Lap band surgery has significant benefits for severely obese teenagers and, despite its controversial nature,…
Month: January 2017
Public reporting of lung cancer surgery outcomes provides valuable information about quality of patient care
The first publicly accessible national report of outcomes from lobectomy has now been released by…
Chip-sized, high-speed terahertz modulator raises possibility of faster data transmission
Engineers have invented a chip-sized, high-speed modulator that operates at terahertz (THz) frequencies and at…
Trapped by the game: Why professional soccer players don’t talk about their mental health
Professional soccer players do not feel it is safe to show vulnerability or admit to…
Mars and Venus on the therapist’s couch
Generally speaking, men want a quick fix from psychological therapy and women want to talk…
Great differences in the view of withdrawing futile intensive care
The views among physicians and the general public when it comes to deciding whether to…
New study will help find the best locations for thermal power stations in Iceland
A new research article gives indications of the best places in Iceland to build thermal…
Employee wages not just linked to skills, but quality of co-workers
The presence of high-performing co-workers can improve an individual’s earnings, research has shown.
Major Viking Age manor discovered at Birka, Sweden
For centuries it has been speculated where the manor of the royal bailiff of Birka,…
New theory may explain mystery of Fairy Circles of Namibia
One of nature’s greatest mysteries — the ‘Fairy Circles’ of Namibia — may have been…