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Simple test may identify stroke survivors at risk of another cardiovascular event

Measuring circulation in the ankle using a device similar to a blood pressure cuff can help identify asymptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) in stroke and…

Aug 27, 2009

Health

Regular electrocardiograms may help physicians identify patients at risk of sudden cardiac death

NEW YORK (Aug. 27, 2009) -- QRS duration (QRSd) is one of several measures of heart function recorded during a routine electrocardiogram (ECG). It is a…

Aug 27, 2009

Technology

Scientists detect 'fingerprint' of high-temp superconductivity above transition temperature

UPTON, NY -- A team of U.S. and Japanese scientists has shown for the first time that the spectroscopic "fingerprint" of high-temperature superconductivity…

Aug 27, 2009

Health

Online news garners more attention from readers if it's negative and localized, MU study finds

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- According to the "hardwired for news" theory, people devote more attention to information that is deviant or threatening.

Aug 27, 2009

Earth & Environment

Pioneering research succeeds in producing industrially vital chemical through engineered bacteria

A team of South Korean scientists have succeeded in engineering the bacterium E.

Aug 26, 2009

Health

Disclosing financial conflicts of interest to research participants may not be enough

Disclosure of financial conflicts of interests to potential participants in research is important, but may have a limited role in managing these conflicts, according to a new study by Johns Hopkins, Duke and Wake Forest.

Aug 26, 2009

Health

European REACH legislation for chemicals may require more animals and funds than estimated

The European Union's REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemical) legislation is intended as a comprehensive safety evaluation…

Aug 26, 2009

Health

OHSU Primate Center scientists develop gene therapy method to prevent some inherited diseases

PORTLAND, Ore -- Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University's Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC) believe they have developed one of the first forms of genetic therapy -- a therapy aimed at preventing serious diseases in unborn children.

Aug 26, 2009

Health

LLNL research reveals how blast waves may cause human brain injury even without direct head impacts

LIVERMORE, Calif. - New research on the effects of blast waves could lead to an enhanced understanding of head injuries and improved military helmet design.

Aug 26, 2009

Technology

Up-scale: Frequency converter enables ultra-high sensitivity infrared spectrometry

In what may prove to be a major development for scientists in fields ranging from forensics to quantum communications, researchers at the National Institute of…

Aug 26, 2009

Technology

Penetrating insights: NIST airframe tests help ensure better shielding for flight instruments

Airline travelers are used to being instructed to turn off computers and cell phones during takeoffs and landings as a precaution against interfering with the…

Aug 26, 2009

Health

It's not all in your head: Descending neural mechanisms of placebo-induced pain control

A new study reveals that when it comes to pain control, the "placebo effect" involves evolutionarily old pain control pathways in the human brainstem, the part of the brain that is continuous with the spinal cord.

Aug 26, 2009

Earth & Environment

NRL successfully completes first major development milestone on the NPOESS MIS program

NRL's Spacecraft Engineering Department and Remote Sensing Division announced it has successfully completed the System Requirements and Design Review (SRDR)…

Aug 26, 2009

Health

CER study demonstrated asthma patients had better overall results with oral controllers

WILMINGTON, Del. -- Aug. 26, 2009 -- Mayo Clinic Proceedings published a peer-reviewed comparative effectiveness study performed by HealthCore, Inc.

Aug 25, 2009