UW scientists study strange material with communications potential
Scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are taking another look at some long-held ideas about physics. For one, the Doppler effect. That's what scientists call the way sounds change as you speed toward and away from them. On a highway, for example, a jackhammer or a siren will sound higher pitched as you approach and lower after you drive past. But there's an invers...Cholesterol drugs improve strange heart problem
Drugs that are commonly used to lower cholesterol levels appear to improve a mysterious type of heart disease with an unknown cause. The disease, known as idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (IDC), results in an enlarged heart that doesn't pump properly. Unlike the most common type of heart disease, IDC is not due to a blockage of the coronary arteries that feed the heart. Although less comm...Next time somebody complains about your strange behavior, take it as a compliment
New research on individuals with schizotypal personalities – people characterized by odd behavior and language but who are not psychotic or schizophrenic – offers the first neurological evidence that they are more creative// than either normal or fully schizophrenic individuals, and rely more heavily on the right sides of their brains than the general population to access their creativity. <b...Strange Theft Of HIV Infected Blood Leaves Authorities Puzzled
In a strange robbery in Vancouver at the virology lab of the St. Paul's Hospital, 19 samples of HIV positive blood were taken from the locked freezer//. The vials were also labelled with the name and other confidential medical information of the persons the blood had been taken from. The police and hospital authorities are puzzled over this bizarre theft. The samples were being stored...46-Year-Old Canada Man Donates A Part Of His Liver To A Complete Stranger
In an extreme act of generosity, Canada based Kevin Gosling donated a part of his liver to a 5-year old comatose child to help him recover from an incurable liver disease //. He further stated that he had no regrets about donating his organ to a complete stranger or about putting his own life at risk, adding that he would do it again, if necessary. The impact a kidney donation had on...Strange Burial Practice Followed for People Affected by HIV/AIDS
A bizarre practice of wrapping corpses in polythene bags and burying people who have died of HIV/AIDS in the Christian majority// northeastern Indian state of Mizoram has outraged people living with the virus. "It is indeed shocking to find people in some parts of the state packing the dead body of a person who has died of HIV/AIDS with polythene sheets or bags during burials," Sawmtea...Strange Cholangiography Set: With N-Circle® Nitinol Tipless Stone Extractor
Description:Used for cholangiography and bile stone removal using fluoroscopy. Dual lumen catheter design allows concomitant fluoroscopic biliary imaging and wire basket placement for stone extraction. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....Strange Endoscopic Cholangiography Catheter
Description:Used for cholangiography and bile stone removal using fluoroscopy. Dual lumen catheter design allows concomitant fluoroscopic biliary imaging and wire basket placement for stone extraction. Supplied sterile in peel-open packages. Intended for one-time use....