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News | Archive (18 January 2011)
Scientists: Big city life may alter green attitudes
— 17:35 GMT | EnvironmentPeople with good jobs found in large cities are more likely to engage in pro-environmental activities. So says a new study of China's environmental behaviour published this week in the British journal Environmental Conservation…
Are sharks colour blind?
— 17:32 GMT | BiologySharks are unable to distinguish colours, even though their close relatives rays and chimaeras have some colour vision, according to new research by Dr Nathan Scott Hart and colleagues from the University of Western Australia and the University of Queensland in Australia. Their study shows that although the eyes of sharks function over a wide range of light levels, they only have a single long-wavelength-sensitive cone type in the retina and therefore are potentially totally colour blind. Hart and team's findings are published online in Springer's journal Naturwissenschaften - The Science of Nature…
Patients using warfarin have higher risk of death after trauma
— 17:29 GMT | HealthWarfarin use may be associated with a significant increase in the risk of death after traumatic injuries, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
Many vulnerable patients have poor access to trauma care
— 17:26 GMT | HealthA significant portion of the U.S. population does not have access to trauma care within an hours' drive, with certain vulnerable groups at higher risk of worse access, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
Minimally invasive technique appears helpful to reanimate facial paralysis
— 17:23 GMT | HealthA procedure involving only one small incision and no major modifications to bone can be used to transpose a tendon and appears helpful in reanimating the lower face after paralysis, according to a report in the January/February issue of Archives of Facial Plastic Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
Few surgeons seek help for suicidal thoughts
— 17:12 GMT | HealthAs many as one in 16 surgeons reported having suicidal thoughts in the previous year, but few sought help from a mental health clinician, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
Follow-up program helps detect melanoma earlier in high-risk patients
— 17:09 GMT | HealthA follow-up program for patients at high risk of developing skin cancer appears to be associated with the detection of melanomas at early stages and with good prognosis, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May print issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
Clinicians cite time, patient embarrassment as barriers to performing skin cancer exams
— 17:06 GMT | HealthTime constraints, other illnesses and patient embarrassment may prevent dermatologists, internists and family practitioners from conducting full-body skin examinations, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, dermatologists are significantly more likely than internists and family practitioners to conduct such screenings…
Scientists identify avoidable breast cancer risk factors
— 17:03 GMT | HealthMany risk factors for breast cancer are well studied and documented. Thus, scientists are sure by now that early first menstrual period, late onset of menopause and a family history of breast cancer are associated with an increased breast cancer risk…
Findings on pollution damage to human airways could yield new therapies
— 17:00 GMT | HealthResearchers from Duke University Medical Centre have identified how nanoparticles from diesel exhaust damage lung airway cells, a finding that could lead to new therapies for people susceptible to airway disease…
Coolest spacecraft ever in orbit around second Lagrange point
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter transmits first moon images