The climate is getting warmer, the ice sheets are melting and sea levels are rising…
Month: October 2014
Stenting safe, effective for long-term stroke prevention
Using stents to keep neck arteries open is just as effective as invasive neck surgery…
Cautious optimism as childhood obesity rates in Ireland plateau
Childhood overweight and obesity rates have plateaued in primary school aged children in the Republic…
Fly genome could help improve health, environment
The house fly might be a worldwide pest, but its genome will provide information that…
Memories of pain during childbirth tied to intensity rather than length of labor
Childbirth is physically intense and, for many women, it is the most painful experience they…
New forecasting method: Predicting extreme floods in the Andes mountains
Predicting floods following extreme rainfall in the central Andes is enabled by a new method….
Factors that may contribute to pancreatic cancer: New insight
New research provides a better understanding of pancreatic cancer, and may help identify individuals at…
Chlamydia: New clues behind resilience of leading sexually transmitted pathogen
Factors behind the resilience of the most common sexually transmitted disease in the US, chlamydia,…
Teenage baseball pitchers at risk for permanent shoulder injury
Young baseball pitchers who throw more than 100 pitches per week are at risk for…
Archaeologists discover bronze remains of Iron Age chariot in the UK
Archaeologists in the UK have discovered the decorated bronze remains of an Iron Age chariot….