Heart attack patients told they could be waiting SEVERAL hours for an ambulance as NHS suffers busiest summer on record 999 handlers told to say it could be ‘several hours’ until an ambulance arrives  Ambulances are being delayed by waiting to handover patients to NHS hospitals 10-hour plus waits are being recorded by some are now approaching 24-hours  Heart attack […]

NEW YORK, NY — Screening near-infrared reflectance imaging could identify cases of diabetic retinopathy for early treatment, researchers say. In a retrospective study of near-infrared images acquired through standard optical coherence tomography (OCT) equipment, researchers were able to distinguish eyes with moderate, severe, or proliferative diabetic retinopathy from eyes without the condition. “That boundary was useful because it separates people […]

Now that summer is officially here and we’re all itching to burst out of our homes, many of us want to be outside and enjoy the beautiful weather for as long as possible— especially if you braved a particularly cold, icy or rainy winter or spring. However, it important to remember that children can get very hot in a short […]

Skin cancer: Dr Chris outlines the signs of a melanoma We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The enlightening research from Cancer Research UK states that since […]

IntroductionDefining ReproducibilityMeasuring PreciselyReproducible ResearchFactors Affecting Reproducibility in Life Science ResearchThe Reproducibility ProblemFactors That Contributed to the Lack of ReproducibilityReferences Reproducibility refers to the consistency of measurements. It is the extent to which a tool can produce the same result when used repeatedly under the same circumstances. Reproducibility is used interchangeably with the terms repeatability and reliability. A measurement can have […]

Congratulations to Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner on the birth of their second baby! Representatives for both stars confirmed the exciting news in a statement to PEOPLE today. “Joe and Sophie are happy to announce the arrival of their baby girl,” the reps said. The new baby girl is here just eight days before their first daughter, Willa, turns two […]

For newborns undergoing therapeutic hypothermia for hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, erythropoietin administration does not yield a lower risk for death or neurodevelopmental impairment than placebo, according to a study published in the July 14 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. Yvonne W. Wu, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of California in San Francisco, and colleagues conducted a multicenter, double-blind, randomized […]

Did the boy bite the cat, or was it the other way around? When processing a sentence with several objects, one has to establish “who did what to whom.” When a sentence cannot be interpreted by recalling an image from memory, we rely on voluntary imagination to construct a novel mental image in our mind. In a previous study, the […]

Lung cancer is the deadliest form of cancer, accounting for an estimated 1.8 million deaths worldwide. Treatment for the condition has improved in recent years — and a new Edith Cowan University study has found how to make it even more effective. Immunotherapy has emerged as a major weapon in the battle against non-small cell lung cancer, which makes up […]

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) has launched a three-year initiative offering up to $36 million to strengthen and enhance the evidence base on engagement in research with the posting of an initial Science of Engagement PCORI Funding Announcement (PFA) that offers up to $4.5 million for foundational research. Since its establishment in 2010, PCORI has accelerated the movement toward […]