Medicine: The heart's metronome A specific cell population is responsible for ensuring that our heartbeat remains regular. Researchers from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich have now elucidated the mode of action of one of the crucial ...

Like shopping at home New research from Concordia University shows how familiarity encourages people to support their favorite businesses This news release is available in French. Montreal, November 12, 2013 — Why put a big comfy couch in the ...

Putting the brakes on immunity Tel Aviv University researchers discover a powerful mechanism that keeps white blood cells from going rogue The immune system is a double-edged sword. While its primary role is to fight infections, it can also become overactive, ...

Shared medical appointments -- Key factors for successful implementation New Rochelle, NY, November 12, 2013–Group visits, also called shared medical appointments (SMAs), can offer advantages over traditional one-on-one patient-physician ...

The secret of short stems Arabidopsis plants that only reach half their normal height have a mutation in the biosynthesis of the plant growth factor gibberellin This news release is available in German. The normal height to which plants grow is ...

A nano-sized sponge made of electrons X-rays reveal an unexpected property of widely used nanoparticles A new chapter has been opened in our understanding of the chemical activity of nanoparticles says a team of international scientists. Using ...

Altering surface textures in 'counterintuitive manner' may lead to cooling efficiency gains Uncovering the physical secrets underlying surface phenomena may increase cooling efficiency for a wide range of applications, according to MIT and Boston University ...

Using morphine after abdominal surgery may prolong pain, CU-Boulder researchers find Using morphine to fight the pain associated with abdominal surgery may paradoxically prolong a patient's suffering, doubling or even tripling the amount of time it takes to recover ...

Deaths from pancreatic cancer rise, fall along racial lines Trends among whites and African-Americans go in opposite directions Pancreatic cancer death rates in whites and blacks have gone in opposite directions over the past several decades in the United States, with ...

Balloon mis-positioning during prostate cancer treatment could affect success of radiation delivery A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published in the journal Physics in Medicine and Biology shows that endorectal balloons commonly used during ...

UTHealth study aims to change traditional approach to preventing pressure ulcers HOUSTON – (Nov. 11, 2013) – A study led by Nancy Bergstrom, Ph.D., associate dean at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) ...

Taking a new look at carbon nanotubes Berkeley Lab researchers develop technique for imaging individual carbon nanotubes Despite their almost incomprehensibly small size – a diameter about one ten-thousandth the thickness of a human hair – single-walled ...

November/December 2013 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet Patients Report High-Quality Care in Federally Supported Health Centers Patients seen in federally supported community health centers in the United States generally report high quality of care, ...

Embargoed news from 12 November 2013 Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet Insufficient evidence that multivitamins prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease or death 1. Insufficient evidence that multivitamins prevent cancer, cardiovascular disease or death. A ...

Of hurricanes, fungus and Parkinson's disease Rutgers scientists find a volatile organic compound that attacks the genes that make and transport dopamine Scientists at Rutgers and Emory universities have discovered that an organic compound, often emitted by fungi, ...

Device may help doctors diagnose lethal heart rhythm in womb American Heart Association Rapid Access Journal Report A promising technology may enable doctors to diagnose and possibly treat in utero a common cause of stillbirth and sudden death in ...

Swine flu pandemic media pundits with pharma links more likely to talk up risks and promote drugs Competing interests should be declared -- and reported -- to maintain credibility of public health, say researchers Academics with links to the pharmaceutical ...

New research finds high tungsten levels double stroke risk High levels of tungsten in the body could double the risk of suffering a stroke, a new study published in the open access journal PLOS ONE has found High levels of tungsten in the body could double ...

Study is the first to show higher dietary acid load increases risk of diabetes A study of more than 60 000 women has shown that higher overall acidity of the diet, regardless of the individual foods making up that diet, increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. ...

Lumosity study examines effects of cognitive training in students Analysis of 1,300 students who trained with Lumosity showed greater improvement in a battery of cognitive assessments Lumosity, the online cognitive training and neuroscience research company, is presenting today ...

Mathematical analysis helps untangle bacterial chromosomes SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 11, 2013 -- When an E. coli cell divides, it must replicate its circular chromosome and pull the resulting circles apart to take up residence in two new cells. It sounds easy enough ...

Obese older women at higher risk for death, disease, disability before age 85 Obesity and a bigger waist size in older women are associated with a higher risk of death, major chronic disease and mobility disability before the age of 85, according to a study ...

Overweight, obese are risks for heart disease regardless of metabolic syndrome Being overweight or obese are risk factors for myocardial infarction (heart attack) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) regardless of whether individuals also have the cluster ...

Study examines amyloid deposition in patients with traumatic brain injury Patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) had increased deposits of β-Amyloid (Aβ) plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer Disease (AD), in some areas of their brains in a study by Young T. Hong, ...

Problem-solving education reduces parental stress after child autism diagnosis A cognitive-behavioral intervention known as problem-solving education (PSE) may help reduce parental stress and depressive symptoms immediately after their child is diagnosed with autism ...