Archive: 15/02/2017

GARP2 accelerates retinal degeneration in a mouse model

In the retina of the eye, rod and cone cells turn light into electrical signals, the first step toward human vision. University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers are studying rod cell proteins GARP1 and GARP2 to learn ...

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Nurse anesthetist tests EEG-guided technique to reduce memory loss post-surgery

No patient wants to remember the traumatic experience of going under the knife.

Feb 15, 2017

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Robotic lighting system gives surgeons clearer view in operating theatres

A team at the Research Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CREB) of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) has developed an innovative smart lighting system for operating theatres. Equipped with LED luminaires, the ...

Feb 15, 2017

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Researcher examines impact of quality improvement efforts in Canadian hospitals

A recent pan-Canadian research study from Queen's University has found that hospitals need to make improvement efforts a top priority and engage frontline health care professionals to be most effective in improving the quality ...

Feb 15, 2017

New hopes for pancreatic tumor from an antipsychotic drug

Ductal carcinoma is the most common pancreatic tumor. Its recovery rates are low, not only due to difficulties of early diagnosis, but also because of the absence of a specific pharmacological treatment. New hopes are coming ...

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Study links working remotely to more stress, insomnia

Working outside an office may spare you from commutes and interruptions by colleagues but it also makes you more vulnerable to unpaid overtime, stress and insomnia, the UN said Wednesday.

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Drinking rates highest among college kids

During a bout of high-intensity drinking, a person might drink 10 or more drinks, and a recent University of Michigan Institute for Social Research study has found that this kind of drinking is reported mostly among college ...

Feb 15, 2017

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Risk score determines whether kids with abnormal CT scans require ICU care

When a child suffers a mild head injury, doctors have well-established protocols for determining whether that child should have a computed tomography (CT) scan to assess the damage. Most children with mild traumatic brain ...

Feb 15, 2017

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Global kissing study launched on Valentine's Day

How important is kissing to you and what do you think makes a good kiss?

Feb 15, 2017

Microbiology professor discusses lab's efforts to fight antibiotic-resistant infections

More than any other discovery in the modern era, antibiotics have changed the world. Once-deadly infections are easily treatable, surgeries are safer, and other life-saving treatments—such as chemotherapies—are only possible ...

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