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Life & Chemistry

Genetic Variation Linked to Heart Attack Risk: New Findings

Researchers found individuals with the variation have a 1.64-fold greater risk of suffering a heart attack (myocardial infarction) and a 2.02-fold greater risk…

Medical Engineering

Innovative Soft-Tissue Imaging Tech for Interventional Radiology

For the study, 35 patient examinations were conducted, covering a diverse range of both vascular and non-vascular clinical application scenarios. The…

Life & Chemistry

So you are a “nightowl”? The After-hours gene might be the reason why.

The research has important implications for human health in an increasingly 24/7 culture, where shift work and continental travel (and the associated jet lag…

Earth Sciences

Andalusian scientists create Spain's largest seismic and GPS station network

Topo-Iberia), whose aim is to create Spain’s largest seismic and GPS station network. This initiative, which will involve over 103 research doctors from ten…

Agricultural & Forestry Science

Experts of the University of Cádiz control the change of sex in gilthead breams with microchips

With this study, experts of the lab observe these changes first hand thanks to a microchip. ‘We implant it in the dorsal muscle of the specimens we are…

Physics & Astronomy

'Granular lakes' slow down the flow

In industrial processes, this phenomenon can eventually cause serious problems. Chemists and mathematicians from the IMPACT research institute of the…

Medical Engineering

CT Colonoscopy Shows 90% Agreement With Optical Method

“We analyzed the findings of 363 CTC-detected lesions in 244 patients who subsequently underwent optical colonoscopy,” said Tyler Prout, MD, lead author of the…

Life & Chemistry

Antidepressants Promote Nerve Cell Growth in Adult Monkeys

The results, the first from nonhuman primates, are similar to those previously seen in rodents. They suggest that creation of new nerve cells, a process known…

Studies and Analyses

MRI Study Reveals Key Features of Osteoarthrosis

The study consisted of 96 patients (53 women, 43 men), 51 with knee osteoarthrosis, and 44 patients with knee pain following an injury and no history of knee…

Studies and Analyses

Nighthawks — Convenience or necessity?

“Nighthawk” services are defined as after hours/overnight teleradiology services. According to the study, 300 hospitals were randomly selected from the…

Health & Medicine

MDCT using dual energy setting may make CT colonography more 'patient-friendly'

For the study, the researchers designed a human colon model with 17 lesions to simulate polyps and six lesions to simulate fecal matter. Two abdominal…

Studies and Analyses

Automated Fingerprint ID Using Diagnostic Ultrasound Technology

For the study, 3D images were collected of the fingers of 20 volunteers. A group of four readers, including two musculoskeletal radiologists, then attempted to…

Medical Engineering

CT Scans Outperform X-Rays in Diagnosing Lumbar Fractures

The study consisted of 932 patients who underwent plain radiographs and abdomen and pelvis CT within three days of an injury. These patients were divided into…

Health & Medicine

New Molecules Show Promise in Breast Cancer Treatment

Hamilton College researchers have identified molecules that have been shown to be effective in the fight against breast cancer. The Hamilton researchers used…

Medical Engineering

High Intracoronary Attenuation Boosts 64-Slice CT-CA Accuracy

For the study, 170 patients with suspected coronary artery disease underwent CT-CA. The average vascular attenuation measured in the aortic root and in…

Earth Sciences

Widespread 'twilight zone' detected around clouds

Greenhouse gases are not the only things in the air that influence the temperature of our atmosphere. Clouds and small airborne particles called aerosols also…

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