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Researchers develop potentially safer general anesthetic

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) has developed a new general anesthetic that may be safer for critically ill patients. In the August issue of Anesthesiology, ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physicians develop potentially safer general anesthetic

A team of Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) physicians has developed a new general anesthetic that may be safer for critically ill patients. In the August issue of Anesthesiology, they describe preclinical studies of the ...

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created Jul 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Arctic ground squirrels muscle up to hunker down

When Arctic ground squirrels are getting ready to hibernate they don't just get fat – they pack on muscle at a rate that would make a bodybuilder jealous. And they do it without suffering the harmful effects that high ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Elevated levels of sodium blunt response to stress, study shows

All those salty snacks available at the local tavern might be doing more than increasing your thirst: They could also play a role in suppressing social anxiety.

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Older bereaved 'die of broken immune system not broken heart'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Immunity experts at the University of Birmingham have found biological evidence to suggest that bereavement lowers physical immunity, putting older people at risk of life-threatening infections.

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created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Strategies to prevent tobacco use among teens

According to the Center for Disease Control, 21.4 percent of people aged 18 to 24 years smoke tobacco. Today everyone knows smoking is an unhealthy habit, so why do people still smoke? Penn State experts say several factors ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Halloween Special: Why we love to scare ourselves; the anatomy of fright

Dracula, Frankenstein, witches, ghosts and goblins are all around us at this time of year -- and Hollywood keeps them at our beck and call for the rest of the year as well. Scary movies allow us to experience ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Chilean miners: A long road back to 'normal'

As the Chilean miners emerged Wednesday from their dark cave in protective sunglasses, they were swept into the arms of family and friends. Reports indicate that they have discussed the media frenzy into which ...

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created Oct 14, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mutations on 3 genes could predispose people to suicidal behaviour

Three genes that have barely been studied to date have now provided fresh knowledge about patients with suicidal backgrounds. This is the result of a study by a team of Spanish researchers at Mount Sinai Hospital ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jun 15, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Stress puts double whammy on reproductive system, fertility

University of California, Berkeley, researchers have found what they think is a critical and, until now, missing piece of the puzzle about how stress causes sexual dysfunction and infertility.

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created Jun 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New target for heart failure therapy identified

A novel signaling pathway plays a significant role in the production of aldosterone, a hormone that promotes heart failure after a myocardial infarction, according to a study conducted by Thomas Jefferson University researchers.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Physical and sexual abuse linked to asthma in Puerto Rican kids

Children who are physically or sexually abused are more than twice as likely to have asthma as their peers, according to a recent study of urban children in Puerto Rico. In fact, physical and sexual abuse was second only ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Aug 29, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1


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