Now Playing newTeam Sets Upper Limit for Atmospheric Depth on Uranus and Neptune
Since the ‘80s, when Voyager 2 discovered extremely high atmospheric winds on Uranus and Neptune, the vertical extent of those winds has been a puzzle. Now, a team led by the Weizmann Institute’s Dr. Yohai Kaspi has found a way, based on a novel method for analyzing gravitational fields, to determine an upper limit for the atmospheric layer’s thickness. – Weizmann Institute of Science|5/21/2013 5:15 PM EDT
New Blood-Thinner Measures May Cut Medication ErrorsNew guidelines to ensure the safe and effective use of blood thinners have been developed and endorsed by the Anticoagulation Forum. – University of Illinois at Chicago|5/21/2013 4:20 PM EDT
Early Use of Tracheostomy For Mechanically Ventilated Patients Not Associated With Improved SurvivalFor critically ill patients receiving mechanical ventilation, early tracheostomy (within the first 4 days after admission) was not associated with an improvement in the risk of death within 30 days compared to patients who received tracheostomy placement after 10 days, according to a study in the May 22/29 issue of JAMA. – American Medical Association (AMA)|5/21/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Treatment With Antidepressant Results in Lower Rate of Mental Stress-Induced Cardiac IschemiaAmong patients with stable coronary heart disease and mental stress-induced myocardial ischemia (MSIMI), 6 weeks of treatment with the antidepressant escitalopram, compared with placebo, resulted in a lower rate of MSIMI, according to a study in the May 22/29 issue of JAMA. – American Medical Association (AMA)|5/21/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Antidepressant Reduces Stress-Induced Heart ConditionA drug commonly used to treat depression and anxiety may improve a stress-related heart condition in people with stable coronary heart disease, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. – Duke Medicine|5/21/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Conservationists Release Manual on Protecting Great Apes in Forest Concessions
A new report from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) highlights the plight of great apes in the forest concessions of Central Africa and recommends actions to improve protection for gorillas and chimpanzees in these mixed-used landscapes, according to authors from the Wildlife Conservation Society, WWF, IUCN, Lincoln Park Zoo and Washington University. – Wildlife Conservation Society|5/21/2013 3:00 PM EDT
'Doctor Shopping' by Obese Patients Negatively Affects HealthOverweight and obese patients are significantly more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to repeatedly switch primary care doctors, a practice that disrupts continuity of care and leads to more emergency room visits, new Johns Hopkins research suggests. – Johns Hopkins Medicine|5/21/2013 2:25 PM EDT
The Tea Party and the Politics of ParanoiaTea party members claim the movement reflects basic American conservative principles such as limited government and fiscal responsibility. But new research by University of Washington political scientist Christopher Parker argues that the tea party ideology owes more to the paranoid politics associated with the John Birch Society — and even the infamous Ku Klux Klan — than to traditional American conservatism. – University of Washington|5/21/2013 2:00 PM EDT
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