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Medical Xpress / Improving stroke care and innovation
Every 40 seconds, someone in the U.S. has a stroke, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Because stroke is a leading cause of long-term disability and death, there is a growing need to develop innovative ...
Medical Xpress / New math model sheds light on multiple sclerosis relapse and recovery cycles
A new mathematical model that reproduces the relapsing-remitting pattern of multiple sclerosis (MS) offers scientists a tool to better understand how the disease progresses. The model, developed by QUT researchers from the ...
Tech Xplore / Driver who broke the sound barrier attempts another land speed record in Utah
The first — and only — person to break the sound barrier in a car hits the track in Utah this week with new wheels and his eye on another record.
Medical Xpress / Sarcoidosis shifts lung immune-cell communication, single-cell data suggest
Researchers at National Jewish Health and partner institutions have discovered specific changes in immune cells in the lungs of people with sarcoidosis. Their findings help explain how this inflammatory disease develops and ...
Medical Xpress / Portable eye exam equipment aims to reduce barriers in rural health care
Around 75% of American adults need vision correction, but access to eye care remains uneven, particularly in rural communities and for patients with mobility limitations. To help close those gaps, Dr. Nick Panzo and Dr. Hamza ...
Medical Xpress / Improving inpatient diabetes care with team approach that puts safety first
UC Davis Health has significantly and sustainably improved inpatient glycemic care through a coordinated, system-wide approach, according to a study published in Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiometabolic Care. The article describes ...
Medical Xpress / Have trouble sleeping in a new place? Most do because of the first-night effect
The first night in a new place is always the same for Robinson Leoni: He takes longer to fall asleep, wakes up more often during the night and gets less sleep overall.
Medical Xpress / Endocrine-disrupting chemical exposure may be linked to high blood pressure during pregnancy
Phthalates, which are chemicals found in plastics, personal care products and hundreds of other consumer goods, may contribute to high blood pressure in pregnant women, according to a study published in the Journal of the ...
Medical Xpress / Balancing heart risk and surgical delays in complex preoperative care
In a new Annals "Beyond the Guidelines" feature, a general internal medicine physician and a cardiologist discuss how to evaluate and manage perioperative cardiovascular risk in an older patient with multiple chronic conditions ...
Phys.org / Cosmic filaments help set first limits on dark matter's decay into gravitons
Composing some 85% of the universe's total mass, dark matter betrays its presence only through gravity, unlike ordinary matter. Yet through new research published in Physical Review D, a team led by David Dunsky of New York ...
Phys.org / Mars could have carried liquid water more recently than we thought
For decades, astronomers have assumed that the Martian surface froze solid around 3 billion years ago and has stayed that way ever since. If this were really the case, any liquid water would have long since either been locked ...
Phys.org / XENONnT detector narrows the hunt for dark matter
Using a detector filled with nearly 9 metric tons of liquid xenon, researchers have delivered some of the most sensitive dark matter results ever recorded. In the latest analysis from the XENON collaboration, working at the ...
