Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest was the third leading cause of “health loss due to disease” in the United States behind ischemic heart disease and low back/neck pain in 2016, according to new research in Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes, an American Heart Association journal.
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Movie Technology Inspires Wearable Liquid Unit That Aims to Harvest Energy
A fascination with movie technology that showed robots perform self-repair through a liquid formula inspired a Purdue University professor to make his own discoveries – which are now helping to lead the way for advancements in self-powering devices such as consumer electronics and defense innovations.
‘Lichen’-Minded
New research from two Canadian biologists, including one from Memorial University, is recommending a paradigm shift in how old growth forests in North America are assessed and managed.
Climate Change: Heat-induced Heart Attack Risk on The Rise
Heart attack, or myocardial infarction, is the number one cause of death worldwide.
Water Predictions Help Restore Oil Sands
University of Saskatchewan research may be key to restoring the oil sands landscape after mining.
Unprecedented Number of Warm-Water Species Moved Northward During Marine Heatwave
During the marine heatwave of 2014-16, scientists from the University of California, Davis, noticed creatures typically seen only in places like Baja California, Mexico, showing up outside the UC Davis Bodega Marine Laboratory.


