The use of an electronic medical record for reviewing portal images dramatically improves compliance with…
Month: July 2012
‘Self-distancing’ can help people calm aggressive reactions, study finds
A new study reveals a simple strategy that people can use to minimize how angry…
Mosquitoes: How we smell is why they bite
A mosquito biologist is studying the olfactory behavior of mosquitoes as a means of developing…
Censoring social media fans flames of social unrest
Is social media censorship a means to quell a modern uprising? Some politicians and law…
Measuring the uncertainties of pandemic influenza
A major collaboration between US research centers has highlighted three factors that could ultimately determine…
Cutaneous human papillomavirus infection a risk factor for skin cancer
Researchers conducted a case control study and found associations between having antibodies to certain types…
Natural intestinal flora strengthen immune system
Signals from natural intestinal bacteria are necessary for an effective immune response to various viral…
Got kids? Then you’re less likely to catch a cold
Being a parent reduces your risk of catching a cold—possibly because of unknown “psychological or…
Premature infants do feel pain from procedures: Physiological markers for neonate pain identified
There was a time when a belief was widely held that premature neonates did not…
Brain researchers start mapping the human ‘connectome’
A research effort called the Human Connectome Project is seeking to explore, define, and map…