Ash from dinosaur-era volcanoes linked with shale oil, gas
Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Nutrient-rich ash from an enormous flare-up of volcanic eruptions toward the end of the dinosaurs' reign...
A new twist to an old story of cellular signaling in the eye of a fly
When light falls on the eye of a fly, ripples of messages flow through its cells. These messages are carried...
Background radiation in UAE’s agricultural topsoil found to be lower than global average
A team of researchers in the United Arab Emirates have revealed the presence of a significantly lower level of background...
Predicting an insect community structure based on genomic variation in a tree species
Credit: Shunsuke Utsumi Generally, spatial and temporal factors affect how communities of organisms are shaped in an ecosystem. Understanding the...
New insights into the origin of elongated heads in early medieval Germany
Credit: State Collection for Anthropology and Palaeoanatomy Munich The transition from Late Antiquity to the Middle Ages in Europe is...
Prevent antibiotic resistances from spreading: Rapid test helps administering the ‘correct’ drug
Credit: S. Döring/ Leibniz-IPHT Scientists of the Leibniz-Institute of Photonic Technologies (Leibniz-IPHT), Center for Sepsis Control and Care at the...
Team training can reduce patient mortality by 13 percent
When implemented correctly, health care team training can reduce patient mortality by 13 percent, according to a new review paper...
Gifted Lancaster scientist invited to meet Nobel Laureates
Credit: Lancaster University Dr Rhiannon Edge from Lancaster Medical School has been invited to the 68th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting....
Where language pionieer Paul Broca and alien music meet
Credit: Nature Scientific Reports Vincent Cheung, along with Angela Friederici, has been investigating non-local dependencies in music and trying to...
Rice U. lab surprised to find its drug-delivery system can help even without drugs
Credit: Hartgerink Research Group/Rice University Sometimes when you're invested in a project you fail to notice things that turn out...
First subject enrolled in Phase I clinical trial of its non-opioid analgesic STR-324
Geneva 13th March 2018 - The Stragen group announced today the enrollment of the first subject to participate in a...
Long-term proton pump inhibitor use does not increase hip fracture risk among Alzheimer’s patients
Long-term proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use does not increase the risk of hip fracture among persons with Alzheimer's disease, according...
NIDA’s 2018 Avant-Garde awards highlight immune response and killer cells
Credit: NIDA With diverse proposals focused on everything from natural killer cells to therapeutic vaccines to treat HIV, three recipients...
NIH scientists describe potential antibody treatment for multidrug-resistant K. pneumoniae
Credit: NIAID Researchers are developing a promising alternative to antibiotic treatment for infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria resistant to...
Biophysicists discover how small populations of bacteria survive treatment
Small populations of pathogenic bacteria may be harder to kill off than larger populations because they respond differently to antibiotics,...
Into the OR in VR: Doctor harnesses virtual reality as powerful teaching tool
Credit: Josh Barney | UVA Health System Physicians, trainees and even laypeople can now experience what it's like inside the...
High prices are just one reason Americans spend more on healthcare than Europeans
PHILADELPHIA -- High drug prices as well as the excessive use of imaging and surgical procedures, and excessive administrative burdens...
Key drivers of high US healthcare spending identified
Key takeaways: In 2016, the U.S. spent nearly twice as much as other high-income countries on healthcare, yet had poorer...
Wide variation found among US counties for death from alcohol and drug use, suicide and interpersonal violence
Bottom Line: Deaths from alcohol and drug use disorders, self-harm and interpersonal violence varied widely among U.S counties. Why The...
US continues to spend much more on health care than other countries, driven by prices of physician and hospital services, pharmaceuticals
Bottom Line: The United States spent nearly twice as much as other high-income countries on medical care but did less...
