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Organ network uses Carnegie Mellon algorithm to match live kidney donors with recipients

PITTSBURGH -- A computer algorithm developed at Carnegie Mellon University matched living kidney donors with medically compatible transplant candidates late…

Nov 16, 2010

Health

Heart surgeries can trigger strokes, seizures and other neurological complications

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

Health

Researchers find tie between fat outside of the arteries and cardiovascular disease

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

Technology

Making the passage of time invisible (and the illusion of a Star Trek transporter)

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

Health

Iron in coronary artery plaque is a marker of heart attack risk, say Mayo Clinic researchers

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

Blog Entry

Research examines key qualities that voters expect in their presidential candidates

What are the key characteristics that voters consider when they're choosing their candidate for president?

Nov 15, 2010

Blog Entry

Do consumers prefer 1 percent interest over 0 percent interest or is zero simply confusing?

Why would someone choose a credit card with a one percent interest rate over another with a zero percent rate?

Nov 15, 2010

Health

T. rex's big tail was its key to speed and hunting prowess

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

Health

Palliative care for patients with dementia more available but still not adequate

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

Health

Happiness slides across Europe as speculation mounts on new UK government happiness index

Emotional prosperity in Europe is falling, and this troubling fact needs to be faced by the European governments.

Nov 15, 2010

Health

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia collaborates in gene therapy success in an immune disorder

A pediatric immunologist at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia collaborated with European gene therapy researchers who achieved marked clinical…

Nov 15, 2010

Health

Common for patients to undergo multiple cardiac imaging tests, with high cumulative radiation dose

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

Health

Biomarker may be able to help predict risk of heart failure, cardiovascular death

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

Health

New blood test may help predict heart failure in apparently healthy older adults

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