Richtsmeier receives anatomist’s science award
Credit: Penn State Joan Richtsmeier, distinguished professor of anthropology, is the recipient of the American Association of Anatomists' 2019 Henry ...
Month: May 2019
Children who nap are happier, excel academically, and have fewer behavioral problems
A Penn study of nearly 3,000 fourth, fifth, and sixth graders in China revealed strong connections between 30 to 60 ...
New records show spread of parasitic deer flies across the US
(a) Lipoptena cervi With flattened bodies, grabbing forelegs and deciduous wings, deer keds do not look like your typical fly. ...
Better conservation through satellites
Credit: A. Vila/WCS The use of satellite telemetry in conservation is entering a "golden age," and is now being used ...
Certain antidepressants could provide treatment for multiple infectious diseases
Some antidepressants could potentially be used to treat a wide range of diseases caused by bacteria living within cells, according ...
More than half of patients in pain management study took no opioids after operations
CHICAGO (May 31, 2019): The opioid epidemic has become a public health crisis in the U.S. While primary care physicians ...
Most preventive antibiotics prescribed by dentists are unnecessary
UIC study published in JAMA Network Open A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago ...
Chiaravalloti receives grant to study cognition and hemodynamics after spinal cord injury
The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $598,000 grant to Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ph.D., of Kessler Foundation; the ...
£326k project to make 3D sound interactive and virtual for the ‘Audience of the Future’
Music fans will enjoy an immersive experiences using both augmented reality (AR) and mixed reality (MR)Credit: University of Huddersfield IMAGINE ...
Do violent video games affect kids’ behavior with real guns?
Bottom Line: This randomized clinical trial in a university laboratory examined the effects of video games with weapons on children's ...
Radio-wave therapy proves effective against liver cancer cells
Left hand image: Patient with metastatic cancer affecting various organs receiving first AM RF EMF systemic targeted treatment. Blue arrows ...
Seven key health measures help predict future risk of heart disease
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Seven key measures of heart health may help predict future risk of cardiovascular disease, according to ...
Hubble sees a galaxy bucking the trend
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Cote This luminous orb is the galaxy NGC 4621, better known as Messier 59. As ...
Flexible generators turn movement into energy
Rice University's laser-induced graphene nanogenerators could power future wearablesCredit: Tour Group/Rice University HOUSTON - (May 31, 2019) - Wearable devices ...
Antibiotics that dentists prescribe are unnecessary 81% of the time, research shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. - Antibiotics prescribed by dentists as a preemptive strike against infection are unnecessary 81% of the time, according ...
Vulnerability of cloud service hardware uncovered
Cloud services and the IoT often use FPGA chips that are considered as relatively secure; however, scientists recently detected a ...
Stand up to cancer-funded research to be presented at ASCO May 31-June 4 in Chicago
Immunotherapy, genetic testing, drug resistance, and machine learning are topics of presentations at meeting of American Society for Clinical OncologyCredit: ...
What are the northern lights? (video)
Credit: The American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 31, 2019 -- Every winter, thousands of tourists head north hoping to catch ...
Loyola pathologist receives national award for initiative to prevent physician burnout
MAYWOOD, IL - Loyola Medicine pathologist Marisa Saint Martin, MD, ACC, has received an award from the American Association for ...
Successful research on the propagation of waves
DFG approves further funding of the 'wave phenomena: analysis and numerics' and the transregional 'waves to weather' collaborative research centersCredit: ...