Therapists have long known that people who’ve had a traumatic experience feel the need to…
Month: December 2012
Long-term survival rates after less-invasive repair of abdominal aneurysm the same as with ‘open’ procedure
Despite earlier signs that a less-invasive surgery is safer and better than “open” operations to…
Chemical that fends off harm to organs: Purines fend off surgery-related damage
Anesthesia is quite safe these days. But sometimes putting a patient under to fix one…
A cosmic holiday ornament, Hubble-style
Astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have photographed a festive-looking nearby planetary nebula called NGC…
Botany experiment will try out zero gravity aboard space station
Gravity: It’s the law in these parts. But to reach the stars, humans may have…
Bad news for bats: Deadly fungus persists in caves
Researchers have found that the organism that causes deadly white-nose syndrome persists in caves long…
Hypnosis should be offered to patients with IBS, Swedish research suggests
Hypnotherapy helps fight IBS symptoms, according to research from Sweden which proposes implementing this treatment…
Immediate health risk must be weighed against radiation-induced cancer risk
The lifetime risks of cancer from medical radiation may be overemphasized relative to more immediate…
Industrial chemicals: A new breed of stable anti-aromatic compound
The novel compound is a new chapter in a story that began in 1825, when…
Boosting glass recycling: EU end of waste criteria adopted
On Dec. 31, 2012, the new EU regulation for end of waste criteria for glass…