Faster, noninvasive method to determine the severity of a heart failure
Methods currently employed to determine the severity of a heart failure are very limited. Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology...
Researchers find link between antidepressant use and congenital anomalies or stillbirths
Academics at Swansea University have carried out a dose-response analysis which suggests that pregnant women who take a specific type...
Cement made from steel production byproduct can lead to a huge CO2 reduction
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‘Nudges’ an inexpensive, effective way to increase completion of health promotion programs
Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Keeping messages brief and simple can produce gains when trying to...
Obese children should be screened for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease — new NASPGHAN guidelines
December 1, 2016 - A screening test for non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)--a serious condition that may have lifelong health...
Test created in Brazil can diagnose 416 viruses from tropical regions
Researchers from the University of São Paulo (USP) at Ribeirão Preto in Brazil have developed a platform that analyzes clinical...
Study to examine involving teens at high risk for HIV in prevention trials
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indiana University nursing researcher has been awarded $1.1 million to study the ethical complexities of involving adolescents...
Study: White deaths exceeded births in one-third of states
(San Antonio & Durham, N.H., Dec. 1, 2016) -- According to new research by Rogelio Sáenz, dean of The University...
Researchers document large-scale changes in insect species inhabiting streams and rivers
Credit: Ryan Pack, West Virginia Environmental Protection Agency LOGAN, UTAH, USA -- Scientists from Utah State University and the US...
UTSA receives $5.29 million grant for brain health research
Charles Wilson, professor and Ewing Halsell Chair in Biology at The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA), has received...
How it takes just 6 seconds to hack a credit card
New research reveals the ease with which criminals can hack an account without ANY of the card details Dubbed the...
Portions of the brain fall asleep and wake back up all the time, Stanford researchers find
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Burnes receives GSA’s 2016 Senior Service America Junior Scholar Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and Senior Service America, Inc., have named David Burnes, BSc, MSW, PhD, of the...
Neuroscientist studies connection between PTSD and alcohol abuse
Credit: Justin Gass As families gather for the holidays this year, many will reminisce, sharing fond memories as they break...
Szanton receives GSA’s 2016 Senior Service America Senior Scholar Award
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and Senior Service America, Inc., have named Sarah Szanton, PhD, ANP, FAAN, of the...
New police training draws from science of deadly force
Credit: Cori Medeiros, WSU Spokane SPOKANE, Wash. - A portable use-of-force simulator aimed at launching a new era in police...
For the first time, scientists catch water molecules passing the proton baton
Water conducts electricity, but the process by which this familiar fluid passes along positive charges has puzzled scientists for decades....
DOE project to evaluate safety of transporting used nuclear fuel
With more than 74,000 metric tons of used nuclear fuel stored at locations around the United States, ensuring the safety...
UTA CAPPA student wins statewide bullet train station design competition
Credit: Texas Central Partners A University of Texas at Arlington student has won a statewide design competition for her Dallas...
Putting fundamental rights of persons with disabilities on the map
Credit: WORLD Policy Analysis Center, Constitutions Database, 2014 Ten years ago this month, the United Nations adopted the Convention on...
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