A study of heart failure patients who meet national guidelines for devices that stabilize and strengthen the heart's electrical system found that only half of eligible patients received the devices.
Dec 18, 2009
A New York Medical College physician who specializes in restoring or preserving fertility in female cancer patients has discovered a possible link between the presence of breast cancer genes and infertility.
Dec 18, 2009
December 18, 2009, New York, New York -- An overwhelming majority -- 88 percent -- of young adults across the political spectrum think it is important for…
Dec 18, 2009
Keeping pets healthy can reduce infection risks for people who have received solid organ transplants and veterinarians should be seen as an integral part of the healthcare team.
Dec 18, 2009
Due to a lack of suitable studies, it remains unclear whether children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes benefit more or less from long-term treatment with rapid-acting insulin analogues than with short-acting human insulin.
Dec 18, 2009
A team of researchers studying the protein that, when defective or absent, causes cystic fibrosis (CF) has made an important discovery about how that protein is normally controlled and under what circumstances it might go awry.
Dec 17, 2009
Oceanographers using the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) Jason discovered and recorded the first video and still images of a deep-sea volcano actively erupting molten lava on the seafloor.
Dec 17, 2009
Ardipithecus ramidus, or "Ardi," receives the top honor as the Breakthrough of the Year, named by Science and its publisher, AAAS, the world's largest science society. The Dec.
Dec 17, 2009
(PHILADELPHIA) Scientists from the Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson have discovered a possible way for malignant breast tumors to be identified, without the need for a biopsy.
Dec 17, 2009
December 17, 2009 -- Racial and ethnic disparities in cancer survival are greatest for cancers that can be detected early and treated successfully, including…
Dec 17, 2009
North Grafton, Mass., December 17, 2009 -- Maternal behavior itself can trigger the development of new neurons in the maternal brain independent of whether the…
Dec 17, 2009
December 14, 2009, Amsterdam, The Netherlands -- IOS Press announces the publication of a special excerpt of Environmental Policy and Law.
Dec 17, 2009
PITTSBURGH -- Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's National Robotics Engineering Center (NREC) have developed a plant-sorting machine that uses computer…
Dec 17, 2009
A new study shows the employment and sociodemographic characteristics involved in the exposure of pregnant women to workplace hazards.
Dec 17, 2009
