What are insurance coverage policies for drug treatments for low back pain?
Bottom Line: An analysis of prescription drug coverage policies for the treatment of low back pain suggests insurers could help...
How are chronic opioid use, 2016 presidential voting patterns associated?
Bottom Line: An analysis of Medicare claims data suggests chronic opioid use in U.S. counties corresponded with support for Republican...
Dynamic modeling helps predict the behaviors of gut microbes
Credit: University of Wisconsin-Madison MADISON, Wis. -- The human gut is teeming with microbes, each interacting with one another in...
Collaborative model for post-disaster behavioral health recovery may serve as standard
New Orleans, LA - Faculty in LSU Health New Orleans schools of Medicine and Public Health and colleagues report that...
Men tolerate stress incontinence years before seeking help
Credit: UT Southwestern DALLAS - June 22, 2018 - Men often tolerate stress urinary incontinence for more than two years...
Normalization of ‘plus-size’ risks hidden danger of obesity, study finds
New research warns that the normalisation of 'plus-size' body shapes may be leading to an increasing number of people underestimating...
Strong sibling bond protects against negative effects of fighting parents
Generally, children who experience recurrent destructive conflicts between their parents are at a higher risk of later developing mental health...
Penn study reveals new therapeutic target for slowing the spread of flu virus
Credit: NIAID PHILADELPHIA - Influenza A (flu A) hijacks host proteins for viral RNA splicing and blocking these interactions caused...
Social bonding key cause of football violence
As World Cup fever sets in, increased hooliganism and football related violence are legitimate international concerns. Previous research has linked...
UC Davis to lead national cow genomics effort
Credit: Greg Urquiaga/UC Davis The cattle industry is the largest agricultural commodity in the United States, generating more than $100...
‘Antifreeze’ molecules may stop and reverse damage from brain injuries
Credit: Penn Medicine PHILADELPHIA - The key to better treatments for brain injuries and disease may lie in the molecules...
The lady’s ape: Extinct gibbon discovered in royal ancient Chinese tomb
A new genus and species of gibbon has been identified in the most unexpected of places - interred in the...
Hundreds of thousands of genomes shed light on psychiatric disorders
A massive undertaking by the Brainstorm Consortium to analyze the genomes of nearly 900,000 people has revealed important insights into...
Three new species and important taxonomic insights featured in PhytoKeys issue 100
Credit: Chatan W, et al. Eight years, more than 500 articles and no less 13 000 pages since its launch,...
NSF funds Natural History Museum of Utah, College of Ed to develop online curriculum
Credit: NHMU/Alex Goodlett The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a grant with total funding expected to reach $1.3 million...
New study finds US oil & gas methane emissions 60 percent higher than estimated
Credit: Jeff Peischl/CIRES and NOAA The U.S. oil and gas industry emits 13 million metric tons of the potent greenhouse...
Zebrafish’s near 360 degree UV-vision knocks stripes off Google Street View
Credit: University of Sussex Tiny freshwater fish have a view of the world that blows Google Street View out of...
Watch: Insects also migrate using the Earth’s magnetic field
A major international study led by researchers from Lund University in Sweden has proven for the first time that certain...
New World Atlas of Desertification shows unprecedented pressure on planet’s resources
Credit: 2018, EU On 21 June 2018, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission published a new edition of...
New guide for using mechanical stimulation to improve tissue-engineered cartilage
Credit: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers New Rochelle, NY, June 20, 2018--Tissue-engineered articular cartilage (AC) for repairing cartilage damaged by...
