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Coronary CTA costs less than standard of care for triaging women with acute chest pain
Non-invasive coronary CT angiography is more cost-effective than current tests for diagnosing women with low risk of a heart attack who come to the emergency room with acute chest pain, according to a recent study conducted by researchers at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass.
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A bug's life... in a bubble
Have you ever wondered how some bugs can stay under water for so long? University of Alberta researcher Morris Flynn, and his colleagues at MIT in Massachusetts, found these insects rely on a bubble that acts as an external lung.
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Early treatment is key to combating hepatitis C virus
Canadian researchers have shown that patients who receive early treatment for hepatitis C virus within the first months following an infection, develop a rapid poly-functional immune response against HCV similar to when infection is erradicted spontaneously, according to a new study published in the Journal of Virology. Therefore, early treatment can restore immune response against HCV and help eliminate the virus rapidly. This new discovery of the mechanisms of viral eradication could contribute to the development of new treatments.
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Distinguishing between 2 birds of a feather
The bird enthusiast who chronicled the adventures of a flock of red-headed conures in his book "The Wild Parrots of Telegraph Hill" knows most of the parrots by name, yet most of us would be hard pressed to tell one bird from another. While it has been known for a long time that we can become acutely attuned to our day-to-day environment, the underlying neural mechanism has been less clear.
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Red all over: how the color red affects a referee's judgment
A new study has found that choosing the color red for a uniform in competitive sports can actually affect the referee's split-second decision-making ability and even promote a scoring bias.
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