The “New & Interesting” series is a biweekly compilation of select research findings, news articles, and random tidbits in bullet-point format. The entries are highly abbreviated, but provide links to the original articles or abstracts if you desire to read further.

General Articles

• Cell phones may protect brains from Alzheimer’s disease (Reuters)

• Chronic sleep loss hampers performance. One good night of sleep may not be adequate to recuperate from chronic sleep deprivation. (Reuters)

Technical Articles

• HIV infection is a risk factor for the development of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis, as studied in a cohort of young HIV-infected men (AIDS)

• Morphine use following trauma may reduce the risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) (NEJM)

• Microarray technology provides more rapid, sensitive, and specific detection of bacterial species than gold-standard cultures (Lancet)

• The COMPARE trial revealed that the second-generation everolimus-eluting stent was superior in safety and efficacy to the paclitaxel-eluting stent in all-comers who undergo percutaneous coronary intervention. (Lancet)