Study: Study illustrates challenges of lowering tetanus mortality — (Details)
The overall mortality in patients suffering non-neonatal tetanus is high. Efforts to reduce mortality in one sub-Saharan African intensive care unit (ICU) by...
Study: Contact with nature during childhood could lead to better mental health in adulthood...
Adults who had close contact with natural spaces during their childhood could have a better mental health than those who had less contact,...
Study reveals surprising inactivation mechanism for a voltage-gated ion channel
Scientists at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are studying voltage-gated ion channels (VGICs). Their work revealed a previously unknown mechanism of inactivation for one...
Study: Cotton-based hybrid biofuel cell could power implantable medical devices — (Details)
A glucose-powered biofuel cell that uses electrodes made from cotton fiber could someday help power implantable medical devices such as pacemakers and sensors....
Copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps are ineffective against arthritis
Devices such as copper bracelets and magnetic wrist straps don’t have meaningful therapeutic effects on the symptoms or the disease progression of rheumatoid arthritis,...
New heart valve could transform open heart surgery for millions of patients globally
IMAGE: An advanced prototype of the PoliValve.
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Study: Changes in stress after meditation — (Details)
For a thousand years, people have reported feeling better by meditating but there has never been a systematic study that quantified stress and...
Psilocybin in mushrooms can help people quit smoking
A hallucinogen may have a benefit other than ‘tripping’ after all! In a small study conducted by researchers at John Hopkins University, it was...
Australian researchers discover new neurodevelopmental disorder
Australian researchers have discovered a new neurodevelopmental disorder after uncovering its link to a tumor suppressor gene.
The international research collaboration, led by the Murdoch...
Study: Brain changes linked to sleep need — ScienceDaily (Details)
We've all experienced going to bed tired and waking up refreshed, yet how that happens at the molecular level remains a mystery. An...
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Hey ISIS, You Suck: Local Muslims Post Anti-ISIS Billboard
A new billboard on Manchester Road in Missouri reads, "HEY ISIS, YOU SUCK!!! From: #ActualMuslims."
A group of Muslim-Americans have put up a blunt billboard...
