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Sign of the times
A new era of electronic message sings is set to improve in journey driver information. A 12 month trial starting October 2003 will see signs on the M4, junctions 12 to 14, offer messages incorporating images and both upper and lower case text. Highways Agency Project Sponsor Nada Svilar said:... view more (2003-10-01)

Malfunctioning kidneys may raise risk of sudden death in women
Women whose kidneys are poor at filtering impurities from the blood are at heightened risk of sudden cardiac death, according to a report published in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.   view more (2008-04-08)

Heart rhythm genes possible factors in SIDS
Nearly 10 percent of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) victims have mutations or variations in genes associated with potentially lethal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to two newly published studies involving Vanderbilt researchers.   view more (2007-01-16)

'Virtual autopsy' helps identify drowning as cause of death
"Virtual autopsy" performed with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) can aid forensics teams in determining if a person has drowned, according to a study published in the June issue of Radiology.   view more (2007-05-29)

Fire On French Riviera
A month after an earlier blaze was quelled, fire returned to the forested hills above the French Riviera this week. Since last Sunday many hundreds of hectares of woodland have been incinerated. The damage done is seen from space in this image acquired by ESA's Proba satellite this week. Taken on... view more (2003-09-04)

For optimum results wine should not be stored in casks for more than 12 months
In defending her PhD thesis, Teresa Garde Cerd'¡n, Doctor in Chemical Sciences at the Public University of Navarre, stated that the maximum concentrations of compounds transferred to wine from wood is reached after 10 to 12 months of the wine being stored in wooden casks.   view more (2005-02-14)

People with Near Death Experiences Can Differ in Sleep-Wake Control
People who have had near death experiences often have different arousal systems controlling the sleep-wake states than people who have not had a near death experience.   view more (2006-04-11)

Progression of SIV infection in monkeys raises
A sudden loss of T cells -- white blood cells crucial to the immune system -- is not the trigger for the onset of AIDS, according to a study published in the September 2007 issue of the Journal of Immunology by a team of researchers at Tulane National Primate Research Center.   view more (2007-09-24)

Huge virulence gene superfamily responsible for devastating plant diseases
A research team from the Virginia Bioinformatics Institute at Virginia Tech has identified an enormous superfamily of pathogen genes involved in the infection of plants.   view more (2008-04-03)

Breakthrough for treatment of fatal heart condition
Researchers at the University of Leeds have found a mechanism to prevent a potentially fatal heart condition that can strike without warning.   view more (2007-06-06)

Should we use echocardiography to screen young athletes?
Sudden and unexpected deaths in young competitive athletes are uncommon but highly visible events, which raise concern and ethical issues in both the lay public and medical community.   view more (2008-09-02)

Sudden death from stress linked to wonky signals in the brain
Sudden cardiac death from emotional stress may be triggered by uneven signals from the brain to the heart, according to a study by University College London (UCL) scientists published in the January issue of Brain.   view more (2004-12-23)

New approach for genetic screening for syndrome linked to cardiac irregularities and sudden death
Italian researchers have developed a novel approach for genetic screening for long QT syndrome (LQTS), an inherited disease that predisposes young individuals to cardiac arrhythmias and sudden death.   view more (2005-12-21)

Evidence lacking to guide treatment for sudden hearing loss
Although steroids are the most widely used treatment for sudden hearing loss, little scientific evidence supports their use or that of any other therapies for this condition.   view more (2007-06-19)

Was Agne's Sorel, The First Official Royal Mistress Of France, Poisoned?
The ESRF has gone back in time to study the reason for the sudden death of a beautiful mistress of the French king Charles VII, in the XV century. Thanks to synchrotron light, pieces of hair and bits of skin of Agne's Sorel have been studied and suggest answers to her death. The way she died is not... view more (2005-04-02)

15 minutes training enough to save lives with an automated external defibrillator
Just fifteen minutes of training could make it possible for anyone to use a defibrillator to stop sudden cardiac arrest. A study published today in the journal Critical Care shows that a brief training session is all that is needed for safe and efficient use of an automated external defibrillator.   view more (2005-01-26)

Sudden death of a parent may pose mental health risks for children, surviving caregivers
Children who had a parent who died suddenly have three times the risk of depression than those with two living parents, along with an increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).   view more (2008-05-06)

Infant girls in India twice as likely to die as boys
In India, infant girls are twice as likely to die as boys because girls are regarded and treated less favourably. There are also a large number of unexplained female deaths, which may be considered as deaths under suspicious circumstances, argue researchers in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-07-16)

Herbal extract extends life for heart failure patients
An herbal medicinal substance, Crataegus Extract WS®1442, safely extends the lives of congestive heart failure patients already receiving pharmacological treatment for the disease, according to a study presented today at the American College of Cardiology's 56th Annual Scientific Session.... view more (2007-03-28)

Sequences reveal benign origin of deadly plant pathogens
An international team of researchers has published the draft genome sequences of two deadly plant pathogens, Phytophthora ramorum and Phytophthora sojae.   view more (2006-09-01)

New reforms could cut the number of unexplained infant deaths
Reforms introduced as a result of the Sally Clark case could lead to a halving in the number of cases of unexplained infant deaths and a positive legacy emerging from tragedy, says a feature in this week's BMJ.   view more (2007-05-25)

Researchers now able to look deep into heart to view triggers of a heart's beat
Being able to witness the precise events that form the heart's orchestral rhythm or the rat-a-tat-tat of irregular heartbeats could enable researchers to better understand the underlying causes of arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death.   view more (2006-04-18)

Tobacco exposure in womb may slow arousal response and help explain increased cot death risk among babies of smokers
A slower arousal response, as a result of tobacco exposure in the womb, might explain the increased risk of cot death (SIDS) among babies of smokers, suggests research in the Archives of Disease in Childhood.   view more (2002-12-17)

Trends in prescription medication sharing among reproductive-aged women
Borrowing and sharing of prescription medications is a serious medical and public health concern.   view more (2008-08-26)

Risk of death from chronic progressive lung disease depends on type of hospital
The risk of dying from a sudden worsening of the chronic progressive lung disease COPD depends on the type of hospital at which a patient is treated, reveals research in Thorax. Admissions to hospital for COPD make up around 6% of the total.   view more (2003-10-24)
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