Bioengineering students have modified a child-size training mannequin to give medical students hands-on pediatric experience…
Month: May 2011
Hormone improves long-term recovery from stroke, study suggests
Scientists have discovered an explanation of how stroke patients can achieve better recovery. A hormone…
A good story can trump a bad credit score in peer-to-peer lending
These days a bad credit score will get you turned away by a bank, but…
When is it worth remanufacturing? Sometimes it saves energy, sometimes it doesn’t — and sometimes it makes things worse
It seems like a no-brainer: Remanufacturing products rather than making new ones from scratch —…
Patients referred to dermatologists skin lesions evaluations also found to have other skin cancers
Among patients referred by non-dermatologists to dermatologists for evaluation of skin lesions suspected of being…
Nasal steroid spray may not help resolve dysfunction of the ear’s eustachian tubes
For patients with eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD), steroids administered by a nasal spray may be…
Propranolol associated with improvement in size and color of head and neck hemangiomas in children
The beta-blocker propranolol appears to be associated with reducing the size and color of hemangiomas…
Surgical procedure appears to enhance smiles in children with facial paralysis
Transferring a segment of muscle from the thigh appears to help restore the ability to…
New cell that attacks dengue virus identified
Mast cells, which help the body respond to bacteria and pathogens, also apparently sound the…
Comparison of genomes of plant parasites provides solid clues for response
Researchers have observed shared traits that different microbes have evolved to survive as absolutely dependent…