A new UCSF study reveals that women are as likely as men to agree to a doctor's recommendation for an invasive cardiac procedure after testing positive for heart disease. The study also found that men and women reported similar willingness to accept recommendations for coronary angioplasty or coronary artery bypass graft surgery.
Researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center discovered that mice lacking the EP2 receptor exhibit salt-sensitive hypertension and reduced fertility. The study found that PGE2 excretion increased in response to high salt diets, leading to unmasked constrictor receptors and development of hypertension.
The AGU Book 'New Perspectives on the Earth's Magnetotail' provides first-hand information on energetic particles and reveals basic properties of plasma in the universe. Edited by top experts, it offers a basis for understanding cosmic processes and auroral/geomagnetic phenomena.
The Partnership for Interdisciplinary Studies of Coastal Oceans: A Long-Term Ecological Consortium will study coastal ecosystems, interactions between fish and invertebrates, and effects of global warming. Researchers will use new biological monitoring devices to track near-shore ecological patterns along the coast.
Archaeologists discovered that Greek colonists exploited native villages in southern Italy for resources such as bronze cauldrons, olive oil, and wine. The Enotrians, indigenous to the area, had already developed these skills before the Greeks arrived, highlighting a previously overlooked aspect of ancient history.
A new research center at Cornell University is receiving a $3.5 million grant to investigate the challenges of employing people with disabilities and develop more effective policies to support them. The center will analyze data on workers with disabilities, measure their employment and earnings, and provide information for policy-makers.
Researchers developed a multibeam sonar tool and interactive software to study fish behavior near dams. The tools allow for detailed analysis of fish movement, enabling scientists to understand why fish exert more effort to pass through bypasses.
Researchers have created a simpler computer simulation for ultrafine particle size growth and distribution, which can accurately predict particle group sizes over time. The simulation is fast, accurate, and uses modest computing power, and has already been confirmed by experimental results in certain cases.