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Dying Patients' Priorities Differ from Those of Their Caregivers'

The value people nearing the end place on various aspects of dying suggest their end-of-life preferences should be elicited directly, as opposed to relying on caregiver input, claims a new study.  More...
14 Apr 2015

Sterile Urine Notion Shown to Be a Myth

A new study has discredited the common belief that normal human urine is sterile.   More...
13 Apr 2015

Breath Test Aids Diagnosis of Delayed Gastric Emptying

A new noninvasive test for delayed gastric emptying, also known as gastroparesis, can be performed in a general clinical setting and does not require radioactive material.  More...
13 Apr 2015

Alcohol Dependence Significantly Increases Hospital Mortality

A new study reveals that alcohol dependent hospital patients die about 7.6 years earlier on average than those without a history of alcohol addiction.   More...
12 Apr 2015
Image: Professor Emeritus Paul Hansma and the OsteoProbe (Photo courtesy of UCSB).

Hand-Held Probe Measures Bone Strength

A new device uses reference point indentation to measure the mechanical properties of bone at the tissue level.  More...
07 Apr 2015
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Combination CPR System Increases Cardiac Blood Flow

A synergetic cardiopulmonary resuscitation system uses two separate devices to improve long-term survival rates by 50%.  More...
06 Apr 2015

Women Retain Insulin Sensitivity Better Than Men

A new study shows that a protein that regulates muscle insulin resistance causes the sex differences in the risk of developing type two diabetes.  More...
05 Apr 2015
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