Archive: 18/11/2016

New tech to treat atrial fibrillation, the most common arrhythmia

Researchers at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and Hospital Gregorio Marañón in Madrid have partnered to develop a more efficient system for detecting and treating atrial fibrillation that will be in hospitals soon.

Nov 18, 2016

Worrying traces of resistant bacteria in air

Polluted city air has now been identified as a possible means of transmission for resistant bacteria. Researchers in Gothenburg have shown that air samples from Beijing contain DNA from genes that make bacteria resistant ...

Nov 18, 2016

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Parents, pediatricians differ on key concepts of partnership

A strong partnership between parents and pediatricians is critical to providing effective health care for children. But researchers at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics found ...

Nov 18, 2016

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Predominantly black neighborhoods excluded from municipal water service have poorer quality drinking water

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill reveals inequities in water quality in central North Carolina.

Nov 18, 2016

Composite polymeric clip could revolutionise how surgeons treat aneurysms

A product developed by German and Spanish partners could revolutionise how surgeons treat one of medicine's more mysterious conditions.

Nov 18, 2016

A gastroenterologist sheds light on Crohn's

When Garth Swanson's patients learn they have been diagnosed with Crohn's disease, one of the first things they tend to do is seek out others who have it too—friends, family members, people online.

Nov 18, 2016

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Compromised immune system can be re-activated

Failure of the immune system during blood poisoning (sepsis) can be reversed by a specific sugar. This restores the ability of immune cells to respond effectively to infections. This week, researchers from Radboud University ...

Nov 18, 2016