Patients between the ages of 40 and 70 who undergo aortic valve replacement (AVR) may…
Month: January 2016
Taking statins before heart surgery can help reduce post-surgical complications
Using statins before and after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery can help reduce cardiac…
Unusual drug target, drug generate exciting preclinical results in mouse models of metastatic breast cancer
A doctor treating a patient with a potentially fatal metastatic breast tumor would be very…
Professor brings complicated math to the masses
It’s not easy to make confusing mathematics topics understandable, let alone interesting, to non-mathematicians, but…
Decision making in action
The brain prepares multiple available movements before deciding between them, according to new findings. The…
Scientists identify protein interaction that defines an aggressive brain tumor subtype
Researchers show how the interaction of two proteins leads to medulloblastoma subtype with the worst…
Robotic vehicles offer a new tool in study of shark behavior
The dramatic video footage of a great white shark attacking the REMUS SharkCam autonomous underwater…
Self-adaptive material heals itself, stays tough
Scientists have invented an adaptive material that heals itself and bounces back from extraordinary compression….
Aliso Canyon methane leak emissions sky-high, pilot scientist finds
A scientist flying in a pollution-detecting airplane provided the first, and so far only, estimates…
Study examines the downside of larger families
Large families often capture the public’s attention, from ‘The Brady Bunch’ to ’19 Kids and…