Genetics of the faint-hearted: great results, alternate hypothesis.

Editorial Genetics of the Faint - Hearted Great Results , Alternate Hypothesis

In this issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Genetics, Barsheshet et al shed novel and unexpected light on the genetics of syncope, defined as a transient loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoperfusion with spontaneous recovery. Syncope is very common, with a cumulative incidence of 37% by age 60 years.1,2 In “young” patients, by far the most common cause of syncope is vasovagal syncope...

Ageing is not for the faint-hearted: are we making it worse? Polypharmacy-related harm in the elderly.

The Great Caliban The Struggle Against the Rebel Body

...take some Pity on me... for my Friends is very Poor, and my Mother is very sick, and I am to die next Wednesday morning, so I hope you will be so good as to give my Friends a small Trifill of Money to pay for a Coffin and a Sroud, for to take my body a way from the Tree in that I am to die on... and don’t be faint Hearted... so I hope you will take it into Consideration of my poor Body, and ...

Sample size for beginners.

The common failure to include an estimation of sample size in grant proposals imposes a major handicap on applicants, particularly for those proposing work in any aspect of research in the health services. Members of research committees need evidence that a study is of adequate size for there to be a reasonable chance of a clear answer at the end. A simple illustrated explanation of the concept...

Investigation of Leaching Requirement of Continuous and Alternate Ponding Methods in Saline and Sodic Soils in South of Khouzestan Province

In this study, leaching experiments were carried out by both continuous and alternate ponding methodsin the south of Khouzestan province. In equal applied water leaching, alternate ponding leachingmodel had a better performance than continuous ponding method in desalinization and dealkalization.In term of alternate method,there was not ayn difference between 5 and 8 day periods in one-meterdept...