Archive: 22/07/2016

Blood of King Albert I identified after 80 years

The death of King Albert I of Belgium in 1934—officially a climbing accident—still fuels speculation. Forensic geneticist Maarten Larmuseau and his colleagues at KU Leuven (University of Leuven, Belgium), have now compared ...

Jul 22, 2016

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Success rate high for varicocele embolization

(HealthDay)—Varicocele embolization has a high rate of technical success, with the results being the same regardless of whether the procedure is performed through the neck or groin, according to a study published online ...

Jul 22, 2016

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Rapid HIV transmission seen in injection drug users in rural U.S.

(HealthDay)—The U.S. prescription drug abuse epidemic has increased the risk of HIV outbreaks in rural and suburban communities, where up to now the virus has posed little threat, according to a report published in the ...

Jul 22, 2016

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Health expenditures rising for middle class, wealthy

(HealthDay)—While overall U.S. medical spending growth slowed between 2004 and 2013, expenditures rose for middle- and high-income Americans, according to research published in the July issue of Health Affairs.

Jul 22, 2016

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Is your nervous system a democracy or a dictatorship when controlling your behavior?

How does the architecture of our brain and neurons allow each of us to make individual behavioral choices? Scientists have long used the metaphor of government to explain how they think nervous systems are organized for decision-making. ...

Jul 22, 2016

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Clothes for sitting posture to change fashion for wheelchair users

Wheelchair users fed up with clothes designed for able-bodied people could soon benefit from a knitwear range which centres on a sitting posture.

Jul 22, 2016

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Why apnea patients are prone to suffer from glaucoma

Scientists at Hokkaido University have successfully measured the eye pressure of sleeping patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome for the first time, finding an unexpected correlation with glaucoma.

Jul 22, 2016

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Zika investigations eating up funds, Florida officials say

Florida mosquito control officials worry they won't be able to keep up their efforts to contain the bugs that carry Zika without federal funding, even as concern mounts that the first infection from a mosquito bite on the ...

Jul 22, 2016

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Policy makers must act to reduce energy drinks consumption by children and adolescents, says new report

UK policy makers must act against excessive energy drinks consumption by children and young people, argues a new report published by the Food Research Collaboration, an initiative of the Centre for Food Policy (City University ...

Jul 22, 2016

Intense exercise during school day can sharpen pupil minds, study shows

Sprint-based exercises during the school day can improve pupil performance in the classroom, new research suggests.

Jul 22, 2016

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