A groundbreaking study has just come out that used various MRI techniques to map the structure and function of human brains. We are working with MRI experts to do similar things with the heart. Here’s a figure from the paper illustrating the process:

The study was done by an international team of scientists, with first author […]

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Yet another Piled Higher and Deeper that makes me think the author is spying on me. This gets really annoying, but I’ve developed a pretty solid tiered system of answers, going up in complexity as people keep asking for specifics. If I’m not in the mood, I’ll drop a bunch of jargon on them and […]

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Phun, the interactive physics simulator, is now available for Mac OS X.
Be warned. If you like physics or tinkering around with things, this program could be a huge time sync sink. (I’ve been futzing with SyncML too much lately.) I was playing with it in (ugh) Windows XP last time I was in New Orleans, […]

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This study asked an interesting question: “Is it safe for a rescuer to continue chest compressions during defibrillation of a rescuee?”
You’d think that with the high voltages involved, and mental images of TV doctors yelling “CLEAR!” before defibrillating, there’s no way it could be safe. Apparently, for a gloved rescuer, even with a “worst-case” […]

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This study has been making the rounds lately in the news. The evidence as analyzed in the article supports the assertion that moderate drinking is cardioprotective in middle age.
HOWEVER
What I have not seen in the reviews of the article are mentions of which kind of alcohol are significantly protective. (Perhaps because people are just reviewing […]

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