New research shows why nutrition should be back on the table for surgical patients
Credit: Abbott Implementing a nutrition care program for malnourished surgical patients showed a nearly 50 percent reduction in readmission rates,...
American swamp sparrows have sung the same songs for more than 1,000 years
Credit: Robert Lachlan American swamp sparrows may have sung the same songs for more than 1,000 years and passed them...
Birds have time-honored traditions, too
Credit: Photo by Robert Lachlan. DURHAM , N.C. -- What makes human cultural traditions unique? One common answer is that...
Do bats adapt to gates at abandoned mines?
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Innovative autonomous system for identifying schools of fish
Credit: @IMDEA Networks Institute The University of Haifa (Israel) and two teams from the IMDEA Networks Institute have developed an...
Whether wheat weathers heat waves
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Why isn’t anyone talking about vaginal dryness (or doing anything about it)?
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Annual southeast Asia haze linked to increased respiratory problems
For more than a decade, Southeast Asia has faced annual haze due to a combination of human activity, natural fires,...
Do circulating bone turnover markers indicate hip fracture risk?
The evidence that circulating levels of markers of bone turnover correlate with hip fracture risk among postmenopausal women is limited....
Substance in hair may be a marker for alcohol consumption
A new Drug Testing & Analysis study reveals that measuring levels of ethyl sulphate (EtS), a metabolite of ethanol, in...
Guidelines address self-management of hospitalized diabetes patients
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Surgery in space
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Parent-child therapy helps young children with depression
Credit: Matt Miller Children as young as 3 can be clinically depressed, and often that depression recurs as kids get...
Should pharmacists be allowed to write prescriptions?
Prescribing of medications has traditionally been restricted to physicians, but there is growing support to allow pharmacists to do so...
The role of vitamin D in a healthy pregnancy
For a pregnancy to proceed to term, early modulation of the immunologic response is required to induce tolerance to the...
Can older adults safely donate kidneys?
With increasing organ demand, living kidney donation from older donors has become more common. A new Clinical Transplantation study indicates...
Non-dairy drinks can be dangerous for infants
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Alcohol and marijuana use may increase risk of condomless sex in young adults
Young persons who use alcohol and/or marijuana experience heightened likelihood of condomless sex, according to a new study published in...
A dual-therapy approach to boost motor recovery after a stroke
Paralysis of an arm and/or leg is one of the most common effects of a stroke. But thanks to research...
Weight loss reverses heart condition in obesity sufferers
Australian research shows for the first time that obese people who are suffering from atrial fibrillation can reduce or reverse...
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