Daily Archives: November 14, 2016
Small fish can help finding drugs to fight retina diseases
About 285 million people are visually impaired in the world. The arising of chronic eye diseases and ageing processes make more people at risk of blindness, 65% of visually impaired people being aged 50 or older. Among
Comparison of the C-MAC video laryngoscope to a flexible fiberoptic scope for intubation
Laryngoscopy is a medical procedure performed by anesthesiologists for the purpose of placing a breathing tube into the airway (trachea) of unconscious patients undergoing surgical procedures or with traumatic head and neck injuries. This procedure is technically
Risky attraction to the familiar smell of disease
Many animals remember smells, sights, and sounds (‘cues’) they encounter as juveniles, like the smell of nearby individuals, or their environment. These memorised (or ‘imprinted’) cues can help identify important individuals, such as members of the same
