The study, conducted by Nisse Sjöström, RN, and colleagues of Sahlgrenska University Hospital in Göteborg, Sweden, focused on 165 patients between the ages of…
Human memory, the ability to recall vivid mental images of past experiences, has been studied extensively for more than a hundred years. But until recently,…
Academic researchers reported that all five standard hospital-based performance measures used to gauge quality of care for hospitalized heart failure patients…
While public perception may frame surfing as a dangerous sport, new research begs to differ. In the first study of its kind, researchers have computed the rate…
In the study, glucose is shown to stimulate the activity of the Liver X Receptors (LXR) a and b, The LXRs act as sensors of dietary components, orchestrating…
Psychologists at the University of Rochester, in collaboration with Immersyve, Inc., a virtual environment think tank, asked 1,000 gamers what motivates them…
By far, the biggest expense is lost productivity — up to 70 percent of the total cost in some cases, report Professor Timothy Hinkin and Associate Professor…
The study, published online today (Wednesday, Dec. 20) in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, focused on the water flea Daphnia magna, considered…
Choline is a nutrient, essential for cardiovascular and brain function, and for cellular membrane composition and repair. Often taken as a lecithin supplement,…
The study appears December 20 in the inaugural issue of PLoS ONE.Utilizing stem cells harvested from the extracted wisdom teeth of 18- to 20-year olds, Shi and…
New research finds that's because while Web sites offering object interactivity may improve vivid mental images compared to those with simple static pictures…
That's the finding of a study to be published in the January issue of the journal Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions led by Michael Savage, M.D.,…
“This is the first study of the neurological reactions to human touch in a threatening situation, and the first study to measure how the brain facilitates the…
The study traces — through genetic analysis — the accidental introduction of invasive snails with parasitic flatworms. The invaders were probably transported…
Who will be the next Albert Einstein? The next Stephen Hawking? A new report from Vanderbilt University reveals the complex mix of factors that create these…
Deal or No Deal” How people might play this popular game show – whether they would likely accept an offer for quick cash or opt to hold out for the chance to…
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