The MOMENTUM study found 27 percent of patients with resistant hypertension have hypercortisolism. More than one in four patients with resistant hypertension have elevated cortisol levels, according to new findings from the MOMENTUM study presented…
Tumor-Only Genetic Sequencing May Mislead Cancer Therapy
When it comes to sequencing patients’ tumor genomes to personalize cancer therapy, one very important step may be missing, suggest Johns Hopkins researchers: a point of comparison to patients’ noncancerous genomes. Without these comparisons —…
Heavy Drinking May Cause More Strokes Than Hypertension…
[caption id="attachment_3993" align="alignright" width="255"] Parachema bleed with edema. (Source: James Heilman, M.D.)[/caption] Many studies indicate two or fewer alcoholic beverages a day may be good for men’s hearts. But a new paper suggests danger could be a heartbeat away:…
GOCE helps tap in sustainable energy resources
[caption id="attachment_3987" align="alignright" width="305"] Bouguer gravity anomaly[/caption] Going far above and beyond its original mission objectives, results from the GOCE gravity satellite are now being used to produce maps for geothermal energy development. Geothermal energy…
Technology innovators announced as finalists in the CeBIT.AU…
Twenty of the tech industry’s best and brightest have been announced today as finalists in the highly coveted CeBIT.AU Business Awards, which recognise the diverse cross section of the business technology community. Highlights of the finalists’…