Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation (Afib) is safe and suppresses arrhythmia recurrences in 74% of…
Month: August 2012
Zebrafish study explains why the circadian rhythm affects your health
Disruptions to the circadian rhythm can affect the growth of blood vessels in the body,…
How ‘beige’ fat makes the pounds melt away
Researchers have decoded a signal path that could boost the burning of body fat. Mice…
How a virus might make you diabetic later in life
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is one of the viruses that most infected people carry without ill effects….
Reducing the side effects of treatment for prostate cancer
New research reassessing clinical data from trials, which investigate ways of treating side effects of…
Selective imprinting: how the wallaby controls growth of its young
Marsupial mothers regulate the composition of their milk so that it is optimal for the…
NASA rover returns voice and telephoto views from Mars
NASA’s Mars Curiosity has debuted the first recorded human voice that traveled from Earth to…
Study questions technique to repair ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysms
A new study raises a cautionary note about the increasing use of a minimally invasive…
Oldest occurrence of arthropods preserved in amber: Fly, mite specimens are 100 million years older than previous amber inclusions
Scientists have discovered the oldest record of arthropods — invertebrate animals that include insects, arachnids,…
New maps may reduce tourism impacts on Hawaiian dolphins
Over-eager eco-tourists intent on seeing spinner dolphins up close may inadvertently be disturbing the charismatic…