Archive: 06/24/2008
Automated MRI technique assists in earlier Alzheimer's diagnosis
An automated system for measuring brain tissue with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help physicians more accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease at an earlier stage according to a new study published in the July issue ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
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Researchers discover paradox about general anesthesia: It can increase post-surgical pain
The general anesthesia that puts patients into unconscious sleep so they do not feel surgical pain can increase the discomfort they feel once they wake up, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. They say ...
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Eczema in infancy may be linked to cat ownership in those with a specific gene mutation
A gene mutation and cat exposure at birth may increase a child's risk of developing eczema during their first year according to a study published in PLoS Medicine this week. Researchers led by Professor Hans Bisgaard (Unive ...
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Better tools needed for assessing infant pain
Currently used pain assessment tools may be underestimating the pain response in infants according to a study published in the open access journal PLoS Medicine this week. Dr Slater and colleagues (University College London ...
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Guidelines for the reporting of health research are underfunded
Although reporting guidelines can improve the accuracy and reliability of research reports, there is little funding available for developing such guidelines, according to a new survey published in the open access journal ...
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Discovery by UC Riverside physicists could enable development of faster computers
[B]Roland Kawakami's lab proposes a simple technique for controlling electron spin and current flow[/B] Physicists at UC Riverside have made an accidental discovery in the lab that has potential to change how ...
Jun 24, 2008 |
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Celestial clues hint at eclipse in Homer's Odyssey
Among countless other debates about Homer's Odyssey -- not the least of which is whether the entire poem can be attributed to Homer himself -- is whether Odysseus returns home to experience a total solar eclipse. But a Rockefeller ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 24, 2008 |
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