Medicaid could save $2.6 billion within a year if just 1% of recipients quit smoking
The median state would save an estimated $25 million in Medicaid expenditures, says UCSF research Reducing smoking, and its associated...
Earliest life may have arisen in ponds, not oceans
Study finds shallow bodies of water were probably more suitable for Earth's first life forms Primitive ponds may have provided...
Bigger portions lead to preschoolers eating more over time
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Preschoolers may not be as good at resisting large portions of everyday foods as was previously...
Hubble peers at cosmic blue bauble
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, G. Piotto et al. Globular clusters are inherently beautiful objects, but the subject of this NASA/ESA...
National Breastfeeding Committee switches to the Max Rubner-Institut
Joint press release from the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Max Rubner-Institut (MRI) This switch has to...
Virginia Tech joins global effort on vector control strategy to prevent malaria
Credit: Virginia Tech Malaria, according to the U.S. Agency for International Development, continues to be a leading cause of illness...
Researchers develop effective method to diagnose pancreatic cancer
Thus, the prospects for early pancreatic cancer detection are of enormous importance. Innovation Fund Denmark has just granted 13.1 million...
New studies can inform programs to prevent sexual violence among teens locally, globally
While most teens can define consent as saying 'yes,' their understanding of how consent translates into real life experiences varies...
Abnormal proteins correlate with aggressive behavior in dementia
Researchers at Lund University in Sweden have together with American colleagues studied deceased patients who were diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease...
Harmful compounds might be formed when foods containing the sweetener sucralose are heated
BfR opinion No 012/2019 of April 9, 2019 The available data show that harmful compounds, some with carcinogenic potential, might...
Listeners immerse themselves in audiobooks in very different ways
In the future, a new brain research method could be used to study creativity Researchers at Aalto University analysed how...
Scientists develop artificial chemical receptor to assist viral transduction for T cell engineering
Credit: CAI Lintao Engineered T cell immunotherapy, such as chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) and T cell receptor T...
Study questions the sustainability of plant ingredients as fishmeal substitutes
Credit: University of Stirling Substituting fishmeal in aquaculture feeds with plant ingredients may not be as beneficial for the environment...
Cooking for large numbers: Hygiene rules make foods from commercial kitchens safer
German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Federal Centre for Nutrition (BZfE) publish updated leaflet The BfR and BZfE...
Fishy diagnostics for food allergy testing
James Cook University scientists in Australia have found material commonly used for fish allergy testing is unreliable - potentially putting...
Plant protection products — more openness and transparency
More openness and transparency in the assessment of the active substances contained in plant protection products -- on the basis...
Men sometimes act less interested in sex — in order to get it
Men tend to act less interested, while women tend to act a little more interested in sex When heterosexuals have...
The interface makes the difference
ICIQ researchers and collaborators look in detail at the interfaces in perovskite solar cells to understand the differences observed in...
Experts provide new guidelines to athletes on protein intake
Credit: University of Stirling A review led by a sports scientist at the University of Stirling has set out new...
LSU Health New Orleans research finds new Rx target for childhood cancer
New Orleans, LA - Research led by Michael Lan, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Genetics at LSU Health New Orleans...
