Regenerative medicine update: grow back a heart

Researchers get cardiac muscle cells to grow, repair heart attack damage John Timmer, arstechnica.com djneightHeart attacks cause both long- and short-term problems. In the short-term, the death of cardiac muscle cells can cause a critical drop in the heart’s ability to function. Over the long haul, problems arise because the damage is largely… RT @arstechnica: … Continue reading Regenerative medicine update: grow back a heart

Upright sleeper: How to sleep on a plane

$40 device keeps your head from falling off your shoulders when you sleep on a plane Mark Frauenfelder, boingboing.net I can’t sleep for more than 30 min­utes or so on a plane. After that, I’m awake for the dura­tion of the flight, no mat­ter how long it is. I won­der if this neck-propper-upper would help? … Continue reading Upright sleeper: How to sleep on a plane

Where Traffic Noise Takes A Toll On Health

Where Traffic Noise Takes A Toll On Health David Schultz, npr.org Liv­ing next to a noisy high­way can be annoy­ing. The rack­et can also dis­rupt your sleep. Too many bad nights’ sleep can raise the risk of heart attack, high blood pres­sure and other ail­ments. Curi­ous researchers with the Cen­ters for… http://flpbd.it/tUoKj Related articles Prevent … Continue reading Where Traffic Noise Takes A Toll On Health