Wednesday 22 May 2019

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas. Could turning it into CO2 fight climate change?

Usually, choosing between the lesser of two evils is a dismal decision. But sometimes, it's an opportunity.

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Potentially fatal buildup of proteins in the heart often goes undiagnosed

A potentially fatal buildup of abnormal proteins in the heart and other organs is being delayed in its diagnosis and undertreated—despite new drugs that can combat it, a new study suggests.

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Flamingoes, elephants and sharks: How do blind adults learn about animal appearance?

They've never seen animals like hippos and sharks but adults born blind have rich insight into what they look like, a new Johns Hopkins University study found.

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Expert consensus published on use of imaging to guide heart attack treatment

Imaging provides a more precise diagnosis of a heart attack that can be used to individualise treatment. That's the main message of an expert consensus paper published today in European Heart Journal, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), and presented at EuroPCR in Paris, France.

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Sea dragon exhibit dazzles visitors at California aquarium

At first glance, it looks like a branch of kelp, but then an eye moves among its leafy appendages, and ridges of tiny, translucent fins start to flutter, sending the creature gliding through the water like something from a fairy tale.

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