Insight into likelihood of retinal detachment following open globe injury
2014-01-01
Insight into likelihood of retinal detachment following open globe injury
Findings published in Jan. issue of Ophthalmology
BOSTON (Jan. 1, 2014) – Ocular trauma causing open globe injury, or a breach in the wall of the eye, remains an important ...
New molecular targets identified in some hard-to-treat melanomas provide potential treatment option
2013-12-31
New molecular targets identified in some hard-to-treat melanomas provide potential treatment option
December 30, 2013 New York, NY / Los Angeles, CA: Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), the charitable initiative supporting ground-breaking research ...
Sleep to protect your brain
2013-12-31
Sleep to protect your brain
A new study from Uppsala University, Sweden, shows that one night of sleep deprivation increases morning blood concentrations of NSE and S-100B in healthy young men. These molecules are typically found in the brain. Thus, ...
Researchers use Hubble Telescope to reveal cloudy weather on alien world
2013-12-31
Researchers use Hubble Telescope to reveal cloudy weather on alien world
Weather forecasters on exoplanet GJ 1214b would have an easy job. Today's forecast: cloudy. Tomorrow: overcast. Extended outlook: more clouds.
A team of scientists led by researchers in ...
Hyperhomocysteinemia patients with dyslipidemia are more likely to have stroke
2013-12-31
Hyperhomocysteinemia patients with dyslipidemia are more likely to have stroke
Hyperhomocysteinemia and abnormal blood lipids are independent risk factors for stroke. However, whether both factors exert a synergistic effect in the onset of stroke remains unclear. ...
Fetal umbilical vein for reconstruction of middle cerebral artery
2013-12-31
Fetal umbilical vein for reconstruction of middle cerebral artery
Umbilical vein has been substituted for artery in vascular transplantation, but it remains unclear whether the stress relaxation and creep between these vessels are consistent. A recent study reported ...
PLGA tubes are superior to autologous nerve graft for repaired sciatic nerve
2013-12-31
PLGA tubes are superior to autologous nerve graft for repaired sciatic nerve
The viscoelasticity of natural and artificial biomaterials can be suitable for human physiological function by matching stress relaxation and creep properties. Dr. Chengdong Piao and ...
Large-aperture planar lens antennas with gradient refractive index
2013-12-31
Large-aperture planar lens antennas with gradient refractive index
It was recently shown that large-aperture lens antennas can be designed by using gradient-index (GRIN) metamaterials and that higher directivity and gain can be obtained than with traditional dielectric lens antennas. ...
Cloud mystery solved: Global temperatures to rise at least 4°C by 2100
2013-12-31
Cloud mystery solved: Global temperatures to rise at least 4°C by 2100
Cloud impact on climate sensitivity unveiled
Finnish research team reveals how emotions are mapped in the body
2013-12-31
Finnish research team reveals how emotions are mapped in the body
Researchers Aalto University have revealed how emotions are experienced in the body
Researchers Aalto University have revealed how emotions are experienced in the body.
Emotions adjust our ...
Competition in a rough neighborhood: Plant success in a desert environment
2013-12-31
Competition in a rough neighborhood: Plant success in a desert environment
Water use efficiency and relative growth rate govern competitive interactions in desert winter annuals
Many people think of deserts as inhospitable places devoid of life, but numerous plants ...
Loyola bioethics study finds medical students concerned about desensitization to dying patients
2013-12-31
Loyola bioethics study finds medical students concerned about desensitization to dying patients
Loyola's Neiswanger Institute study finds medical students concerned about becoming insensitive when dealing with a dying patient
MAYWOOD, Ill. – The imminent death ...
New studies give strong boost to binary-star formation theory
2013-12-31
New studies give strong boost to binary-star formation theory
VLA observations support 1 competing explanation for how double stars are formed
Using the new capabilities of the upgraded Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA), scientists have discovered previously-unseen ...
Final recommendations on lung cancer screening
2013-12-31
Final recommendations on lung cancer screening
Embargoed news from Annals of Intenral Medicine
Final word: Task Force says screen high-risk populations for lung cancer
High-risk adults between the ages of 55 and 80 should receive annual lung cancer screening ...
Climate change spurs tropical mangroves to expand in the north
2013-12-31
Climate change spurs tropical mangroves to expand in the north
As mangrove trees lose ground to deforestation and urban sprawl, one development seems to be giving them a boost: climate change. Fewer winter cold snaps have enabled them to conquer new territory around their northern ...
Mangroves expand north as Florida freezes decline
2013-12-31
Mangroves expand north as Florida freezes decline
Mangrove forests have been expanding northward along the Atlantic coast of Florida for the last few decades not because of a general warming trend, but likely because cold snaps there are becoming a thing of the ...
With few hard frosts, tropical mangroves push north
2013-12-31
With few hard frosts, tropical mangroves push north
N Florida coast transformed by extreme weather change, not overall warming
COLLEGE PARK, MD – Cold-sensitive mangrove forests have expanded dramatically along Florida's Atlantic Coast as the frequency of killing frosts ...
Minority physicians care for a majority of underserved patients in the US
2013-12-31
Minority physicians care for a majority of underserved patients in the US
Minority physicians also play a large role in the care of patients with poorer health, according to a new study in JAMA Internal Medicine
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Black, Hispanic and Asian ...
Conversations on sex lacking between doctors and teens
2013-12-31
Conversations on sex lacking between doctors and teens
DURHAM, N.C. – Doctors are missing a prime opportunity to share information about sex with their teenage patients by failing to broach the subject during checkups, according to researchers ...
High good and low bad cholesterol levels are healthy for the brain, too
2013-12-31
High good and low bad cholesterol levels are healthy for the brain, too
(SACRAMENTO, Calif.) -- High levels of "good" cholesterol and low levels of "bad" cholesterol are correlated with lower levels of the amyloid plaque deposition ...
Field trial with lignin modified poplars shows potential for bio-based economy
2013-12-31
Field trial with lignin modified poplars shows potential for bio-based economy
But work still needs to be done
The results of a field trial with genetically modified poplar trees in Zwijnaarde, Belgium, shows that the wood of lignin ...
Most clinical studies on vitamins flawed by poor methodology
2013-12-31
Most clinical studies on vitamins flawed by poor methodology
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Most large, clinical trials of vitamin supplements, including some that have concluded they are of no value or even harmful, have a flawed methodology that renders them largely ...
Molecular evolution of genetic sex-determination switch in honeybees
2013-12-31
Molecular evolution of genetic sex-determination switch in honeybees
5 amino acid differences separate males from females
It's taken nearly 200 years, but scientists in Arizona and Europe have teased out how the molecular switch for sex gradually ...
Medicaid beneficiaries use emergency services due to lack of alternatives
2013-12-31
Medicaid beneficiaries use emergency services due to lack of alternatives
AURORA, Colo. (Dec. 30, 2013) – A study from the University of Colorado School of Medicine shows patients with Medicaid insurance seeking care in an emergency department may be ...
Major reductions in seafloor marine life from climate change by 2100
2013-12-31
Major reductions in seafloor marine life from climate change by 2100
A new study quantifies for the first time future losses in deep-sea marine life, using advanced climate models. Results show that even the most remote deep-sea ecosystems ...
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