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Using real-time road traffic data to evaluate congestion

A new project has shown that by using existing sources of information about traffic flow it is possible to create a minute-by-minute image of congestion in cities.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Childhood cancer drugs cure now, may cause problems later, research shows

Will a drug used to treat childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia and other pediatric cancers cause heart problems later in life?

Medicine & Health / Cancer

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

New study calls sodium intake guidelines into question

For years doctors have warned that too much salt is bad for your heart. Now a new McMaster University study suggests that both high and low levels of salt intake may put people with heart disease or diabetes at increased ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Nasal congestion: More than physical obstruction

Nose feel congested and stuffed up? Scientists from the Monell Center report that the annoying feeling of nasal obstruction is related to the temperature and humidity of inhaled air. The findings suggest that sensory feedback ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 13, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds congestion pricing works best when partnered with land-use planning

What does it take to convince motorists to drive less -- and thereby reduce traffic congestion, air pollution, and greenhouse gas emissions?

Other Sciences / Other

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Heart drug offers possible treatment for patients facing respiratory failure

Treatment with the calcium-sensitizing drug levosimendan may be effective in improving muscle function in patients with respiratory muscle weakness, which often accompanies chronic diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary ...

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 23, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The big risk factor for stroke that you may not know you have

A cardiac condition called atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia, can increase your risk of stroke by 500 percent. That's why Anne B. Curtis, MD, Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and Chair of the University ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MitraClip Therapy demonstrates benefits for heart failure patients

Results of an observational study presented at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) meeting today in Paris demonstrate that the percutaneous catheter-based MitraClip treatment improves symptoms and promotes reverse left ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

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

FDA warns of heart risks with high doses of Celexa

Federal health regulators are warning doctors not to prescribe high doses of the antidepressant Celexa, because of the risk of fatal heart complications.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Aug 24, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

New risk score spots patients at high risk of serious blood clots

A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism) who might need preventative treatment, says a study published in the British Medical Journal today.

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A research tale with a heart to match: Professor looks at cardiovascular disease in dogs

For more than 15 years, Kansas State University researcher Michele Borgarelli has studied heart diseases in man's best friend.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Aug 03, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antioxidants of growing interest to address infertility, erectile dysfunction

A growing body of evidence suggests that antioxidants may have significant value in addressing infertility issues in both women and men, including erectile dysfunction, and researchers say that large, specific clinical studies ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 28, 2011 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds important risk factors for death/transplantation in children with heart muscle disease

Researchers have identified important risk factors for death and transplantation in children with dilated cardiomyopathy (heart muscle disease), according to results from a study supported by the National Heart, Lung, and ...

Medicine & Health / Cardiology

created Jul 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rodents' workouts, diets may hold health benefits for humans with heart failure and diabetes

(Medical Xpress) -- Though rats, fish oil and beetroot juice read like ingredients in a witch's brew, to a Kansas State University research team, information from this combination could lead to health breakthroughs for aging ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Jul 22, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Gene therapy to reverse heart failure ready for clinical trials

A promising gene therapy developed, in part, at Thomas Jefferson University's Center for Translational Medicine to prevent and reverse congestive heart failure is on the verge of clinical trials, after years of proving itself ...

Medicine & Health / Genetics

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast