Archive: 31/07/2014
Current evidence suggests benefits of e-cigarettes outweigh harms
A major scientific review of available research on the use, content, and safety of e-cigarettes has concluded that – although long-term health effects of e-cigarette use are unknown – compared with conventional cigarettes ...
Jul 31, 2014
80 percent of aortic stenosis patients are in the same/better health 1 year after treatment
A survey, published online in the European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, of 13,860 patients who had undergone interventions for aortic valve disease in Germany has revealed that over 80% were in the same or a better ...
Jul 31, 2014
Vets' alcohol problems linked to stress on the home front (w/ Video)
Regardless of traumatic events experienced during deployment, returning National Guard soldiers were more likely to develop a drinking problem if faced with civilian life setbacks, including job loss, legal problems, divorce, ...
Jul 31, 2014
Whole body CT scans show no significant differences in incidence or severity of atherosclerotic disease
New research published in Global Heart (the journal of the World Heart Federation) shows that there are no significant differences in the incidence or severity of atherosclerotic disease (narrowing of the arteries with fatty ...
Jul 31, 2014
Biologists describe mechanism promoting multiple DNA mutations
DNA mutations—long known to fuel cancer as well as evolutionary changes in a living organism—had been thought to be rare events that occur randomly throughout the genome.
Jul 31, 2014
How black truffles deal with the jumpers in their genome
The black truffle uses reversible epigenetic processes to regulate its genes, and adapt to changes in its surroundings. The 'methylome' - a picture of the genome regulation taking place in the truffle, is published in the ...
Jul 31, 2014