Low household income was associated with higher risk of death after cardiac surgery in Sweden…
Month: October 2015
Trial results show that ‘health risk assessment’ benefits non-disabled elderly people
Implementation of a collaborative care model among community-dwelling older people using a health risk assessment…
Structure of an enzyme complex that plays a vital role in cancer development determined
Researchers have deciphered the long-sought atomic structure of PRC2, an enzyme complex that plays a…
Study compares traditional, modern views of aging
Traditional societies may see the aging process in a more positive light than modern societies,…
Powerful plastic microscope brings better diagnostic care for world’s rural poor
A plastic, miniature digital fluorescence microscope has been developed that can quantify white blood cell…
Biomarker finder adjusts on the fly
Bioengineers have developed a continuously tunable method to locate biomarkers in DNA and RNA. Finding…
X-citing X chromosome discovery could aid research on many sex-linked disorders
A new genetic discovery could help scientists understand exactly how one X chromosome in each…
Case report finds ‘popcorn lung’ in patient using e-cigarettes
A case report has been presented of acute inhalation lung injury related to the use…
3D printing provides low-cost alternative in bronchoscopy simulation training
3D-printed tracheobronchial tree models compared favorably against other more standard models in training pulmonary physicians…
More rain leads to fewer trees in the African savanna
Researchers might have finally provided a solution to the ecological riddle of why tree abundance…