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Health & Medicine

Hemorrhoid Stapling: Assessing Long-Term Risks vs. Surgery

In contrast to removal (excisional) surgery, circular stapling (hemorrhoidopexy) does not remove hemorrhoids but treats them by inhibiting blood flow to the…

Health & Medicine

Occupational Therapy Boosts Independence for Stroke Survivors

Patients who participated in after-stroke rehabilitative therapy proved better able to perform self-care tasks and were more likely to maintain these…

Studies and Analyses

Bridging the Digital Divide in U.S. Education and Workforce

Groundbreaking recommendations calling on government, educators, and business' to develop comprehensive strategies to use video games to strengthen U.S….

Studies and Analyses

UT Southwestern Enrolls Patients for Heart-Failure Device Study

UT Southwestern is one of the top enrolling centers of the 50 sites in the United States. The Optimizer System is an implantable pulse generator that delivers…

Health & Medicine

Eating Fish: Benefits Outweigh Risks, New Study Reveals

Many studies have shown the nutritional benefits of eating fish (finfish or shellfish). Fish is high in protein and omega-3 fatty acids. But concerns have been…

Environmental Conservation

Intelligent Sensors Enhance Real-Time Flood Monitoring

The system, which makes use of grid computing, could reduce the cost of flood damage by providing warnings of local flooding in time for people to take…

Environmental Conservation

Pandemic Influenza Drug: Assessing Potential Environmental Risks

Reporting in the current issue of Environmental Health Perspectives, researchers at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) describe the likely effects of…

Information Technology

Finland’s Tech Innovates Efficient Environmental Monitoring

The concept developed at VTT is based on earth observation (EO) data from satellites and other geographic information. It uses a software framework, which…

Environmental Conservation

CHARM-Offensive: Managing the English Channel Ecosystem

Working with three French partners – Université du Littoral Côte d’Opale, Institut Français de Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer and Université des…

Health & Medicine

Liverpool’s New Role as Global Cancer Research Hub

The University of Liverpool, the Royal Liverpool University Hospital (RLUH) and the Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology (CCO) are combining their cancer…

Business and Finance

Key Challenges for Public Service Leaders: Talent Development Insights

One of the key themes that emerged from the research is the importance of developing the talent of employees working in the public services. Other issues…

Automotive Engineering

New research could ‘sense’ car crashes more accurately

Dr Michael Kraft and his team at the University of Southampton’s School of Electronics & Computer Science (ECS) are working with a Belgian company, Melexis, to…

Health & Medicine

Oncologist Warns: Recognizing Suicide Risk in Cancer Patients

A Canadian oncologist has urged doctors and other healthcare professionals to be more aware of the potential risk of suicide among cancer patients and to offer…

Studies and Analyses

Cancer Risk Among Computer Factory Workers: Key Study Insights

The study reveals that IBM factory workers were more likely to have died of cancer, including brain, kidney or breast cancer and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, than…

Environmental Conservation

Commercial Fishing’s Impact on Fish Populations Revealed

The research, which is published in today’s Nature, involved compiling the largest ever survey of both exploited fish and non-exploited fish off the California…

Health & Medicine

H. Pylori: Bacteria’s Dual Role in Stomach Cancer Risk

Infection with H. pylori, which is known to cause ulcers, has also been associated with certain types of gastric cancer, but the strength of association varies…

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