Researchers have discovered a simple way to further predict a diabetic patient’s risk for heart…
Month: November 2013
Childhood cancer treatment takes toll on hearts of survivors
Cancer treatment takes a toll on the hearts of child survivors, according to research.
Heart disease number one cause of pregnancy-related deaths in California
Heart disease is the leading cause of women’s pregnancy-related deaths in California — but nearly…
Environmental toxins linked to heart defects
Children’s congenital heart defects may be associated with their mothers’ exposure to specific mixtures of…
‘Virtual reality hands’ may help stroke survivors recover hand function
“Virtual reality hands” — controlled by stroke survivors’ thoughts — could help them recover use…
Nature pulls a fast one on astronomers: Two galaxies caught masquerading as one
What might look like a colossal jet shooting away from a galaxy turns out to…
What could possibly go wrong? A lot: Injuries from the Tough Mudder
The Tough Mudder, an extreme sports event that bills itself as “probably the toughest event…
Overcoming brittleness: New insights into bulk metallic glass
Researchers have found a bulk metallic glass based on palladium that’s as strong as the…
Molecule critical to healing wounds identified
Skin provides a first line of defense against viruses, bacteria and parasites that might otherwise…
Algorithm identifies individual grains in planetary regolith
Researchers have developed an image analysis and segmentation algorithm specifically to aid planetary scientists with…