New research offers hope for people with a rare disorder called Chuvash polycythemia.
Month: June 2011
Evolution to the rescue: Species may adapt quickly to rapid environmental change, yeast study shows
Evolution is usually thought to be a slow process, something that happens over generations, thanks…
Wild Cuban crocodiles hybridize with American crocs
A new genetic study confirms that American crocodiles are hybridizing with wild populations of critically…
Powerful, intoxicated, anonymous: The paradox of the disinhibited
Power can lead to great acts of altruism, but also corruptive, unethical behavior. Being intoxicated…
New theory on origin of birds: Enlarged skeletal muscles
A new theory of the origin of birds, traditionally believed to be driven by the…
It’s not about the money for long-term care nurses
Pay plays a relatively small role in a nurse’s decision to stay at or leave…
Economic cost of weather may total $485 billion in US
Routine weather events such as rain and cooler-than-average days can add up to an annual…
Nudging doctors in intensive care unit reduces deaths, study finds; Physicians for critically ill need ‘copilots’ to remind them of important details
A new study shows the mortality rate in a medical intensive care unit plummeted 50…
Reasons for dramatic rise in cesarean births identified
In one of the first studies to examine the reasons for the rising number of…
Brief exam diagnoses cognitive impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients
Patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) could lose brain function earlier than is noticeably detectable,…