14-03-25 Calculations: A Love Poem Gary Fincke The billionth digit of pi is 9, The last month without a full moon, February, 1865 -- This morning I am making a list Of the last lines of parables（比喻，预言） About the work of numbers, about Calculations, ma...

14-03-20 White coat effect refers to the elevation of a patient's blood pressure readings caused by being in a doctor's office or clinic, or by being in the presence of a physician. 白大褂效应指病人在医生办公室、诊室或者有医务人员在场时量血压，血压都会升高的...

14-03-13 Statins（他汀类药物） have long been known to lower cholesterol（胆固醇） and, more recently, to decrease the risk of deep vein thrombosis (blood clots) in healthy, non-surgical patients. New, first-of-its-kind research presented today at the 2014 A...

14-03-11 Researchers have discovered and validated a blood test that can predict with greater than 90 percent accuracy if a healthy person will develop mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's disease within three years. Described in Nature Medicine publishe...

14-03-05 Passive smoking causes lasting damage to children's arteries, prematurely ageing their blood vessels by more than three years, say researchers. 研究人员称，吸二手烟会对儿童的动脉造成持续伤害，使他们的血管老化三年以上。 The damage - thickening of blo...

14-03-05 Increasing the intake of fatty fish increases the number of large HDL particles, according to a recent study completed at the University of Eastern Finland. People who increased their intake of fish to a minimum of 3-4 weekly meals had more large HD...

14-02-26 New research from Plymouth State University and the University of New Hampshire indicates that collecting and bleeding horseshoe crabs for biomedical purposes causes short-term changes in their behavior and physiology that could exacerbate（加剧，恶...

14-01-22 Exposing skin to sunlight may help to reduce blood pressure and thus cut the risk of heart attack and stroke, a study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology suggests. Research carried out at the Universities of Southampton and Edinbur...

14-01-15 A new blood test being developed by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers can rapidly and accurately diagnose celiac disease（乳糜泻） without the need for prolonged gluten（面筋，谷蛋白） exposure. Dr Jason Tye-Din, gastroenterologist and hea...

13-12-27 An artificial heart that can give patients up to five years of extra life has been successfully implanted for the first time. 法国巴黎蓬皮杜医院医生成功地为病人体内植入一颗能为他延长寿命5年的人工心脏。 The heart, powered by watch-style batteries tha...