Agile Implementation reduced central line-associated blood stream infections by 30 percent
Credit: Regenstrief Institute INDIANAPOLIS - A new study has found that Agile Implementation, an easy to localize and apply change...
Insomniac prisoners sleeping better after one-hour therapy session
Three-quarters of prisoners struggling to sleep have reported major improvements to their sleep and wellbeing after receiving cognitive behavioural therapy...
Should you eat a low-gluten diet?
Credit: University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences An increasing number of people choose a low-gluten diet, even...
Toxins override key immune system check
Staphylococcus aureus bacteria can cause numerous diseases, such as skin infections, pneumonia and blood poisoning (sepsis). The strong immune response...
Juice displaces milk and fruit in high school lunches
Hartford, Conn. - High school students participating in school meal programs are less likely to select milk, whole fruit, and...
Why women rarely reach top positions in government
Gender stereotypes are the main reason why women rarely take up senior positions in the civil service, according to researchers...
No link between ‘hypoallergenic’ dogs and lower risk of childhood asthma
Growing up with dogs is linked to a lower risk of asthma, especially if the dogs are female, a new...
Reporters invited to attend leading IBD meeting: Crohn’s & Colitis Congress®
Nov. 15, 2018 -- The Crohn's & Colitis Congress, the premier conference for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) health care providers...
UMN researchers discover important connection between cells in the liver
MINNEAPOLIS, MN- November 15, 2018 - University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have made a discovery which could lead to...
Drop your weapons!
Credit: Ana Endara, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Animal weapons such as antlers, tusks and limbs specialized for fighting require a...
New UA/Banner Health Valley fever clinical guidelines to help avoid delays in diagnosis
TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona physicians often come to a delayed or incorrect diagnosis when seeing patients with newly acquired Valley...
Husband-and-wife doctors receive $1.8 million to test new breast cancer approach
Credit: Harry Moxley | University of Virginia School of Medicine Husband-and-wife doctors at the University of Virginia Cancer Center have...
Sex Ed before college can prevent student experiences of sexual assault
November 15, 2018 - Students who receive sexuality education, including refusal skills training, before college matriculation are at lower risk...
New website maps California power plants, emissions, people
Credit: PSE Healthy Energy OAKLAND, CA - Which power plant in your region is the worst polluter and who lives...
College of Medicine at NEOMED takes first place at Directors of Clinical Skills Conference
Credit: © 2018 NEOMED | Northeast Ohio Medical University ROOTSTOWN, OHIO - Members of Northeast Ohio Medical University's College of...
Scientists engineer a functional optical lens out of 2D materials
Credit: Liu et al., Nano Letters, 2018 November 13, 2018 In optics, the era of glass lenses may be waning....
NUS innovation opens doors to smaller, cheaper and long-lasting IoT sensors
Credit: National University of Singapore Researchers from the Green IC research group at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have...
Chinese fusion tool pushes past 100 million degrees
Credit: EAST Team The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), nicknamed the "Chinese artificial sun", achieved an electron temperature of over...
Southwest Research Institute’s Terrence Alger awarded for engine innovations
Credit: TAMEST Terrence F. Alger II, Ph.D., of the Southwest Research Institute is the recipient of the 2019 Edith and...
Police officers ‘open up’ about body-worn cameras in a post-ferguson era
Credit: Florida Atlantic University The fatal shooting of Michael Brown by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, generated political and...
