Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Seem Best When Pre-Op BMI Is Below 40: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD Having
Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Seem Best When Pre-Op BMI Is Below 40: By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD
Having a body-mass index below 40 before undergoing bariatric surgery is associated with better outcomes a year later, according to a retrospective … NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org
Soft Robotic Exosuit Can Help Stroke Patients: Improvements seen within minutes of powering up the device. "Walsh and his
Soft Robotic Exosuit Can Help Stroke Patients: Improvements seen within minutes of powering up the device. "Walsh and his colleagues sought to develop a flexible lightweight wearable robot to support a weakened leg's residual ability to move. “By providing a small amount of assistance, our soft exosuit...
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Donald Clark Plan B: Tutorbots are here - 7 ways they could change the learning landscape "[tutorbots] at last is
Donald Clark Plan B: Tutorbots are here - 7 ways they could change the learning landscape "[tutorbots] at last is a form of technology that teachers can appreciate, as it truly tries to improve on what they already do. It takes good teaching as its standard and tries to eliminate and streamline...
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"New Software Diagnoses Cardiac Arrhythmias from ECGs Better Than Cardiologists |: Stanford researchers claim to have developed
"New Software Diagnoses Cardiac Arrhythmias from ECGs Better Than Cardiologists |: Stanford researchers claim to have developed an algorithm that "exceeds the performance of board certified cardiologists in detecting a wide range of heart arrhythmias from electrocardiograms [ECG] recorded with a single-lead...
Source: medgadget.com
Stroke, TIA Survivors Without Early Complications Still Face Increased Long-Term Risks: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by
Stroke, TIA Survivors Without Early Complications Still Face Increased Long-Term Risks: By Amy Orciari Herman
Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD
Adults who are clinically stable in the early period after a stroke or transient ischemic attack face increased risks for adverse outcomes years later, according...
Source: jwatch.org
Vegan advert claiming 'Humane milk is a myth' cleared by ASA - BBC News: Complaints from the dairy industry are dismissed
Vegan advert claiming 'Humane milk is a myth' cleared by ASA - BBC News: Complaints from the dairy industry are dismissed as vegan group's advert is given the green light.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Cornwall to tackle traffic emissions at Grampound: Work is to begin on an action plan to improve air quality in Grampound,
Cornwall to tackle traffic emissions at Grampound: Work is to begin on an action plan to improve air quality in Grampound, a village in Western Cornwall, following the declaration of the village as an AQMA. This is a tricky problem to solve (other than diverting all the traffic or going all-electric...
Source: airqualitynews.com
Cardiologs Cloud-Based Software FDA Cleared to Spot Arrhythmias in ECGs |: Cardiologs, a company based in Paris, France,
Cardiologs Cloud-Based Software FDA Cleared to Spot Arrhythmias in ECGs |: Cardiologs, a company based in Paris, France, won FDA clearance for its software that analyzes electrocardiograms (ECG) for signs of cardiac arrhythmias. T
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Ghana converts obsolete telecomms dish into radio telescope - physicsworld.com "Scientists in Ghana have successfully converted
Ghana converts obsolete telecomms dish into radio telescope - physicsworld.com "Scientists in Ghana have successfully converted a communications antenna into a Very Long Baseline Interferometry (VLBI) radio telescope. The country is the first partner of the African VLBI Network (AVN) to complete a full...
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The new survivors and a new era for trauma research: Karim Brohi and Martin Schreiber, Guest Editors of the Special Issue
The new survivors and a new era for trauma research: Karim Brohi and Martin Schreiber, Guest Editors of the Special Issue on Trauma, describe a new era in exploration of the biology of injury response and translation of new opportunities into clinical practice. Karim Brohi. Martin Schreiber. PLOS Medicine....
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St Ives stone stacker appears to defy gravity - BBC News: After the European Championships, Gavin Short gives us a how to-
St Ives stone stacker appears to defy gravity - BBC News: After the European Championships, Gavin Short gives us a how to- no glue allowed.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Coconut oil 'as unhealthy as beef fat and butter' - BBC News: It is packed with saturated fat which can raise "bad" cholesterol
Coconut oil 'as unhealthy as beef fat and butter' - BBC News: It is packed with saturated fat which can raise "bad" cholesterol and pose a heart risk, say US experts.
Source: bbc.co.uk
Time for the BGS to help in Africa?: Richard Walker is a Consultant Geriatrician at North Tyneside General Hospital, and
Time for the BGS to help in Africa?: Richard Walker is a Consultant Geriatrician at North Tyneside General Hospital, and Honorary Professor of Ageing and International Health at Newcastle University. He has a research interest in non-…
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Tracking the Hide-and-Seek Game Between Beaches and Tides : Image of the Day: A new technique allowed Australian Scientists
Tracking the Hide-and-Seek Game Between Beaches and Tides : Image of the Day: A new technique allowed Australian Scientists to map the intertidal zone around their entire coast.
Source: nasa.gov
Diagnosis and management of dementia with Lewy bodies
"The Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) Consortium has refined its recommendations about the clinical and pathologic diagnosis of DLB, updating the previous report, which has been in widespread use for the last decade. The revised DLB consensus criteria now distinguish clearly between clinical features...
Source: neurology.org
Morning on summer solstice. Hay bails in the field drying out on what could be one of the warmest days of the year.
Morning on summer solstice. Hay bails in the field drying out on what could be one of the warmest days of the year.
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Bigger wine glasses make us drink too much, says researcher: Today’s glasses, 450ml compared with 65ml 300 years ago,
Bigger wine glasses make us drink too much, says researcher: Today’s glasses, 450ml compared with 65ml 300 years ago, encourage consumption, Cambridge scientist tells Hay festival
Source: theguardian.com
'Thousands' of known bugs found in pacemaker code - BBC News: Thousands of bugs have been found in the code used to keep
'Thousands' of known bugs found in pacemaker code - BBC News: Thousands of bugs have been found in the code used to keep pacemakers functioning, say researchers
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