Vaccines can cut the spread of meningitis by nearly 40 percent
Investigators at the University of Southampton have discovered that two new vaccines can prevent the transmission of meningitis bacteria from person to person.
Aug 18, 2014
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Good neighbors and friendly local community may curb heart attack risk
Having good neighbors and feeling connected to others in the local community may help to curb an individual's heart attack risk, concludes research published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
Aug 18, 2014
Plastic handles on disposable acupuncture needles would curb risk of needle buckling
Replacing copper coil handles on all disposable acupuncture needles with plastic stick handles would not only substantially curb the risk of needle buckling, but would also save tonnes of copper wire and millions of meters ...
Aug 18, 2014
New synchrotron imaging technique reveals how cystic fibrosis makes lungs vulnerable to infection
University of Saskatchewan researchers working at the Canadian Light Source (CLS) synchrotron have developed a new imaging technique that reveals a hitherto unknown component of the immune system in the lungs, one that promises ...
Aug 18, 2014
Researchers obtain key insights into how the internal body clock is tuned
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a new way that internal body clocks are regulated by a type of molecule known as long non-coding RNA.
Aug 18, 2014
Implantable heart devices result in similar survival benefits among ethnic, racial group
Racial and ethnic minorities who receive implantable devices to treat heart failure derive the same substantial survival benefit from these therapies as white patients, new UCLA-led research shows.
Aug 18, 2014
Hospitalizations, deaths from heart disease, stroke drop in last decade
U.S. hospitalizations and deaths from heart disease and stroke dropped significantly in the last decade, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.
Aug 18, 2014
