Archive: 24/10/2017

A pillow for non-contact heart monitoring suitable even for babies is being designed in south ural

A team of scientists from the SUSU's Institute of Sport, Tourism and Service is developing modern devices for non-contact ECG monitoring in order to improve its efficiency and expand the possibilities of diagnostics. At present, ...

Oct 24, 2017

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A stronger twist to cytotoxic amyloid fibrils

Researchers from Amsterdam and Enschede have for the first time performed a structural comparison of two types of amyloid fibrils that have been associated with Parkinson's disease. Using a combination of experimental methods ...

Oct 24, 2017

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Tracking a rare and dangerous breast cancer

When you think of breast cancer, you probably picture a telltale lump. Gayathri Devi, PhD, dispels that image with a few photos: a person's chest with what looks like a rash, then a thermographic version of the image showing ...

Oct 24, 2017

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Study explores the seasonality of hair loss

A new British Journal of Dermatology study explores the relationship between seasonality and hair loss at a population level using Google Trends data. Across all eight countries analyzed in the study, summer and fall were ...

Oct 24, 2017

Why we should test everyone's genes to predict disease

If you could take a test that would reveal the diseases you and your family might be more likely to get, would you want to do it?

Oct 24, 2017

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Deaths from the use of heroin have hit a grim milestone

Researchers have found that deaths from heroin and morphine use now make up more than half of all reported drug-related deaths.

Oct 24, 2017

The psychology of the clutch athlete

"I don't know. It's unbelievable. It's amazing," said Dodgers outfielder Enrique "Kiké" Hernandez after game 5 of the National League Championship Series, when he became the first Dodger in the team's 134-year history to ...

Oct 24, 2017