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03/11/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Researchers have recycled clothing waste into an “aerogel” supermaterial that can help stop wound bleeding

Cotton-based fabric waste has a multitude of uses that range from being recycled into polishing and wiper clothes to automotive insulation. Though, as researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have discovered and demonstrated, this type of waste could be turned into cotton aerogels that have their own practical applications. The cotton aerogels, which […]

02/07/2018 / By Frances Bloomfield

Keep your brain in top shape: It helps mitigate effects if you have a stroke, and helps recovery afterward

Is work the key to maintaining a healthy mind? That may just be the case for stroke survivors. Israeli researchers discovered that working-age adults who were employed before and after a stroke were more likely to have sharper, healthier brains in the long run. In order to come to this conclusion, the investigative team recruited […]

12/05/2017 / By Isabelle Z.

Standard procedure for heart attack found to be ineffective: Recent study finds oxygen therapy does NOT improve survival

Some of the common practices seen in modern medicine are not quite as effective as commonly believed, and oxygen therapy for heart attack patients could be one of them as newly presented research has shown that oxygen therapy does not improve the survival rate of patients who have heart attack symptoms. The study’s lead author, […]

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