Current blood transfusion practice in trauma centers feasible but wastes scarce plasma
The use of a 1:1:1 blood transfusion protocol in patients with severe trauma is feasible in hospitals, although it is associated with higher waste of plasma.
Prior flu exposure dictates your future immunity, allowing for new, rationally developed regiments
Findings offer alternative approach to creating a universal influenza vaccine
RI Hospital study: Lunar cycle affects cardiac patients undergoing acute aortic dissection
Waning and full moon cycles impact length of stay, mortality
Common autism supplement affects endocrine system
Study of luteolin shows progesterone-blocking effects
Prickly Painkiller
An experimental plant extract may end intractable pain with a single injection
Randy Travis Heart Crisis: Could It Happen to You?
Diagnosed with acquired viral cardiomyopathy, a life threatening condition that strikes with surprising frequency
Inadequate Sleep May in Itself Up Odds of Diabetes Onset
Troubled sleep, short sleep, and sleep apnea predicted the onset of type 2 diabetes, independent of mental-health disorders, in a prospective study of young, healthy military personnel.
Computer as smart as a 4-year-old? Researchers IQ test new artificial intelligence system
Artificial and natural knowledge researchers IQ-tested one of the best available artificial intelligence systems and learned
Chemical compound shows promise as alternative to opioid pain relievers
A drug targeting a protein complex containing two different types of opioid receptors may be an effective alternative to morphine and other opioid pain medications, without any of the side effects or risk of dependence.
People who eat nuts more than three times a week have reduced risk of dying from cancer or cardiovascular disease
People who eat nuts, particularly walnuts, are more likely to live longer, finds research in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine.
UCLA researchers find link between intestinal bacteria and white blood cell cancer
Researchers from UCLA's Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center have discovered that specific types of bacteria that live in the gut are major contributors to lymphoma, a cancer of the white blood cells.
People with pre-diabetes who drop substantial weight may ward off type 2 diabetes
People with pre-diabetes who lose roughly 10 percent of their body weight within six months of diagnosis dramatically reduce their risk of developing type 2 diabetes over the next three years.
Highest risk Alzheimer's genetic carriers take positive steps after learning risk status
Inner speech speaks volumes about the brain
No signs of increased distress, anxiety after learning Alzheimer's risk status, Penn-led study shows
Self-perpetuating signals may drive tumor cells to spread
Self-perpetuating signaling circuit inside connective tissue cells allows these cells to propel themselves in a particular direction
Single dose of ADHD drug can reduce fall risk in older adults -- Ben-Gurion U researchers
Single dose of methylphenidate helps to improve balance control during walking, reducing the risk of falls
First Lab-Grown Burger To Be Served
Burger made of meat grown in a lab will set a hungry person back $325,000
Red Planet Riviera: Ancient Mars Ocean Found?
With the help of rover Curiosity, we now know that ancient Mars had large quantities of liquid water flowing across its surface.
'Brown ocean' can fuel inland tropical cyclones
Hurricane Sandy in 2012 was a cold-core extratropical cyclone, a storm type known to derive energy over land from the clashes between different air masses.
Newly discovered flux in the Earth may solve missing-mantle mystery
MIT research points to large reservoirs of material deep in the mantle that may help to explain Earth's origins.
Earth's gold came from colliding dead stars
Colliding neutron stars produce produce rare heavy elements, including gold
Family tree of fish yields surprises
The mighty tuna is more closely related to the dainty seahorse than to a marlin or sailfish.
Chromosome that causes Down's silenced for first time
HOPES that symptoms of Down's syndrome could be reversed have been raised by the silencing of the extra chromosome that causes the condition.
Snow in an infant solar system
A frosty landmark for planet and comet formation
Incoming Comet ISON Faces Solar Danger
About 10,000 years ago, Comet ISON left our solar system's distant shell, a region known as the Oort cloud, and began streaking toward the sun.
War arose recently, anthropologists contend
Study of hunter-gatherers finds few lethal raids on opposing groups
Risk of Human-to-Human Spread of Deadly New Bird Flu Virus Higher Than Previously Thought
Mounting evidence suggests lethal H7N9 bird flu poses "worrisome" threat
Neutrino 'flavour' flip confirmed
An important new discovery has been made in Japan about neutrinos.
Genomes of Giant Viruses Hint at 'Fourth Domain' of Life
Just 7 percent of the viruses' genes match those in existing databases, a finding that confirms that viral diversity is still largely underexplored
Researchers describe potential for MERS coronavirus to spread internationally
Researchers encouraged health-care providers to learn from the experience of SARS
Cheaper anti-cancer drug as effective as expensive drug in treating most common cause of blindness in older adults
An anti-cancer drug has been proven to be equally as effective in treating the most common cause of blindness in older adults as a more expensive drug specifically formulated for this purpose.
HPV link to third of throat cancers
One third of people diagnosed with throat cancer are infected with a form of the HPV virus, a study suggests.
Antioxidants -- too much of a good thing?
A compound in red grapes, including red wine, counteracts exercise benefits in older men
Failure to destroy toxic protein -- not buildup of protein itself -- contributes to Huntington's disease
Gladstone-led study also finds target that boosts protein clearance, prolongs cell life
MS research could help repair damage affecting nerves
Multiple sclerosis treatments that repair damage to the brain could be developed thanks to new research.
'Big leap' towards curing blindness
The prospect of reversing blindness has made a significant leap, according to scientists in the UK.
Chinese herbal medicines are safe and effective for vascular dementia
Chinese herbal medicine, which has been used for thousands of years in China, has long been considered an effective treatment for vascular dementia.