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More Weight Equals Longer Hospital Stays
Sociologists found a direct
relationship between obesity
and duration and frequency
of hospital stays.
Researchers found that, on
average, obese persons
stayed one and a half days
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Mini Fetal Monitor Saves Lives
High risk pregnancy
specialists designed a fetal
monitoring device that
tracks a baby's position and
movement in the womb, as
well as baby and mother
heart rates. The device is
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Protect Yourself From Latex Allergies
Plant biologists and
immunochemists developed a
way to produce rubber from a
desert plant called guayule.
The plant contains a natural
rubber alternative without
the proteins that trigger
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Pill To Fight Alcoholism
Neuropharmacologists ran
clinical trials to find that
a drug called topiramate is
an effective therapeutic
medication for decreasing
heavy drinking and
diminishing the physical and
... > full story
- Sociologists Weigh In On Obesity Increasing The Length Of Hospital Stays
- High Risk Pregnancy Specialists Design Fetal Device To More Closely Monitor Baby And Mother
- Plant Biologists And Immunochemists Develop Hypoallergenic Alternative To Latex
- Neuropharmacologists Find Topiramate Effective For Treatment Of Alcoholism
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Meteorologists And Epidemiologists Study Connection Between Thunderstorms And Asthma Attacks
A multidisciplinary team studying weather patterns and records of emergency room visits found a rise in patients with asthma attacks in the days after a thunderstorm. They believe that rain breaks ... > more -
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Orthopedic Surgeons Develop Monitoring System For Joint Replacement Surgery Patients
Surgeons provide recent joint replacement patients with transmitters to wirelessly send blood pressure, pulse/oxygen, and breathing data to staff. Alarms alert staff to potential problems when ... > more -
Operations Researchers Predict Path Of Pandemics
Using math and computer science, engineers created a model to forecast the progression of a future pandemic. They looked at the way diseases spread to new people and over distances in order to ... > more -
Dermatologists Detail The Scary Signs Of Stress Revealed By Skin
Dermatologists know that stress can cause hair to fall out, acne to break out, and many other problems. These manifestations of stress can cause even more anxiety. Stress causes cortisol levels to ... > more -
Industrial Hygienists Reveal Dangers Of Mold
Microbiologists studying mold found that it can grow on almost any building material and in almost any environment. Even before becoming visible, mold can be dangerous because it releases chemicals ... > more -
Cardiologists Develop Method To Analyze Risk Of Death After An Aortic Aneurysm
Cardiologists found that an aortic tear poses the highest risk to patients if the false channel it creates clots partially. Their study showed that CT and MRI images show how much clotting has ... > more -
Gastroenterologists Use Optics To Detect Early Stages Of Colon Cancer
Biomedical engineers have developed a new technique to detect colon cancer. A thin optical fiber shines light onto the interior of the colon. Computer analysis of the backscattered light indicates if ... > more -
Microbiologists Discover Reason Why The Flu Virus Thrives In Winter
Virologists investigating transmission of the flu virus found that it is more likely to spread at colder temperatures. The dry, cold conditions pull moisture out of droplets released by coughs and ... > more -
Electrical Engineers And Medical Technologists Create Easier Way To Diagnose Diabetes
Endocrinologists, engineers, and microbiologists worked together to create a new testing method for diabetes. It projects light into the skin in order to measure the presence of advanced glycation ... > more -
Immunologists Develop Method To Decrease Rejections Of Kidney Transplants
A nephrologist has found that a specialized type of anti-rejection therapy using intravenous immunoglobulin can make kidney transplants possible for patients with high 'anti-donor' antibodies. 25 to ... > more
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