News tagged with sudden death

History is key factor in plant disease, study finds

(Phys.org) -- The virulence of plant-borne diseases depends on not just the particular strain of a pathogen, but on where the pathogen has been before landing in its host, according to a new study from researchers ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Study shows forest insects and diseases arrive in US via imported plants

The trade in live plants from around the world has become a major industry in the United States, with new imports now valued at more than $500 billion annually. According to a study conducted by researchers ...

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Two genes do not make a voter: new research

Voting behavior cannot be predicted by one or two genes as previous researchers have claimed, according to Evan Charney, a Duke University professor of public policy and political science.

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 29, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New website shares information about deadly tree pathogens

Sudden oak death, Port-Orford-cedar root disease and other deadly tree diseases caused by Phytophthora species (pronounced fy-TOF-ther-uhs) are threatening forest ecosystems worldwide. These microorganisms, which are relate ...

Biology / Ecology

created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Catching a breath - wirelessly: Noninvasive method to watch for SIDS, help surgery patients

University of Utah engineers who built wireless networks that see through walls now are aiming the technology at a new goal: noninvasively measuring the breathing of surgery patients, adults with sleep apnea ...

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Firewood movement leading cause of oak infestation in San Diego County

A catastrophic infestation of the goldspotted oak borer, which has killed more than 80,000 oak trees in San Diego County in the last decade, might be contained by controlling the movement of oak firewood from that region, ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The heartfelt truth about sudden death in young athletes

The sudden death of a young athlete always prompts full media attention, most recently spurring a call for preventative screening methods, including costly electrocardiogram (EKG) tests for all school-age athletes. But a ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sudden cardiac death affects about 1 in 44,000 NCAA athletes a year

About one in 44,000 National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes has sudden cardiac death each year, according to a new study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are ICDs up to par with patients living longer?

Most patients with ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) who have an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) now live more than seven years and those ICD patients with hereditary heart disease ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Apr 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Young black athletes with sickle cell trait might be susceptible to sudden death

The sickle cell trait could be a cause—albeit rare—of sudden death in young African-American competitive athletes, most commonly during football training, according to a scientific poster that will be presented ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Scientists question claims in biotech letter

(AP) -- The widespread Internet posting of a letter by a retired Purdue University researcher who says he has linked genetically modified corn and soybeans to crop diseases and abortions and infertility in livestock has ...

Biology / Biotechnology

created Apr 02, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Brain research reveals possible causes of sudden infant death syndrome

New research published today in The Journal of Physiology sheds light on areas of the brain thought to be the root cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) – the poorly understood condition also known as 'cot death' ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Apr 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Keeping a beating heart in rhythm

Screening for a group of genetic mutations in people with a special heart condition could help doctors determine who is at risk for cardiac arrest or sudden death, reports a new study in Science Translational Medicine today. ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Canadian Journal of Cardiology publishes advice on genetic testing of inherited cardiac arrhythmias

The Canadian Cardiovascular Society and Canadian Heart Rhythm Society have produced the first-ever comprehensive guidelines on the use of genetic testing in the clinical management of inherited heart rhythm disorders, released ...

Medicine & Health / Other

created Mar 29, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Do all student athletes need heart screenings?

Seemingly every year there are reports of a young, apparently healthy athlete dying on the court or playing field.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0