
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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Detecting Asthma
Radiologists developed a new
method for viewing the lungs
of asthma sufferers. The
method uses a polarized
helium-3 gas--making it
visible during an MRI. The
patient inhales the helium-3
and undergoes an MRI, where
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Bacteria As Art
Biophysicists are growing
Petri dishes of different
species of bacteria in order
to develop new antibiotics.
The bacteria are subjected
to different temperatures
and have limited food
sources inside the dish.
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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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Neuropharmacologists Find Topiramate Effective For Treatment Of 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 psychosocial harm ... > more -
Oral Biologists Use Chemistry To Formulate Cavity Fighting Mints
Oral biologists formulated a mint that fights cavities with an ingredient called Cavistat. Cavistat contains two main components that protect the teeth. First, the amino acid arginine metabolizes ... > more -
Otolaryngologists Have A New Device For Inserting Ear Tubes
Otolaryngologists now usea stainless steel device to insert into the ear that provides an easier, safer and faster treatment for a common problem associated with earaches, chronic otitis media with ... > more -
Veterinarians And Microbiologists Develop Antimicrobial Agent That Works Under Water
Veterinarians added a bioadhesive to an existing antimicrobial agent in order to make it an effective protective agent for aquatic animals such as whales. The adhesive was originally developed to ... > more -
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 -
Viral Immunologists Invent Speedy Virus Identification Technique
Chemists and immunologists devised a new rapid system for detecting and identifying viruses. It uses surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy to measure the frequency of near-infrared laser light as it ... > more -
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Engineers Redesign Youth-sized Crash Test Dummies To Better Reflect Real Anatomy
Biomechanical and safety engineers added a more lifelike abdomen to models representing children between the ages of four and eight. The new design is constructed from silicon and filled with sensors ... > more -
Epidemiologists Use Wireless Technology To Improve Blood Sugar Monitoring
Doctors provide Internet-enabled cell phones to diabetic patients in order to improve their health. Patients enter their blood sugar levels, food intake, physical activity information and more into ... > 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
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