Scientists teach enzyme to make synthetic heparin in more varieties
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have learned to customize a key human enzyme responsible for producing heparin, opening the door to a more effective synthetic anticoagulant as well as treatments ...
In sickness and health: Caring for ailing spouse may prolong your life
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Older people who spent at least 14 hours a week taking care of a disabled spouse lived longer than others. That is the unexpected finding of a University of Michigan study forthcoming in Psychological Science, a journal of the ...
Estrogen therapy could be dangerous for women with existing heart risk
Nov 25, 2008 |
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Hormone therapy could accentuate certain pre-existing heart disease risk factors and a heart health evaluation should become the norm when considering estrogen replacement, new research suggests.
Heart pumps: High cost, high mortality in an emerging technology
Nov 25, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ventricular assist devices, or VADs – surgically-placed mechanical pumps that can support failing hearts or buy time to transplant – are associated with high hospital costs and high rates of early death among ...
Tracking and feedback registry may reduce racial disparities in breast cancer care
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Alerting surgeons when their breast cancer patients did not attend a follow-up consultation with a medical oncologist was associated with a reduction in racial disparities in adjuvant therapy, according to a non-randomized ...
Saying 'Cheese' for More Effective Border Security
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Facial recognition systems perform some very challenging tasks such as checking an individual’s photo against a database of known or suspected criminals. The task can become nearly impossible when the systems ...
Disclosure of medication can save a patient's life
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Do you regularly take aspirin or antiplatelet medications? Do you know whether or not these drugs should be stopped before dental procedures or surgeries? According to a study published in the May/June issue of General De ...
