American Heart Association Keeps the Beat A Capella Style With New Hands-Only CPR Training Video
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Dallas, Texas - In only one minute, you can learn how to save a life. Trust us, it’s worth your time, because 70 percent of all out-of-hospital cardiac arrests happen at home, so the life you save is likely to be someone you know and love. The American Heart Association says Hands-Only CPR can double or triple a victim’s chance of survival and is as effective as CPR with breaths.
Awe May Promote Altruistic Behavior
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Washington, DC - Inducing a sense of awe in people can promote altruistic, helpful and positive social behavior according to research published by the American Psychological Association.
Microchip captures clusters of circulating tumor cells
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Washington, DC - Researchers have developed a microfluidic chip that can capture rare clusters of circulating tumor cells, which could yield important new insights into how cancer spreads. The work was funded by the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health.
Proton Therapy at Scripps Takes Center Stage at 54th Annual PTCOG Meeting
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San Diego, California - The nation’s first and only proton therapy center to treat patients exclusively with pencil-beam scanning is reporting exceptional results in delivering cancer treatment since opening for patient care just more than a year ago.
Concussion in former NFL players related to brain changes later in life
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Dallas, Texas - In the first study of its kind, former National Football League (NFL) players who lost consciousness due to concussion during their playing days showed key differences in brain structure later in life. The hippocampus, a part of the brain involved in memory, was found to be smaller in 28 former NFL players as compared with a control group of men of similar age and education.
Ginger for chemotherapy-induced nausea: Does it work?
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Imperial, California - There is evidence that when taken with standard anti-nausea medications, ginger may be helpful in further reducing or eliminating nausea and vomiting during and after chemotherapy treatments.
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