Certain measures of the blood biomarker cardiac troponin T (cTnT), a cardiac-specific protein, using a highly sensitive test, are associated with the…
Nov 15, 2010
Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore report that a new, highly sensitive investigative blood test may help predict the…
Nov 15, 2010
People who take regular exercise could reduce their risk of developing around two dozen physical and mental health conditions - including some cancers and dementia - and slow down how quickly their body deteriorates as they age.
Nov 15, 2010
A Queen's University neuroscientist is launching a medical tool at the world's largest neuroscience conference in San Diego on Monday, Nov.
Nov 15, 2010
PITTSBURGH -- University of Pittsburgh researchers have created a nanoscale light sensor that can be combined with near-atomic-size electronic circuitry to produce hybrid optic and electronic devices with new functionality.
Nov 15, 2010
The Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern Memorial Hospital recently implanted a patient with two of the smallest experimental ventricular assist devices (VADs) currently available for study in humans.
Nov 12, 2010
A collaboration between a physician-researcher at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) and a mathematician from Harvard University has led to development of a…
Nov 12, 2010
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A new X-ray imaging capability has taken pictures of a critical instability at the heart of Sandia's huge Z accelerator.
Nov 12, 2010
The human brain is composed of 100 billion individual nerve cells which communicate with each other via a complex network of connections.
Nov 12, 2010
(Geneva, Switzerland) -- A Pneumonia Report Card released today by the International Vaccine Access Center (IVAC) on behalf of the Global Coalition against…
Nov 11, 2010
St. Louis, MO, November 11, 2010 -- The November 2010 issue of the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Official Journal of the American Congress…
Nov 11, 2010
OAK BROOK, Ill. -- November 11, 2010 -- A new study from researchers in Colorado shows that women offered a female endoscopist were not more likely to undergo a screening colonoscopy than those who were not offered this choice.
Nov 11, 2010
A new research study co-spearheaded by Virginia Tech researchers highlights problems with some brass products in plumbing systems that can leach high levels of…
Nov 11, 2010
New Rochelle, NY, November 11, 2010 -- Yoga has a greater positive effect on a person's mood and anxiety level than walking and other forms of exercise, which…
Nov 11, 2010
