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Keeping hearts pumping with 'LifeFlow'

November 5, 2009

When paramedics rush to the scene of a multi-car pileup or a terror attack, their first task is to assess who needs immediate care.

In combat zone, gastroenterologists put skills to test

October 26, 2009

San Diego, CA (October 26, 2009) -- Most of today's gastroenterologists practice in relatively calm environments with patients of the same species. But for Dr.

Despite claims, UK did not gas Iraqis in the 1920s, new research finds

October 21, 2009

It has passed as fact among historians, journalists and politicians, and has been recounted everywhere from tourist guidebooks to the floor of the U.S. Congress: British forces used chemical weapons on Iraqis just after World War I.

Bioengineering of nerve-muscle connection could improve hand use for wounded soldiers

October 14, 2009

CHICAGO -- Modern tissue engineering developed at the University of Michigan could improve the function of prosthetic hands and possibly restore the sense of touch for injured patients.

Researchers will present their updated findings Wednesday at the 95th annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons.

Fear of being laughed at crosses cultural boundaries

October 14, 2009

Laughter is an emotional expression that is innate in human beings. This means laughing at others is also believed to be a universal phenomenon. However, the fear of being laughed at causes some people enormous problems in their social lives. This is known as gelotophobia, a disorder that affects people in all cultures alike.

Researchers develop an integrated treatment for veterans with chronic pain and posttraumatic stress

September 29, 2009

(Boston) -- The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have resulted in a growing number of soldiers evacuated to the United States for comprehensive care for physical and psychological trauma.

'Apples-to-apples' analysis of Arab development yields fresh view

September 18, 2009

The Arab world is not the socioeconomic basket case that conventional wisdom holds, says University of California, San Diego economist James Rauch.

Lessons for Obama in study of Bush efforts to 'frame' Iraq war

September 17, 2009

Wartime leaders have long sought to sway public opinion by "framing" bad news from the frontlines. They present inconvenient facts in an altered format in order to generate support for their policies.

Combat exposure may increase likelihood of newly reported high blood pressure

September 14, 2009

A survey of American servicemen and women who reported experiencing multiple combat exposures were more likely to self-report high blood pressure than military members not exposed to combat, according to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association.

Keeping the suicidal soldier alive

September 2, 2009

According to a recent Washington Post study, approximately 20% of U.S. soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are psychologically damaged. Among them are a substantial number with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and the high rate of suicide among PTSD sufferers has become unacceptable to Army commanders and the soldiers' families.

New approaches to military physical and mental health explored

September 1, 2009

KANSAS CITY, MO -- September 1, 2009 -- New peer-reviewed research on military health issues is being presented this week at the Military Health Research Forum (MHRF), a scientific meeting hosted by the Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

Innovative therapies for treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder

September 1, 2009

KANSAS CITY, MO -- September 1, 2009 -- New research on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is being presented this week at the Military Health Research Forum (MHRF), a scientific conference hosted by the Department of Defense (DOD) Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP).

If the Shoe Flits, Duck: a Real-life Example of Humans' Dual Vision System

June 11, 2009

It’s rare when real-world events perfectly mirror experiments that scientists are conducting.

That’s why neuroscientists at the University of Washington were delighted at the reactions of former President George W. Bush and Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki when an Iraqi reporter flung his shoes toward the two men during a Baghdad news conference.

Toll-like Receptors May be Important in VEE-induced Neurodegneration and Inflammation

June 9, 2009

A team of scientists from the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, or USU, have characterized the expression of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and associated signaling in response to Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV) infection.

In an article published in the April 15, 2009 edition of the Journal of General Virology, Drs.



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