News tagged with rapid heart rate

Researchers identify stroke predictors in black patients

Predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF or afib) might offer physicians a better way to prevent stroke in blacks, according to a new study done by researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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Stem cells poised to self-destruct for the good of the embryo

Embryonic stem cells — those revered cells that give rise to every cell type in the body — just got another badge of honor. If they suffer damage that makes them a threat to the developing embryo, ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Flying 3-D eye-bots

Like a well-rehearsed formation team, a flock of flying robots rises slowly into the air with a loud buzzing noise. A good two dozen in number, they perform an intricate dance in the sky above the seething ...

Electronics / Robotics

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Vibrating steering wheel guides drivers while keeping their eyes on the road

A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and ...

Technology / Engineering

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3 | with audio podcast

The world's first sterilizable flexible organic transistor

An international research team has succeeded in manufacturing on a polymeric film the world’s first flexible organic transistor that is robust enough under high temperature medical sterilization process. ...

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gorilla genome sequenced

The assembly of the gorilla genome was announced today, March 7, by a multi-national group of researchers. The gorilla is the last genus of the living great apes to have its genome decoded. While confirming ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Mar 07, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (14) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

Winter diets? The secret is to chill the extremities

It is well known that large mammals living in temperate climates lower their metabolism in winter. But does this represent a mechanism for coping with less food or is it merely a consequence of having less to eat? For the ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NASA's RXTE detect 'heartbeat' of smallest black hole candidate (w/ video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international team of astronomers has identified a candidate for the smallest-known black hole using data from NASA's Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer (RXTE). The evidence comes from a specific ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 27 | with audio podcast

Can marcellus shale gas development and healthy waterways sustainably coexist?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Amity, Pennsylvania. Epicenter of the natural gas-containing geological formation known as the Marcellus Shale.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 4

Astronomers reveal a rapidly spinning core inside old stars

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have made a new discovery about how old stars called 'red giants' rotate, giving an insight into what our sun will look like in five billion years.

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created Dec 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 17 | with audio podcast

Mining the language of science

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists are developing a computer that can read vast amounts of scientific literature, make connections between facts and develop hypotheses.

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (9) | comments 10


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