WASHINGTON - Tropical deforestation is intimately linked with urban dynamics and needs to be considered along with the role and effect of national and regional…
Feb 20, 2011
New research gives the first accurate estimate of how much faster the Earth's core is rotating compared to the rest of the planet.
Feb 20, 2011
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- While many researchers generally credit the desire for smaller families for the decline in fertility rates in developing, low-income countries, new research suggests that prevention of unwanted births may actually be a larger factor.
Feb 20, 2011
The sun provides more than enough energy for all our needs, if only we could harness it cheaply and efficiently.
Feb 20, 2011
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Despite known risks and outcomes of the common elbow procedure known as Tommy John surgery, parents, coaches and players still have incorrect…
Feb 18, 2011
SAN DIEGO, CA -- Improving healing after a rotator cuff tendon repair is an ongoing problem for orthopaedic surgeons world-wide.
Feb 18, 2011
PITTSBURGH, Feb. 18 -- Only one out of more than 1,900 people evaluated met the American Heart Association (AHA) definition of ideal cardiovascular health, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Feb 18, 2011
ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic researchers confirmed that patients who receive therapeutic hypothermia after resuscitation from cardiac arrest have favorable chances of surviving the event and recovering good functional status.
Feb 18, 2011
Using a method based on geographic positioning systems that allowed them to characterize the topography of the bats' molars in a way similar to how geographers…
Feb 18, 2011
Parents and caregivers have traditionally relied on cribs, playpens and bassinets to protect children while they sleep.
Feb 18, 2011
Knee replacement surgery takes far more time to conduct in overweight and obese patients than in normal weight patients, according to recent research at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York.
Feb 18, 2011
For years, doctors have used platelet rich plasma (PRP) to promote healing in various surgeries, but a recent study demonstrates that a type of PRP did not improve healing after rotator cuff repair.
Feb 18, 2011
A new study has identified factors that predict the ability of a professional dancer to return to professional performance after hip arthroscopy surgery.
Feb 18, 2011
St. Louis, MO, February 18, 2011 -- Cancer survivors die of non-cancer-related causes at much higher rates than the general public.
Feb 17, 2011
