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Sudden weather changes may trigger organ-specific lupus flares
ATLANTA — Atmospheric changes and associated environmental stressors within 10 days of a clinic visit were linked to organ-specific lupus flares among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus, according to a presentation at the 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting.
HYPERION: Moderate hypothermia beneficial for patients in coma after cardiac arrest
Achieving moderate therapeutic hypothermia at 33°C improved survival with favorable neurologic outcome compared with normothermia in patients with coma who were resuscitated from cardiac arrest with nonshockable rhythm, according to results from the HYPERION trial.
VIDEO: Salt may be the answer to bringing life to Mars
SAN FRANCISCO — In this video from ASM Microbe, Mark A. Schneegurt, PhD, professor in the department of biological sciences at Wichita State University, discusses his work investigating microbes that can grow and survive on Mars.