PBS restrictions result in outdated and unsafe care
Prescribing restrictions for anti-epileptic drugs expose flaws in the review process of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), a University of...
New model suggests lost continents for early Earth
Credit: Derrick Hasterok A new radioactivity model of Earth's ancient rocks calls into question current models for the formation of...
Scientists alarmed by bark beetle boom
Credit: Rainer Simonis / Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald "Bark beetles lay waste to forests" - "Climate change sends beetles into overdrive"...
Well-meaning climate measures can make matters worse
Lifestyle changes can reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and help protect nature. While some actions offer great potential, some aren't...
Environmentally friendly control of common disease infecting fish and amphibians
Credit: Kostis Apostolakis Aquatic organisms in marine systems and freshwaters are threatened by fungal and fungal-like diseases globally. These pathogens...
Recycling plastic: Vinyl polymer broken down to aspirin components
Credit: Yasuhiro Kohsaka Ph D., the Research Initiative for Supra-Materials, Shinshu University Before you read this, look around your room....
Corals in Singapore likely to survive sea-level rise: NUS study
Credit: Huang Danwei Global sea levels are expected to rise by at least half a metre by the year 2100...
Scientists propose gait-based biometric identification method for the old with wearable devices
Credit: SIAT Human gait is a unique feature that could be used for robust identity recognition. Gait-based identity recognition method...
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation awards $5 million to 10 top young clinical investigators
New York, NY (June 30, 2019) - The Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation named five new Damon Runyon Clinical Investigators...
Space Weather causes years of radiation damage to satellites using electric propulsion
The use of electric propulsion for raising satellites into geostationary orbit can result in significant solar cell degradation according to...
Health checks from age 40 avoid ‘black hole’
Study finds five health problems per person Seeing a health professional for a full health screening - even when you...
Insects inspire greener, cheaper membranes for desalination
Credit: © 2019 Ivan Gromicho A new membrane made from water-wet materials has specially designed gas-entrapping pores that allow it...
High doses of 60 plus-year-old chemo drug found to spur immune system attack on lymphoma
Credit: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute More than 60 years ago, British physician Denis Parsons Burkitt and his associates achieved one of...
An innovative method for detecting defaulting participants based on sparse reconstruction
Credit: Shun-ichi Azuma In the contract-based demand response, some of the participants may default in providing the scheduled negawatt energy...
Smart glasses follow our eyes, focus automatically
Credit: Nitish Padmanaban Though it may not have the sting of death and taxes, presbyopia is another of life's guarantees....
Rise of the robots: Coming to a first-year Intro to Journalism class near you
At the World Journalism Education Conference in Paris, Lehigh University faculty will present on incorporating artificial intelligence (AI) into an...
Many grandparents’ medicines not secure enough around grandchildren, poll suggests
Keeping medications in easy-to-reach places and easy-to-open containers can raise the risk of accidental poisoning or intentional misuseCredit: University of...
More people born with a single lower heart chamber survive; but, face challenges in quality and length of life
DALLAS, July 1, 2019 -- The Fontan procedure has allowed more people born with only one ventricle -- the lower...
Low vitamin D at birth raises risk of higher blood pressure in kids
Hypertension Journal report DALLAS, July 1, 2019 -- Vitamin D deficiency from birth to early childhood was associated with an...
Alcohol causes significant harm to those other than the drinker
PISCATAWAY, NJ - Each year, one in five U.S. adults -- an estimated 53 million people -- experience harm because...
