Crickets use sensitive hairs on their cerci (projections on the abdomen) to detect predators. For…
Month: March 2013
Amplified greenhouse effect shifts north’s growing seasons
Vegetation growth at Earth’s northern latitudes increasingly resembles lusher latitudes to the south, according to…
ECG screening for competitive athletes would not prevent sudden death, experts say
The risk of cardiovascular sudden death was very small and only about 30 percent of…
Coronary artery disease: Hybrid revascularization has similar rate of adverse events as stenting, study suggests
The first multicenter study of hybrid revascularization shows that the emerging procedure for treating coronary…
Store donated blood for more than 3 weeks? Say NO (nitric oxide)
Transfusion of donated blood more than three weeks old results in impaired blood vessel function,…
New tool to eliminate 30-day hospital readmissions in heart failure patients
Researchers have developed an innovative tool designed to eliminate 30-day hospital readmissions for heart failure…
Mortality for acute aortic dissection near one percent per hour during initial onset
The belief among medical professionals in the 1950s that the mortality rate for type A…
Length of DNA strands can predict life expectancy
Can the length of strands of DNA in patients with heart disease predict their life…
Coronary intervention procedures: Validated pre-procedure risk score reduces bleeding complications and can shorten stays
A clinical decision support tool helped physicians identify patients at high risk of bleeding complications…
Are tropical forests resilient to global warming?
Tropical forests are less likely to lose biomass – plants and plant material – in…