Researchers, using machine learning and brain imaging, have found a way to identify where people’s…
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Internists Say They Prescribe Placebos On Occasion
In the first study examining American physicians’ use of placebos in clinical practice in the…
High Altitude Soccer Teams Have Significant Advantage Over Lowland Teams
Soccer teams from high altitude countries have a significant advantage when playing at both low…
Cardiac Arrest: Chest Compressions Alone Work Better, Studies Suggest
Two large-scale studies report that the chances of surviving cardiac arrest are no better —…
For Hospital Patients, Defibrillation Delays Mean Lower Survival
Hospitalized patients who suffer a cardiac arrest are more likely to survive if their hearts…
Obesity Linked To Decreased Seatbelt Use
Obese people are less likely to use their seatbelts than the rest of the population,…
Scientists urged back into class
Ministers want Britain’s top science firms to encourage “career switchers” to become teachers.
Universal flu jab works in people
Human trials suggest a single jab could give lifelong protection against all types of flu.
Quest For A New Class Of Superconductors
Fifty years after the Nobel-prize winning explanation of how superconductors work, scientists are suggesting another…
High Triglycerides, Other Cholesterol Raise Risk Of Stroke
People with high triglycerides and another type of cholesterol tested but not usually evaluated as…