Prescription drug costs steadily soar, yet price transparency is lacking
Scripps Research analyzed pharmacy insurance claims from over 35 million Americans, finding 'continual, marked, annual increases' of popular brand-name drugs,...
A new way to predict complications after larynx cancer surgery
When the surgical wound doesn't heal right, it can send some patients back to the OR; a new technique tested...
Community impacts from extreme weather shape climate beliefs
New study finds that how our community or neighborhood fares in an extreme storm or flood may have a stronger,...
Native plant species may be at greater risk from climate change than non-natives
Credit: Kellogg Biological Station Long-Term Ecological Research Program at Michigan State University BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- As spring advances across the...
Occupational hazards account for more than one in ten people with range of lung diseases
Credit: ATS June 1, 2019--More than 1 in 10 people with a range of non-cancerous lung diseases may be sick...
Chasing species’ ‘intactness’
Credit: Rob Wallace/WCS In an effort to better protect the world's last ecologically intact ecosystems, researchers developed a new metric...
Research reveals role of fat storage cells in anti-obesity intervention
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- New research from a team at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine establishes a...
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...
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...
