system may be key to new Alzheimer’s treatments
Credit: Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute La Jolla, Calif., March 7, 2018 - Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Research Institute (SBP) researchers have published two...
A global conflict: Agricultural production vs. biodiversity
Credit: Christoph Scherber Increasing agricultural production usually leads to various negative side effects in agricultural landscapes, such as local decline in wildlife and loss of...
Wildfires set to increase: Could we be sitting on a tinderbox in Europe?
2017 was one of the worst years on record for fires in Europe, with over 800,000 hectares of land burnt in Portugal, Italy and Spain...
