Bioengineers from the University of California, San Diego have achieved the "Triple Crown" of stem cell culture -- they created an artificial environment for…
Nov 16, 2010
Two new studies have shown that a unique program in East Harlem that helps middle school students learn practical health skills and gain a better understanding…
Nov 16, 2010
PITTSBURGH -- A computer algorithm developed at Carnegie Mellon University matched living kidney donors with medically compatible transplant candidates late…
Nov 16, 2010
Strokes, seizures and other neurological complications related to heart surgery account for "considerable morbidity and mortality," Loyola University Health System neurologists report in the November issue of the journal Hospital Practice.
Nov 16, 2010
CINCINNATI -- Researchers at the University of Cincinnati (UC) have found that fat around the outside of arteries may lead to the development of cardiovascular disease and could be linked to its onset in individuals with diabetes.
Nov 16, 2010
While a range of ingenious man-made materials bring us ever closer to realising the possibility of cloaking objects from visible light, research from Imperial…
Nov 15, 2010
CHICAGO - Plaque in a heart artery looks threatening, but cardiologists know that many of these buildups will not erupt, dislodge and block a vessel, causing a heart attack that can be fatal.
Nov 15, 2010
What are the key characteristics that voters consider when they're choosing their candidate for president?
Nov 15, 2010
Why would someone choose a credit card with a one percent interest rate over another with a zero percent rate?
Nov 15, 2010
Tyrannosaurus rex was far from a plodding Cretaceous era scavenger whose long tail only served to counterbalance the up-front weight of its freakishly big head.
Nov 15, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS -- A new national survey conducted by researchers from Indiana University and the Regenstrief Institute has found that while palliative care may…
Nov 15, 2010
Emotional prosperity in Europe is falling, and this troubling fact needs to be faced by the European governments.
Nov 15, 2010
A pediatric immunologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia collaborated with European gene therapy researchers who achieved marked clinical…
Nov 15, 2010
Multiple testing with the cardiac diagnostic imaging technique of myocardial perfusion imaging is common, and in many patients is associated with a high cumulative estimated radiation dose, according to a study in the November 17 issue of JAMA.
Nov 15, 2010
